diff --git a/browser/modules/test/browser/browser_UsageTelemetry_interaction.js b/browser/modules/test/browser/browser_UsageTelemetry_interaction.js
index ca15dff371cd..2f7012d584b4 100644
--- a/browser/modules/test/browser/browser_UsageTelemetry_interaction.js
+++ b/browser/modules/test/browser/browser_UsageTelemetry_interaction.js
@@ -114,9 +114,9 @@ add_task(async function toolbarButtons() {
     await tabClose;
     click(document.querySelector("#PlacesToolbarItems .bookmark-item"));
 
+    click("pageActionButton");
     let pagePanel = elem("pageActionPanel");
     shown = BrowserTestUtils.waitForEvent(pagePanel, "popupshown");
-    click("pageActionButton");
     await shown;
 
     hidden = BrowserTestUtils.waitForEvent(pagePanel, "popuphidden");
diff --git a/browser/modules/test/browser/browser_UsageTelemetry_toolbars.js b/browser/modules/test/browser/browser_UsageTelemetry_toolbars.js
index ca47e0805ad9..e4ebdfeb4823 100644
--- a/browser/modules/test/browser/browser_UsageTelemetry_toolbars.js
+++ b/browser/modules/test/browser/browser_UsageTelemetry_toolbars.js
@@ -444,12 +444,12 @@ add_task(async function pageActions() {
       "personal-bookmarks_pinned_bookmarks-bar",
     ]);
 
-    let panel = document.getElementById("pageActionPanel");
     let button = document.getElementById("pageActionButton");
     let context = document.getElementById("pageActionContextMenu");
 
-    let popupShown = BrowserTestUtils.waitForEvent(panel, "popupshown");
     EventUtils.synthesizeMouseAtCenter(button, {}, window);
+    let panel = document.getElementById("pageActionPanel");
+    let popupShown = BrowserTestUtils.waitForEvent(panel, "popupshown");
     await popupShown;
 
     popupShown = BrowserTestUtils.waitForEvent(context, "popupshown");