diff --git a/ui-tests/test/mobile.spec.ts b/ui-tests/test/mobile.spec.ts
index 079a0b3f6d..e289dbc46c 100644
--- a/ui-tests/test/mobile.spec.ts
+++ b/ui-tests/test/mobile.spec.ts
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ test.describe('Mobile', () => {
     await page.goto(`tree/${tmpPath}`);
 
     // Create a new notebook
+    await page.click('text="New"');
     const [notebook] = await Promise.all([
       page.waitForEvent('popup'),
-      page.click('text="New"'),
       page.click('text="Python 3 (ipykernel)"'),
     ]);
 
diff --git a/ui-tests/test/smoke.spec.ts b/ui-tests/test/smoke.spec.ts
index e3a3132cb8..1d2d570bf3 100644
--- a/ui-tests/test/smoke.spec.ts
+++ b/ui-tests/test/smoke.spec.ts
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ test.describe('Smoke', () => {
     await console.waitForSelector('.jp-CodeConsole');
 
     // Create a new notebook
+    await page.click('text="New"');
     const [notebook] = await Promise.all([
       page.waitForEvent('popup'),
-      page.click('text="New"'),
       page.click('text="Python 3 (ipykernel)"'),
     ]);