diff --git a/src/__mocks__/kontroll.js b/src/__mocks__/kontroll.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c65fbc7e1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/__mocks__/kontroll.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// Mock implementation of kontroll's countdown function
+module.exports = {
+	countdown: (delay, callback, options = {}) => {
+		// Simple mock that just calls the callback immediately
+		setTimeout(callback, 0)
+		return () => {} // Return a no-op cleanup function
+	},
+}
diff --git a/src/jest.config.mjs b/src/jest.config.mjs
index 469988287a..64800beeeb 100644
--- a/src/jest.config.mjs
+++ b/src/jest.config.mjs
@@ -37,9 +37,10 @@ export default {
 		"^default-shell$": "<rootDir>/__mocks__/default-shell.js",
 		"^os-name$": "<rootDir>/__mocks__/os-name.js",
 		"^strip-bom$": "<rootDir>/__mocks__/strip-bom.js",
+		"^kontroll$": "<rootDir>/__mocks__/kontroll.js",
 	},
 	transformIgnorePatterns: [
-		"node_modules/(?!(@modelcontextprotocol|delay|p-wait-for|serialize-error|strip-ansi|default-shell|os-name|strip-bom)/)",
+		"node_modules/(?!(@modelcontextprotocol|delay|p-wait-for|serialize-error|strip-ansi|default-shell|os-name|strip-bom|kontroll)/)",
 	],
 	roots: ["<rootDir>"],
 	modulePathIgnorePatterns: ["dist", "out"],