diff --git a/addons/website_sale/static/src/js/website_sale.js b/addons/website_sale/static/src/js/website_sale.js
index 317dc513d5c..efac0663add 100644
--- a/addons/website_sale/static/src/js/website_sale.js
+++ b/addons/website_sale/static/src/js/website_sale.js
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ publicWidget.registry.WebsiteSale = publicWidget.Widget.extend(VariantMixin, {
             false
         );
 
-        productReady.then(function (productId){
+        return productReady.then(function (productId) {
             $form.find(productSelector.join(', ')).val(productId);
 
             self.rootProduct = {
@@ -471,12 +471,10 @@ publicWidget.registry.WebsiteSale = publicWidget.Widget.extend(VariantMixin, {
 
             return self._onProductReady();
         });
-
-        return productReady;
     },
 
     _onProductReady: function () {
-        this._submitForm();
+        return this._submitForm();
     },
 
     /**
@@ -484,6 +482,7 @@ publicWidget.registry.WebsiteSale = publicWidget.Widget.extend(VariantMixin, {
      * in the form data and trigger submit.
      *
      * @private
+     * @returns {Promise} never resolved
      */
     _submitForm: function () {
         var $productCustomVariantValues = $('<input>', {
@@ -501,6 +500,8 @@ publicWidget.registry.WebsiteSale = publicWidget.Widget.extend(VariantMixin, {
         this.$form.append($productNoVariantAttributeValues);
 
         this.$form.trigger('submit', [true]);
+
+        return new Promise(function () {});
     },
 
     /**