diff --git a/packages/ses/smoke-test/index.js b/packages/ses/smoke-test/index.js
index 7490daeb90..9c440714cd 100644
--- a/packages/ses/smoke-test/index.js
+++ b/packages/ses/smoke-test/index.js
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ async function runTests() {
   const pathToIndex = new URL('./fixture/index.html', import.meta.url).href;
   console.log(`opening ${pathToIndex}`)
 
-  await page.goto(pathToIndex);
+  // await page.goto(pathToIndex);
+  await page.goto(pathToIndex, { waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded' });
   // await page.goto(pathToIndex, { waitUntil: 'load' });
 
   assert.equal(