diff --git a/test/basic.test.ts b/test/basic.test.ts
index 9b7bfadce2..4a2ddaf42c 100644
--- a/test/basic.test.ts
+++ b/test/basic.test.ts
@@ -2679,6 +2679,7 @@ describe('lazy import components', () => {
     const component = await page.locator('#lazyevent')
     const rect = (await component.boundingBox())!
     await page.mouse.move(rect.x + rect.width / 2, rect.y + rect.height / 2)
+    await page.waitForTimeout(500) // attempt a hard-coded delay to ensure event isn't triggered after network is idle
     await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle')
     expect(await page.locator('body').getByText('This shouldn\'t be visible at first with events!').all()).toHaveLength(1)
     await page.evaluate(() => window.scrollTo(0, document.body.scrollHeight))