diff --git a/cypress/e2e/seededFlows/articleFlows/followOrganization.spec.js b/cypress/e2e/seededFlows/articleFlows/followOrganization.spec.js
index 7527da4f7..31207ce26 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/seededFlows/articleFlows/followOrganization.spec.js
+++ b/cypress/e2e/seededFlows/articleFlows/followOrganization.spec.js
@@ -4,24 +4,23 @@ describe('Follow an organization from article sidebar', () => {
     cy.viewport('macbook-16');
     cy.fixture('users/articleEditorV1User.json').as('user');
 
+    cy.intercept('GET', '/follows/*').as('follows');
     cy.get('@user').then((user) => {
-      cy.loginAndVisit(
-        user,
-        '/admin_mcadmin/test-organization-article-slug',
-      ).then(() => {
-        cy.get('[data-follow-clicks-initialized]');
-        cy.findByRole('heading', { name: 'Organization test article' });
-      });
+      cy.loginAndVisit(user, '/admin_mcadmin/test-organization-article-slug');
     });
+    cy.wait('@follows');
+    cy.get('[data-follow-clicks-initialized]');
+    cy.findByRole('heading', { name: 'Organization test article' });
   });
 
-  it('Follows an organization from the sidebar', () => {
+  it('Follows and unfollow an organization from the sidebar', () => {
     cy.intercept('/follows').as('followRequest');
 
     cy.contains('Follow').as('followButton');
 
     // Follow
     cy.get('@followButton').click();
+    cy.wait('@followRequest');
     cy.get('@followButton').should('have.text', 'Following');
     cy.get('@followButton').should('have.attr', 'aria-pressed', 'true');
 
@@ -35,18 +34,17 @@ describe('Follow an organization from article sidebar', () => {
     cy.findByRole('main')
       .findByRole('link', { name: 'Bachmanity' })
       .should('exist');
-  });
-
-  it('Unfollows an organization from the sidebar', () => {
-    cy.intercept('/follows').as('followRequest');
-
-    cy.contains('Follow').as('followButton');
-
-    // Follow
-    cy.get('@followButton').click();
 
     // Unfollow
+    cy.visitAndWaitForUserSideEffects(
+      '/admin_mcadmin/test-organization-article-slug',
+    );
+    // cy.intercept('/follows').as('followRequest');
+    cy.contains('Following').as('followButton');
     cy.get('@followButton').click();
+    cy.wait('@followRequest');
+    cy.contains('Following').should('not.exist');
+    cy.contains('Follow').as('followButton');
     cy.get('@followButton').should('have.text', 'Follow');
     cy.get('@followButton').should('have.attr', 'aria-pressed', 'false');
 
diff --git a/cypress/e2e/seededFlows/moderationFlows/adjustPostTags.spec.js b/cypress/e2e/seededFlows/moderationFlows/adjustPostTags.spec.js
index 204b329b0..3f9661b7b 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/seededFlows/moderationFlows/adjustPostTags.spec.js
+++ b/cypress/e2e/seededFlows/moderationFlows/adjustPostTags.spec.js
@@ -16,9 +16,7 @@ describe('Adjust post tags', () => {
         .should('not.exist');
 
       cy.getIframeBody('.actions-panel-iframe').within(() => {
-        cy.findByRole('button', { name: 'Open adjust tags section' }).click({
-          force: true,
-        });
+        cy.findByRole('button', { name: 'Open adjust tags section' }).click();
         cy.findByTestId('add-tag-button').click();
         cy.findByPlaceholderText('Add a tag').type('tag2');
         cy.findByPlaceholderText('Reason to add tag (optional)').type(
@@ -145,9 +143,7 @@ describe('Adjust post tags', () => {
         .should('not.exist');
 
       cy.getIframeBody('.actions-panel-iframe').within(() => {
-        cy.findByRole('button', { name: 'Open adjust tags section' }).click({
-          force: true,
-        });
+        cy.findByRole('button', { name: 'Open adjust tags section' }).click();
         cy.findByTestId('add-tag-button').click();
         cy.findByPlaceholderText('Add a tag').type('tag2');
         cy.findByPlaceholderText('Reason to add tag (optional)').type(
diff --git a/cypress/e2e/seededFlows/profileFlows/profileUserActionsMenu.spec.js b/cypress/e2e/seededFlows/profileFlows/profileUserActionsMenu.spec.js
index aade5c2d1..cbbee319c 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/seededFlows/profileFlows/profileUserActionsMenu.spec.js
+++ b/cypress/e2e/seededFlows/profileFlows/profileUserActionsMenu.spec.js
@@ -30,13 +30,11 @@ describe('Profile User Actions Menu', () => {
       cy.fixture('users/adminUser.json').as('user');
 
       cy.get('@user').then((user) => {
-        cy.loginAndVisit(user, '/');
+        cy.loginAndVisit(user, '/article_editor_v1_user');
       });
     });
 
     it("should show a dropdown menu when a user views another user's profile", () => {
-      cy.visit('/article_editor_v1_user');
-
       // Make sure the dropdown has initialized
       cy.get('[data-dropdown-initialized]');
 
@@ -73,8 +71,6 @@ describe('Profile User Actions Menu', () => {
       // Always accept the confirmation that pops up
       cy.on('window:confirm', () => true);
 
-      cy.visit('/article_editor_v1_user');
-
       // Make sure the dropdown has initialized
       cy.get('[data-dropdown-initialized]');
 
@@ -94,9 +90,6 @@ describe('Profile User Actions Menu', () => {
     it('should flag and unflag a user', () => {
       // Always accept the confirmation that pops up
       cy.on('window:confirm', () => true);
-
-      cy.visit('/article_editor_v1_user');
-
       // Make sure the dropdown has initialized
       cy.get('[data-dropdown-initialized]');
 
@@ -104,8 +97,8 @@ describe('Profile User Actions Menu', () => {
       cy.findByRole('link', { name: 'Flag @article_editor_v1_user' }).click();
 
       // Check that the menu option has updated
-      cy.findByRole('link', { name: 'Flag @article_editor_v1_user' }).should(
-        'not.exist',
+      cy.findByRole('link', { name: 'Unflag @article_editor_v1_user' }).should(
+        'exist',
       );
       cy.findByRole('link', { name: 'Unflag @article_editor_v1_user' }).click();