diff --git a/packages/web-components/src/tablist/tablist.spec.ts b/packages/web-components/src/tablist/tablist.spec.ts
index a2c96795c3d3c1..9842212956fabc 100644
--- a/packages/web-components/src/tablist/tablist.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/web-components/src/tablist/tablist.spec.ts
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ test.describe('Tablist', () => {
       const element = page.locator('fluent-tablist');
       const tabs = element.locator('fluent-tab');
 
-      page.setContent(/* html */ `
+      await page.setContent(/* html */ `
         <fluent-tablist>
             <fluent-tab>Tab one</fluent-tab>
             <fluent-tab>Tab two</fluent-tab>