diff --git a/src/wait.ts b/src/wait.ts
index b2ba116..233ab3c 100644
--- a/src/wait.ts
+++ b/src/wait.ts
@@ -34,11 +34,14 @@ export function waitFor<T>(getter: () => T, options: {
     return new Promise(rs => setTimeout(rs, options.interval)).then(wait);
   }
 
+  // We generate the error here to capture the stack trace, but we will only throw it if it times out
+  const timeoutError = new Error(options.present ? 'Element not found' : 'Element not removed');
+
   return Promise.race([
     new Promise(
       (_, rj) => setTimeout(() => {
         timedOut = true;
-        rj(new Error(options.present ? 'Element not found' : 'Element not removed'));
+        rj(timeoutError);
       }, options.timeout)
     ),
     wait()