diff --git a/bridges/modules/message-lane/rpc/Cargo.toml b/bridges/modules/message-lane/rpc/Cargo.toml
index 843cfe6e24fe3..2a374fd79363e 100644
--- a/bridges/modules/message-lane/rpc/Cargo.toml
+++ b/bridges/modules/message-lane/rpc/Cargo.toml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ tag = 'v2.0.0'
 git = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate/"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-async-std = "1.6.2"
+async-std = "1.6.5"
 
 [dev-dependencies.substrate-test-runtime-client]
 version = "2.0.0"
diff --git a/bridges/relays/ethereum/Cargo.toml b/bridges/relays/ethereum/Cargo.toml
index 15feebd70fd2b..9a22379fa3f2e 100644
--- a/bridges/relays/ethereum/Cargo.toml
+++ b/bridges/relays/ethereum/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ license = "GPL-3.0-or-later WITH Classpath-exception-2.0"
 
 [dependencies]
 ansi_term = "0.12"
-async-std = "1.6.2"
+async-std = "1.6.5"
 async-trait = "0.1.40"
 bp-currency-exchange = { path = "../../primitives/currency-exchange" }
 bp-eth-poa = { path = "../../primitives/ethereum-poa" }
diff --git a/bridges/relays/ethereum/src/main.rs b/bridges/relays/ethereum/src/main.rs
index 9b290df43c45d..20f18c3310c61 100644
--- a/bridges/relays/ethereum/src/main.rs
+++ b/bridges/relays/ethereum/src/main.rs
@@ -434,3 +434,16 @@ fn parse_hex_argument(matches: &clap::ArgMatches, arg: &str) -> Result<Option<Ve
 		None => Ok(None),
 	}
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+
+	// Details: https://github.com/paritytech/parity-bridges-common/issues/118
+	#[test]
+	fn async_std_sleep_works() {
+		let mut local_pool = futures::executor::LocalPool::new();
+		local_pool.run_until(async move {
+			async_std::task::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(1)).await;
+		});
+	}
+}
diff --git a/bridges/relays/exchange-relay/Cargo.toml b/bridges/relays/exchange-relay/Cargo.toml
index 87502fe6a6e5f..62e7a029bbb2c 100644
--- a/bridges/relays/exchange-relay/Cargo.toml
+++ b/bridges/relays/exchange-relay/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ edition = "2018"
 license = "GPL-3.0-or-later WITH Classpath-exception-2.0"
 
 [dependencies]
-async-std = "1.6.2"
+async-std = "1.6.5"
 async-trait = "0.1.40"
 backoff = "0.2"
 futures = "0.3.5"
diff --git a/bridges/relays/headers-relay/Cargo.toml b/bridges/relays/headers-relay/Cargo.toml
index e289ac984fb86..31d3166a99781 100644
--- a/bridges/relays/headers-relay/Cargo.toml
+++ b/bridges/relays/headers-relay/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ edition = "2018"
 license = "GPL-3.0-or-later WITH Classpath-exception-2.0"
 
 [dependencies]
-async-std = "1.6.2"
+async-std = "1.6.5"
 async-trait = "0.1.40"
 backoff = "0.2"
 futures = "0.3.5"
diff --git a/bridges/relays/messages-relay/Cargo.toml b/bridges/relays/messages-relay/Cargo.toml
index 0af7eddc551fc..f876b387424fb 100644
--- a/bridges/relays/messages-relay/Cargo.toml
+++ b/bridges/relays/messages-relay/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ edition = "2018"
 license = "GPL-3.0-or-later WITH Classpath-exception-2.0"
 
 [dependencies]
-async-std = "1.6.2"
+async-std = "1.6.5"
 async-trait = "0.1.40"
 futures = "0.3.5"
 log = "0.4.11"
diff --git a/bridges/relays/utils/Cargo.toml b/bridges/relays/utils/Cargo.toml
index 029fdd4547d07..c456e5cc62319 100644
--- a/bridges/relays/utils/Cargo.toml
+++ b/bridges/relays/utils/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ edition = "2018"
 license = "GPL-3.0-or-later WITH Classpath-exception-2.0"
 
 [dependencies]
-async-std = "1.6.2"
+async-std = "1.6.5"
 backoff = "0.2"
 futures = "0.3.5"
 log = "0.4.11"