diff --git a/plugins/search-react/src/context/SearchContext.test.tsx b/plugins/search-react/src/context/SearchContext.test.tsx
index 5aa217553f..f962bc1620 100644
--- a/plugins/search-react/src/context/SearchContext.test.tsx
+++ b/plugins/search-react/src/context/SearchContext.test.tsx
@@ -405,11 +405,10 @@ describe('SearchContext', () => {
 
       await waitFor(() => {
         expect(result.current).toEqual(expect.objectContaining(initialState));
+        expect(result.current.fetchNextPage).toBeUndefined();
+        expect(result.current.fetchPreviousPage).toBeDefined();
       });
 
-      expect(result.current.fetchNextPage).toBeUndefined();
-      expect(result.current.fetchPreviousPage).toBeDefined();
-
       await act(async () => {
         result.current.fetchPreviousPage!();
       });