diff --git a/packages/vee-validate/src/utils/common.ts b/packages/vee-validate/src/utils/common.ts
index 848cea25c..45ee054e1 100644
--- a/packages/vee-validate/src/utils/common.ts
+++ b/packages/vee-validate/src/utils/common.ts
@@ -218,10 +218,11 @@ export function debounceAsync<TFunction extends (...args: any) => Promise<any>,
   return function (...args: Parameters<TFunction>) {
     // Run the function after a certain amount of time
     if (timer) {
-      window.clearTimeout(timer);
+      clearTimeout(timer);
     }
 
-    timer = window.setTimeout(() => {
+    // @ts-expect-error timer is a number
+    timer = setTimeout(() => {
       // Get the result of the inner function, then apply it to the resolve function of
       // each promise that has been created since the last time the inner function was run
       const result = inner(...(args as any));