diff --git a/cypress/e2e/seededFlows/articleFlows/commentModerationTools.spec.js b/cypress/e2e/seededFlows/articleFlows/commentModerationTools.spec.js
index 4dd53ad57..3b488a886 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/seededFlows/articleFlows/commentModerationTools.spec.js
+++ b/cypress/e2e/seededFlows/articleFlows/commentModerationTools.spec.js
@@ -1,11 +1,4 @@
 describe('Moderation Tools for Comments', () => {
-  const navigateToCommentFlagPage = () => {
-    return cy.get('#comments').within(() => {
-      cy.findByRole('button', { name: 'Toggle dropdown menu' }).click();
-      cy.findByRole('link', { name: 'Moderate' }).click();
-    });
-  };
-
   const findButton = (labelText, { as }) => {
     cy.get('.reaction-button')
       .filter(`:contains("${labelText}")`)
@@ -30,83 +23,81 @@ describe('Moderation Tools for Comments', () => {
 
       cy.get('@trustedUser').then((trustedUser) => {
         cy.loginAndVisit(trustedUser, '/series_user/series-test-article-slug');
-      });
-    });
-
-    it.skip('flags and unflags only the comment when clicked', () => {
-      navigateToCommentFlagPage().then(() => {
-        cy.get('@questionableUser').then(({ username }) => {
-          cy.intercept('POST', '/reactions').as('flagRequest');
-
-          findButton('Flag to Admins', { as: 'contentFlag' });
-          findButton(`Flag ${username}`, { as: 'userFlag' });
-
-          clickButton('@contentFlag');
-
-          cy.get('@contentFlag').should('have.class', 'reacted');
-          cy.get('@userFlag').should('not.have.class', 'reacted');
-
-          clickButton('@contentFlag');
-
-          cy.get('@contentFlag').should('not.have.class', 'reacted');
-          cy.get('@userFlag').should('not.have.class', 'reacted');
+        cy.intercept('/notifications/counts').as('notificationCount');
+        cy.intercept('/async_info/base_data').as('baseData');
+        cy.intercept('/ahoy/visits').as('ahoy');
+        cy.get('#comments').within(() => {
+          cy.findByRole('button', { name: 'Toggle dropdown menu' }).click();
+          cy.findByRole('link', { name: 'Moderate' }).click();
         });
+        cy.wait(['@notificationCount', '@baseData', '@ahoy']);
       });
     });
 
-    it.skip('flags and unflags only the user when clicked', () => {
-      navigateToCommentFlagPage().then(() => {
-        cy.get('@questionableUser').then(({ username }) => {
-          cy.intercept('POST', '/reactions').as('flagRequest');
+    it('flags and unflags only the comment when clicked', () => {
+      cy.intercept('POST', '/reactions').as('flagRequest');
 
-          findButton('Flag to Admins', { as: 'contentFlag' });
-          findButton(`Flag ${username}`, { as: 'userFlag' });
+      findButton('Flag to Admins', { as: 'contentFlag' });
+      findButton(`Flag questionable_user`, { as: 'userFlag' });
 
-          clickButton('@userFlag');
+      clickButton('@contentFlag');
 
-          cy.get('@contentFlag').should('not.have.class', 'reacted');
-          cy.get('@userFlag').should('have.class', 'reacted');
+      cy.get('@contentFlag').should('have.class', 'reacted');
+      cy.get('@userFlag').should('not.have.class', 'reacted');
 
-          clickButton('@userFlag');
+      clickButton('@contentFlag');
 
-          cy.get('@contentFlag').should('not.have.class', 'reacted');
-          cy.get('@userFlag').should('not.have.class', 'reacted');
-        });
-      });
+      cy.get('@contentFlag').should('not.have.class', 'reacted');
+      cy.get('@userFlag').should('not.have.class', 'reacted');
     });
 
-    it.skip('visually toggles contradictory mod reactions off', () => {
-      navigateToCommentFlagPage().then(() => {
-        cy.intercept('POST', '/reactions').as('flagRequest');
+    it('flags and unflags only the user when clicked', () => {
+      cy.intercept('POST', '/reactions').as('flagRequest');
 
-        findButton('High Quality', { as: 'thumbsUp' });
-        findButton('Low Quality', { as: 'thumbsDown' });
-        findButton('Flag to Admins', { as: 'vomit' });
+      findButton('Flag to Admins', { as: 'contentFlag' });
+      findButton(`Flag questionable_user`, { as: 'userFlag' });
 
-        clickButton('@thumbsUp');
+      clickButton('@userFlag');
 
-        cy.get('@thumbsUp').should('have.class', 'reacted');
-        cy.get('@thumbsDown').should('not.have.class', 'reacted');
-        cy.get('@vomit').should('not.have.class', 'reacted');
+      cy.get('@contentFlag').should('not.have.class', 'reacted');
+      cy.get('@userFlag').should('have.class', 'reacted');
 
-        clickButton('@thumbsDown');
+      clickButton('@userFlag');
 
-        cy.get('@thumbsUp').should('not.have.class', 'reacted');
-        cy.get('@thumbsDown').should('have.class', 'reacted');
-        cy.get('@vomit').should('not.have.class', 'reacted');
+      cy.get('@contentFlag').should('not.have.class', 'reacted');
+      cy.get('@userFlag').should('not.have.class', 'reacted');
+    });
 
-        clickButton('@vomit');
+    it('visually toggles contradictory mod reactions off', () => {
+      cy.intercept('POST', '/reactions').as('flagRequest');
 
-        cy.get('@thumbsUp').should('not.have.class', 'reacted');
-        cy.get('@thumbsDown').should('have.class', 'reacted');
-        cy.get('@vomit').should('have.class', 'reacted');
+      findButton('High Quality', { as: 'thumbsUp' });
+      findButton('Low Quality', { as: 'thumbsDown' });
+      findButton('Flag to Admins', { as: 'vomit' });
 
-        clickButton('@thumbsUp');
+      clickButton('@thumbsUp');
 
-        cy.get('@thumbsUp').should('have.class', 'reacted');
-        cy.get('@thumbsDown').should('not.have.class', 'reacted');
-        cy.get('@vomit').should('not.have.class', 'reacted');
-      });
+      cy.get('@thumbsUp').should('have.class', 'reacted');
+      cy.get('@thumbsDown').should('not.have.class', 'reacted');
+      cy.get('@vomit').should('not.have.class', 'reacted');
+
+      clickButton('@thumbsDown');
+
+      cy.get('@thumbsUp').should('not.have.class', 'reacted');
+      cy.get('@thumbsDown').should('have.class', 'reacted');
+      cy.get('@vomit').should('not.have.class', 'reacted');
+
+      clickButton('@vomit');
+
+      cy.get('@thumbsUp').should('not.have.class', 'reacted');
+      cy.get('@thumbsDown').should('have.class', 'reacted');
+      cy.get('@vomit').should('have.class', 'reacted');
+
+      clickButton('@thumbsUp');
+
+      cy.get('@thumbsUp').should('have.class', 'reacted');
+      cy.get('@thumbsDown').should('not.have.class', 'reacted');
+      cy.get('@vomit').should('not.have.class', 'reacted');
     });
   });
 
@@ -116,20 +107,22 @@ describe('Moderation Tools for Comments', () => {
 
       cy.get('@admin').then((admin) => {
         cy.loginAndVisit(admin, '/series_user/series-test-article-slug');
+        cy.get('#comments').within(() => {
+          cy.findByRole('button', { name: 'Toggle dropdown menu' }).click();
+          cy.findByRole('link', { name: 'Moderate' }).click();
+        });
       });
     });
 
     it('also permits deleting comment with confirmation', () => {
       cy.findByText('Comment deleted').should('not.exist');
 
-      navigateToCommentFlagPage().then(() => {
-        cy.on('window:confirm', () => true);
+      cy.on('window:confirm', () => true);
 
-        cy.findByRole('button', { name: /Delete Comment/ }).click();
+      cy.findByRole('button', { name: /Delete Comment/ }).click();
 
-        cy.url().should('include', '/series_user/series-test-article-slug');
-        cy.findByText('Comment deleted').should('exist');
-      });
+      cy.url().should('include', '/series_user/series-test-article-slug');
+      cy.findByText('Comment deleted').should('exist');
     });
   });
 });