diff --git a/core/src/components/toast/test/basic/index.html b/core/src/components/toast/test/basic/index.html
index 4005f360d1..23cb2de7b3 100644
--- a/core/src/components/toast/test/basic/index.html
+++ b/core/src/components/toast/test/basic/index.html
@@ -157,11 +157,6 @@
   </script>
 
   <style>
-    :root {
-      --ion-safe-area-top: 20px;
-      --ion-safe-area-bottom: 40px;
-    }
-
     .my-custom-class {
       --border-radius: 20px;
       --border-width: 5px;
diff --git a/core/src/components/toast/test/test.utils.ts b/core/src/components/toast/test/test.utils.ts
index 4981153247..b7df07e3a3 100644
--- a/core/src/components/toast/test/test.utils.ts
+++ b/core/src/components/toast/test/test.utils.ts
@@ -16,10 +16,12 @@ export async function testToast(
 
     const screenshotCompares = [];
 
-    const button = await page.find(selector);
-    await button.click();
+    await page.click(selector);
+    await page.waitForSelector(selector);
 
     let toast = await page.find('ion-toast');
+
+    expect(toast).not.toBe(null);
     await toast.waitForVisible();
 
     screenshotCompares.push(await page.compareScreenshot());
@@ -30,7 +32,7 @@ export async function testToast(
     screenshotCompares.push(await page.compareScreenshot('dismiss'));
 
     toast = await page.find('ion-toast');
-    expect(toast).toBeNull();
+    expect(toast).toBe(null);
 
     for (const screenshotCompare of screenshotCompares) {
       expect(screenshotCompare).toMatchScreenshot();