diff --git a/src/core/drive/page_renderer.ts b/src/core/drive/page_renderer.ts
index 1d9392879..52b615b31 100644
--- a/src/core/drive/page_renderer.ts
+++ b/src/core/drive/page_renderer.ts
@@ -2,22 +2,21 @@ import { Renderer } from "../renderer"
 import { PageSnapshot } from "./page_snapshot"
 import { ReloadReason } from "../native/browser_adapter"
 import { activateScriptElement, waitForLoad, getBodyElementId } from "../../util"
-import { nextEventLoopTick } from "../../util"
 
 export class PageRenderer extends Renderer<HTMLBodyElement, PageSnapshot> {
-  static renderElement(currentElement: HTMLBodyElement, newElement: HTMLBodyElement) {
-    if (document.body && newElement instanceof HTMLBodyElement) {
-      const currentBody = PageRenderer.getBodyElement(currentElement) || currentElement
-      const newBody = PageRenderer.getBodyElement(newElement) || newElement
+  static renderElement(currentBody: HTMLBodyElement, newBody: HTMLBodyElement) {
+    if (document.body && newBody instanceof HTMLBodyElement) {
+      const currentElement = PageRenderer.getRenderedElement(currentBody) || currentBody
+      const newElement = PageRenderer.getRenderedElement(newBody) || newBody
 
-      currentBody.replaceWith(newBody)
+      currentElement.replaceWith(newElement)
     } else {
-      document.documentElement.appendChild(newElement)
+      document.documentElement.appendChild(newBody)
     }
   }
 
   get shouldRender() {
-    return this.newSnapshot.isVisitable && this.trackedElementsAreIdentical && this.bodyElementMatches
+    return this.newSnapshot.isVisitable && this.trackedElementsAreIdentical && this.renderedElementMatches
   }
 
   get reloadReason(): ReloadReason {
@@ -33,9 +32,9 @@ export class PageRenderer extends Renderer<HTMLBodyElement, PageSnapshot> {
       }
     }
 
-    if (!this.bodyElementMatches) {
+    if (!this.renderedElementMatches) {
       return {
-        reason: "body_element_mismatch",
+        reason: "rendered_element_mismatch",
       }
     }
   }
@@ -45,8 +44,6 @@ export class PageRenderer extends Renderer<HTMLBodyElement, PageSnapshot> {
   }
 
   async render() {
-    await nextEventLoopTick()
-
     if (this.willRender) {
       this.replaceBody()
     }
@@ -90,8 +87,8 @@ export class PageRenderer extends Renderer<HTMLBodyElement, PageSnapshot> {
     return this.currentHeadSnapshot.trackedElementSignature == this.newHeadSnapshot.trackedElementSignature
   }
 
-  get bodyElementMatches() {
-    return PageRenderer.getBodyElement(this.newElement) !== null
+  get renderedElementMatches() {
+    return PageRenderer.getRenderedElement(this.newElement) !== null
   }
 
   static get bodySelector() {
@@ -100,7 +97,7 @@ export class PageRenderer extends Renderer<HTMLBodyElement, PageSnapshot> {
     return bodyId ? `#${bodyId}` : "body"
   }
 
-  static getBodyElement(element: HTMLElement): HTMLElement | null {
+  static getRenderedElement(element: HTMLElement): HTMLElement | null {
     if (element.matches(this.bodySelector)) {
       return element
     } else {
diff --git a/src/core/drive/page_view.ts b/src/core/drive/page_view.ts
index 31cf6a99d..10390e8c4 100644
--- a/src/core/drive/page_view.ts
+++ b/src/core/drive/page_view.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { nextEventLoopTick } from "../../util"
 import { View, ViewDelegate, ViewRenderOptions } from "../view"
 import { ErrorRenderer } from "./error_renderer"
 import { PageRenderer } from "./page_renderer"
@@ -39,11 +38,10 @@ export class PageView extends View<HTMLBodyElement, PageSnapshot, PageViewRender
     this.snapshotCache.clear()
   }
 
-  async cacheSnapshot() {
+  cacheSnapshot() {
     if (this.shouldCacheSnapshot) {
       this.delegate.viewWillCacheSnapshot()
       const { snapshot, lastRenderedLocation: location } = this
-      await nextEventLoopTick()
       const cachedSnapshot = snapshot.clone()
       this.snapshotCache.put(location, cachedSnapshot)
       return cachedSnapshot
diff --git a/src/core/drive/visit.ts b/src/core/drive/visit.ts
index 160083b88..e3f183c04 100644
--- a/src/core/drive/visit.ts
+++ b/src/core/drive/visit.ts
@@ -465,7 +465,8 @@ export class Visit implements FetchRequestDelegate {
 
   cacheSnapshot() {
     if (!this.snapshotCached) {
-      this.view.cacheSnapshot().then((snapshot) => snapshot && this.visitCachedSnapshot(snapshot))
+      const snapshot = this.view.cacheSnapshot()
+      if (snapshot) this.visitCachedSnapshot(snapshot)
       this.snapshotCached = true
     }
   }