diff --git a/test/functional/apps/console/_console.ts b/test/functional/apps/console/_console.ts
index 6aeb1e2a624ad..05933ebf1ea2a 100644
--- a/test/functional/apps/console/_console.ts
+++ b/test/functional/apps/console/_console.ts
@@ -85,7 +85,9 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
       await PageObjects.console.dismissTutorial();
       expect(await PageObjects.console.hasAutocompleter()).to.be(false);
       await PageObjects.console.promptAutocomplete();
-      retry.waitFor('autocomplete to be visible', () => PageObjects.console.hasAutocompleter());
+      await retry.waitFor('autocomplete to be visible', () =>
+        PageObjects.console.hasAutocompleter()
+      );
     });
   });
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/page_objects/upgrade_assistant_page.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/page_objects/upgrade_assistant_page.ts
index da1518ed72b48..1c4a85450a8da 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/page_objects/upgrade_assistant_page.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/page_objects/upgrade_assistant_page.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export function UpgradeAssistantPageProvider({ getPageObjects, getService }: Ftr
       return await retry.try(async () => {
         await common.navigateToApp('settings');
         await testSubjects.click('upgrade_assistant');
-        retry.waitFor('url to contain /upgrade_assistant', async () => {
+        await retry.waitFor('url to contain /upgrade_assistant', async () => {
           const url = await browser.getCurrentUrl();
           return url.includes('/upgrade_assistant');
         });
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export function UpgradeAssistantPageProvider({ getPageObjects, getService }: Ftr
 
     async waitForTelemetryHidden() {
       const self = this;
-      retry.waitFor('Telemetry to disappear.', async () => {
+      await retry.waitFor('Telemetry to disappear.', async () => {
         return (await self.isTelemetryExists()) === false;
       });
     }