diff --git a/test/spec/modes/add_note.js b/test/spec/modes/add_note.js
index b4ddc9113..35a0e2169 100644
--- a/test/spec/modes/add_note.js
+++ b/test/spec/modes/add_note.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ describe('iD.modeAddNote', function() {
     });
 
     describe('clicking the map', function () {
-        it('adds a note', function() {
+        it('adds a note', function(done) {
             var note =  iD.osmNote({
                 id: '-1',
                 comments: [],
@@ -35,9 +35,13 @@ describe('iD.modeAddNote', function() {
             });
             happen.mousedown(context.surface().node(), {});
             happen.mouseup(window, {});
-            expect(iD.services.osm.caches().note.note[-1]).to.eql(note);
-            context.mode().exit();
-            d3.select('window').on('click.draw-block', null);
+
+            window.setTimeout(function() {
+                expect(iD.services.osm.caches().note.note[-1]).to.eql(note);
+                context.mode().exit();
+                d3.select('window').on('click.draw-block', null);
+                done()
+            }, 50);
         });
 
         // this won't work because draw behavior can only snap to entities, not notes