diff --git a/test/e2e/downloads.test.ts b/test/e2e/downloads.test.ts
index 75b3d713f7b6..0adcd68ff83d 100644
--- a/test/e2e/downloads.test.ts
+++ b/test/e2e/downloads.test.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ describe("Downloads (enabled)", ["--disable-workspace-trust"], {}, async () => {
     // Action
     await codeServerPage.openContextMenu("text=unique-file.txt")
 
-    await codeServerPage.page.waitForSelector(".context-view-block")
     expect(await codeServerPage.page.isVisible("text=Download...")).toBe(true)
   })
 
@@ -73,7 +72,6 @@ describe("Downloads (disabled)", ["--disable-workspace-trust", "--disable-file-d
     // Action
     await codeServerPage.openContextMenu("text=unique-file.txt")
 
-    await codeServerPage.page.waitForSelector(".context-view-block")
     expect(await codeServerPage.page.isVisible("text=Download...")).toBe(false)
   })
 
diff --git a/test/e2e/models/CodeServer.ts b/test/e2e/models/CodeServer.ts
index 7148c19325f3..2a03f9770ddf 100644
--- a/test/e2e/models/CodeServer.ts
+++ b/test/e2e/models/CodeServer.ts
@@ -566,6 +566,7 @@ export class CodeServerPage {
     const el = await this.page.waitForSelector(selector)
     await el.click({ button: "left" })
     await this.page.keyboard.press("Shift+F10")
+    await this.page.waitForSelector(".context-view-block")
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/test/e2e/uploads.test.ts b/test/e2e/uploads.test.ts
index 55ebea947a80..80df808a44e4 100644
--- a/test/e2e/uploads.test.ts
+++ b/test/e2e/uploads.test.ts
@@ -16,10 +16,8 @@ describe("Uploads (enabled)", ["--disable-workspace-trust"], {}, () => {
     await fs.mkdir(tmpDirPath)
 
     // Action
-    const fileInExplorer = await codeServerPage.page.waitForSelector('span:has-text("test-directory")')
-    await fileInExplorer.click({
-      button: "right",
-    })
+    await codeServerPage.openContextMenu('span:has-text("test-directory")')
+
     expect(await codeServerPage.page.isVisible("text=Upload...")).toBe(true)
   })
 
@@ -44,10 +42,7 @@ describe("Uploads (disabled)", ["--disable-workspace-trust", "--disable-file-upl
     await fs.mkdir(tmpDirPath)
 
     // Action
-    const fileInExplorer = await codeServerPage.page.waitForSelector('span:has-text("test-directory")')
-    await fileInExplorer.click({
-      button: "right",
-    })
+    await codeServerPage.openContextMenu('span:has-text("test-directory")')
 
     expect(await codeServerPage.page.isVisible("text=Upload...")).toBe(false)
   })