diff --git a/tasks/smoke-tests/dev/tests/authChecks.spec.ts b/tasks/smoke-tests/dev/tests/authChecks.spec.ts
index cf6384f088..0ddcdbf131 100644
--- a/tasks/smoke-tests/dev/tests/authChecks.spec.ts
+++ b/tasks/smoke-tests/dev/tests/authChecks.spec.ts
@@ -58,11 +58,11 @@ test('requireAuth graphql checks', async ({ page }) => {
   // Try to create a post as an anonymous user.
   await createNewPost({ page })
 
-  expect(
+  await expect(
     page
       .locator('.rw-form-error-title')
       .locator("text=You don't have permission to do that"),
-  ).toBeTruthy()
+  ).toBeVisible()
 
   await page.goto('/')
 
diff --git a/tasks/smoke-tests/dev/tests/rbacChecks.spec.ts b/tasks/smoke-tests/dev/tests/rbacChecks.spec.ts
index d427158446..05a7523a8f 100644
--- a/tasks/smoke-tests/dev/tests/rbacChecks.spec.ts
+++ b/tasks/smoke-tests/dev/tests/rbacChecks.spec.ts
@@ -63,11 +63,11 @@ test('RBAC: Should not be able to delete contact as non-admin user', async ({
 
   await page.locator('text=Delete').first().click()
 
-  expect(
+  await expect(
     page
       .locator('.rw-scaffold')
-      .locator("text=You don't have permission to do that"),
-  ).toBeTruthy()
+      .locator("text=You don't have access to do that"),
+  ).toBeVisible()
 
   // @NOTE we do this because the scaffold content is actually on the page,
   // This is the only way we validate if its actually showing visually