diff --git a/libsql-ffi/bundled/src/sqlite3.c b/libsql-ffi/bundled/src/sqlite3.c
index c56470a6ed..3fc5d60a58 100644
--- a/libsql-ffi/bundled/src/sqlite3.c
+++ b/libsql-ffi/bundled/src/sqlite3.c
@@ -69646,10 +69646,6 @@ static int sqlite3WalCheckpoint(
       rc = walBusyLock(pWal, xBusy2, pBusyArg, WAL_WRITE_LOCK, 1);
       if( rc==SQLITE_OK ){
         pWal->writeLock = 1;
-      }else if( rc==SQLITE_BUSY ){
-        eMode2 = SQLITE_CHECKPOINT_PASSIVE;
-        xBusy2 = 0;
-        rc = SQLITE_OK;
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/libsql-sqlite3/src/wal.c b/libsql-sqlite3/src/wal.c
index 1220b66a93..162c171317 100644
--- a/libsql-sqlite3/src/wal.c
+++ b/libsql-sqlite3/src/wal.c
@@ -4133,10 +4133,6 @@ static int sqlite3WalCheckpoint(
       rc = walBusyLock(pWal, xBusy2, pBusyArg, WAL_WRITE_LOCK, 1);
       if( rc==SQLITE_OK ){
         pWal->writeLock = 1;
-      }else if( rc==SQLITE_BUSY ){
-        eMode2 = SQLITE_CHECKPOINT_PASSIVE;
-        xBusy2 = 0;
-        rc = SQLITE_OK;
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/xtask/src/main.rs b/xtask/src/main.rs
index 9655624f3c..8fa18c0598 100644
--- a/xtask/src/main.rs
+++ b/xtask/src/main.rs
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ fn build_wasm(_arg: &str) -> Result<()> {
 
 fn run_tests(arg: &str) -> Result<()> {
     println!("installing nextest");
-    run_cargo(&["install", "cargo-nextest"])?;
+    install_nextest()?;
     println!("running nextest run");
     run_cargo(&["nextest", "run", arg])?;
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ fn run_tests(arg: &str) -> Result<()> {
 
 fn run_tests_encryption(arg: &str) -> Result<()> {
     println!("installing nextest");
-    run_cargo(&["install", "--force", "cargo-nextest"])?;
+    install_nextest()?;
     println!("running nextest run");
     run_cargo(&[
         "nextest",
@@ -167,3 +167,13 @@ fn run_cp(cmd: &[&str]) -> Result<()> {
 
     Ok(())
 }
+
+fn install_nextest() -> Result<()> {
+    run_cargo(&[
+        "install",
+        "--force",
+        "cargo-nextest@0.9.88",
+        "--no-default-features",
+    ])?;
+    Ok(())
+}