diff --git a/e2e/specs/admin.spec.ts b/e2e/specs/admin.spec.ts
index 6879a9f1..25a8f578 100644
--- a/e2e/specs/admin.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/specs/admin.spec.ts
@@ -654,6 +654,9 @@ test("US-097 work through the action-items queue", async ({seed, as}) => {
 
   await openSpaceMenu(admin)
 
+  await expect(queueButton).toHaveText("Action Items (4)")
+  await expect(queueButton.locator(".bg-primary")).toHaveCount(1)
+
   await queueButton.click()
 
   const queue = dialog(admin, "Action Items")
@@ -678,10 +681,6 @@ test("US-097 work through the action-items queue", async ({seed, as}) => {
   await expect(carolsRequest).toContainText("requested membership in #Vault")
   await expect(bobsRequest).toContainText("requested membership in #Vault")
 
-  // The button summarizes what the queue holds, so it is checked against a known queue
-  await expect(queueButton).toHaveText("Action Items (4)")
-  await expect(queueButton.locator(".bg-primary")).toHaveCount(1)
-
   await carolsRequest.getByRole("button", {name: "Accept"}).click()
 
   await expect(admin.getByRole("alert")).toContainText("Member has been added to the room!")