diff --git a/src/components/tree/tree.test.ts b/src/components/tree/tree.test.ts
index b16602898..2805c9caa 100644
--- a/src/components/tree/tree.test.ts
+++ b/src/components/tree/tree.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-import { expect, fixture, html, triggerBlurFor, triggerFocusFor } from '@open-wc/testing';
+import { aTimeout, expect, fixture, html, triggerBlurFor, triggerFocusFor } from '@open-wc/testing';
+import { clickOnElement } from '../../internal/test';
 import { sendKeys } from '@web/test-runner-commands';
+import { waitForEvent } from '../../internal/event';
 import sinon from 'sinon';
 import type SlTree from './tree';
 import type SlTreeItem from '../tree-item/tree-item';
@@ -433,7 +435,7 @@ describe('<sl-tree>', () => {
         const expandButton: HTMLElement = node.shadowRoot!.querySelector('.tree-item__expand-button')!;
 
         // Act
-        expandButton.click();
+        await clickOnElement(expandButton);
         await el.updateComplete;
 
         // Assert
@@ -453,10 +455,10 @@ describe('<sl-tree>', () => {
           await el.updateComplete;
 
           // Act
-          node0.click();
+          await clickOnElement(node0);
           await el.updateComplete;
 
-          node1.click();
+          await clickOnElement(node1);
           await el.updateComplete;
 
           // Assert
@@ -474,10 +476,10 @@ describe('<sl-tree>', () => {
           await el.updateComplete;
 
           // Act
-          node0.click();
+          await clickOnElement(node0);
           await el.updateComplete;
 
-          node1.click();
+          await clickOnElement(node1);
           await el.updateComplete;
 
           // Assert
@@ -492,7 +494,7 @@ describe('<sl-tree>', () => {
           await el.updateComplete;
 
           // Act
-          parentNode.click();
+          await clickOnElement(parentNode);
           await parentNode.updateComplete;
 
           // Assert
@@ -511,10 +513,10 @@ describe('<sl-tree>', () => {
           await el.updateComplete;
 
           // Act
-          node0.click();
+          await clickOnElement(node0);
           await el.updateComplete;
 
-          node1.click();
+          await clickOnElement(node1);
           await el.updateComplete;
 
           // Assert
@@ -529,7 +531,7 @@ describe('<sl-tree>', () => {
           const parentNode = el.children[2] as SlTreeItem;
 
           // Act
-          parentNode.click();
+          await clickOnElement(parentNode);
           await el.updateComplete;
 
           // Assert
@@ -549,7 +551,10 @@ describe('<sl-tree>', () => {
           const childNode = parentNode.children[0] as SlTreeItem;
 
           // Act
-          childNode.click();
+          parentNode.expanded = true;
+          await parentNode.updateComplete;
+          await aTimeout(300);
+          await clickOnElement(childNode);
           await el.updateComplete;
 
           // Assert
@@ -572,9 +577,9 @@ describe('<sl-tree>', () => {
           const node = el.children[0] as SlTreeItem;
 
           // Act
-          node.click();
+          await clickOnElement(node);
           await el.updateComplete;
-          node.click();
+          await clickOnElement(node);
           await Promise.all([node.updateComplete, el.updateComplete]);
 
           // Assert
@@ -598,9 +603,9 @@ describe('<sl-tree>', () => {
         const node = el.children[0] as SlTreeItem;
 
         // Act
-        node.click();
+        await clickOnElement(node);
         await el.updateComplete;
-        node.click();
+        await clickOnElement(node);
         await Promise.all([node.updateComplete, el.updateComplete]);
 
         // Assert
@@ -621,7 +626,7 @@ describe('<sl-tree>', () => {
         const node = el.querySelector<SlTreeItem>('#expandable')!;
 
         // Act
-        node.click();
+        await clickOnElement(node);
         await Promise.all([node.updateComplete, el.updateComplete]);
 
         // Assert
@@ -643,9 +648,9 @@ describe('<sl-tree>', () => {
         const node = el.children[0] as SlTreeItem;
 
         // Act
-        node.click();
+        await clickOnElement(node);
         await Promise.all([node.updateComplete, el.updateComplete]);
-        node.click();
+        await clickOnElement(node);
         await Promise.all([node.updateComplete, el.updateComplete]);
 
         // Assert