diff --git a/src/components/select/select.e2e.ts b/src/components/select/select.e2e.ts
index deb28a4b29..a1da786cad 100644
--- a/src/components/select/select.e2e.ts
+++ b/src/components/select/select.e2e.ts
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ describe('sbb-select', () => {
       </div>
     `);
     element = root.querySelector('sbb-select');
+    await waitForLitRender(element);
 
     const displayValue = element.shadowRoot.querySelector('.sbb-select__trigger');
     const firstOption = element.querySelector('#option-1');
@@ -149,9 +150,9 @@ describe('sbb-select', () => {
       </div>
     `);
     element = root.querySelector('sbb-select');
+    await waitForLitRender(element);
     comboBoxElement = root.querySelector('[role="combobox"]');
     focusableElement = comboBoxElement;
-    await waitForLitRender(element);
 
     const displayValue = element.shadowRoot.querySelector('.sbb-select__trigger');
     expect(displayValue).to.have.trimmed.text('First');