diff --git a/contributing/samples/multimodal/computer_use/playwright.py b/contributing/samples/multimodal/computer_use/playwright.py
index 9b61f5965de..4c9b2779069 100644
--- a/contributing/samples/multimodal/computer_use/playwright.py
+++ b/contributing/samples/multimodal/computer_use/playwright.py
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ async def current_state(self) -> ComputerState:
     await self._page.wait_for_load_state()
     # Even if Playwright reports the page as loaded, it may not be so.
     # Add a manual sleep to make sure the page has finished rendering.
-    time.sleep(0.5)
+    await asyncio.sleep(0.5)
     screenshot_bytes = await self._page.screenshot(type="png", full_page=False)
     return ComputerState(screenshot=screenshot_bytes, url=self._page.url)
 
@@ -347,4 +347,4 @@ async def highlight_mouse(self, x: int, y: int):
         }}
     """)
     # Wait a bit for the user to see the cursor.
-    time.sleep(1)
+    await asyncio.sleep(1)