diff --git a/packages/angular-query-experimental/src/__tests__/inject-queries.test.ts b/packages/angular-query-experimental/src/__tests__/inject-queries.test.ts
index 57fe3ed8af..d8fc60d233 100644
--- a/packages/angular-query-experimental/src/__tests__/inject-queries.test.ts
+++ b/packages/angular-query-experimental/src/__tests__/inject-queries.test.ts
@@ -58,10 +58,12 @@ describe('injectQueries', () => {
         ],
       }))
 
-      _ = effect(() => {
-        const snapshot = this.result().map((q) => ({ data: q.data() }))
-        results.push(snapshot)
-      })
+      constructor() {
+        effect(() => {
+          const snapshot = this.result().map((q) => ({ data: q.data() }))
+          results.push(snapshot)
+        })
+      }
     }
 
     const rendered = await render(Page, {
@@ -111,9 +113,11 @@ describe('injectQueries', () => {
         }),
       }))
 
-      _ = effect(() => {
-        results.push({ ...this.combined() })
-      })
+      constructor() {
+        effect(() => {
+          results.push({ ...this.combined() })
+        })
+      }
     }
 
     const rendered = await render(Page, {
diff --git a/packages/angular-query-persist-client/src/__tests__/with-persist-query-client.test.ts b/packages/angular-query-persist-client/src/__tests__/with-persist-query-client.test.ts
index 3190867140..093efb825a 100644
--- a/packages/angular-query-persist-client/src/__tests__/with-persist-query-client.test.ts
+++ b/packages/angular-query-persist-client/src/__tests__/with-persist-query-client.test.ts
@@ -97,13 +97,16 @@ describe('withPersistQueryClient', () => {
         queryKey: key,
         queryFn: () => sleep(10).then(() => 'fetched'),
       }))
-      _ = effect(() => {
-        states.push({
-          status: this.state.status(),
-          fetchStatus: this.state.fetchStatus(),
-          data: this.state.data(),
+
+      constructor() {
+        effect(() => {
+          states.push({
+            status: this.state.status(),
+            fetchStatus: this.state.fetchStatus(),
+            data: this.state.data(),
+          })
         })
-      })
+      }
     }
 
     const rendered = await render(Page, {
@@ -189,13 +192,16 @@ describe('withPersistQueryClient', () => {
         // otherwise initialData would be newer and takes precedence
         initialDataUpdatedAt: 1,
       }))
-      _ = effect(() => {
-        states.push({
-          status: this.state.status(),
-          fetchStatus: this.state.fetchStatus(),
-          data: this.state.data(),
+
+      constructor() {
+        effect(() => {
+          states.push({
+            status: this.state.status(),
+            fetchStatus: this.state.fetchStatus(),
+            data: this.state.data(),
+          })
         })
-      })
+      }
     }
 
     const rendered = await render(Page, {
@@ -280,13 +286,16 @@ describe('withPersistQueryClient', () => {
         },
         staleTime: Infinity,
       }))
-      _ = effect(() => {
-        states.push({
-          status: this.state.status(),
-          fetchStatus: this.state.fetchStatus(),
-          data: this.state.data(),
+
+      constructor() {
+        effect(() => {
+          states.push({
+            status: this.state.status(),
+            fetchStatus: this.state.fetchStatus(),
+            data: this.state.data(),
+          })
         })
-      })
+      }
     }
 
     const rendered = await render(Page, {