diff --git a/packages/pure/package.json b/packages/pure/package.json
index 4ea6bcb..dbb681b 100644
--- a/packages/pure/package.json
+++ b/packages/pure/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "@pistonite/pure",
-    "version": "0.26.7",
+    "version": "0.26.8",
     "type": "module",
     "description": "Pure TypeScript libraries for my projects",
     "homepage": "https://github.com/Pistonite/pure",
diff --git a/packages/pure/src/sync/index.ts b/packages/pure/src/sync/index.ts
index 30322af..e5c658d 100644
--- a/packages/pure/src/sync/index.ts
+++ b/packages/pure/src/sync/index.ts
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@ export { latest, type LatestConstructor, type UpdateArgsFn } from "./latest.ts";
 export { debounce, type DebounceConstructor } from "./debounce.ts";
 export { batch, type BatchConstructor } from "./batch.ts";
 export { once, type OnceConstructor } from "./once.ts";
+export { makePromise, type PromiseHandle } from "./util.ts";
 
-// types
+// helper types
 export type { AnyFn, AwaitRet } from "./util.ts";
 
 // unstable
diff --git a/packages/pure/src/sync/util.ts b/packages/pure/src/sync/util.ts
index dede0e9..3a1a57d 100644
--- a/packages/pure/src/sync/util.ts
+++ b/packages/pure/src/sync/util.ts
@@ -1,23 +1,28 @@
-export const makePromise = <T>(): {
-    promise: Promise<T>;
-    resolve: (value: T | PromiseLike<T>) => void;
-    reject: (reason?: unknown) => void;
-} => {
-    let resolve;
-    let reject;
+/**
+ * Make a {@link PromiseHandle} with the promise object separate from
+ * its resolve and reject methods
+ */
+export const makePromise = <T>(): PromiseHandle<T> => {
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+    let resolve: any;
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+    let reject: any;
     const promise = new Promise<T>((res, rej) => {
         resolve = res;
         reject = rej;
     });
-    if (!resolve || !reject) {
-        throw new Error(
-            "Promise callbacks not set. This is a bug in the JS engine!",
-        );
-    }
     return { promise, resolve, reject };
 };
 
-export type PromiseHandle<T> = ReturnType<typeof makePromise<T>>;
+/**
+ * A handle of the promise that breaks down the promise object
+ * and its resolve and reject functions
+ */
+export type PromiseHandle<T> = {
+    promise: Promise<T>;
+    resolve: (value: T | PromiseLike<T>) => void;
+    reject: (reason?: unknown) => void;
+};
 
 /** Shorthand for Awaited<ReturnType<T>> */
 // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any