diff --git a/tests/e2e/box-brush-authoring.e2e.ts b/tests/e2e/box-brush-authoring.e2e.ts
index 5fa9cb58..2e29a13a 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/box-brush-authoring.e2e.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/box-brush-authoring.e2e.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { expect, test } from "@playwright/test";
 
-import { clickViewport, getEditorStoreSnapshot } from "./viewport-test-helpers";
+import { beginBoxCreation, clickViewport, getEditorStoreSnapshot } from "./viewport-test-helpers";
 
 test("user can create a box brush and keep it through a draft reload", async ({ page }) => {
   const pageErrors: string[] = [];
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ test("user can create a box brush and keep it through a draft reload", async ({
   }, "webeditor3d.scene-document-draft");
   await page.reload();
 
-  await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Box Create" }).click();
+  await beginBoxCreation(page);
   const creationSnapshot = await getEditorStoreSnapshot(page);
   expect(creationSnapshot).toMatchObject({
     toolMode: "create",
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ test("user can create a box brush and keep it through a draft reload", async ({
     }
   });
 
-  await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Box Create" }).click();
+  await beginBoxCreation(page);
   await clickViewport(page);
   const committedSnapshot = await getEditorStoreSnapshot(page);
   expect(committedSnapshot).toMatchObject({
@@ -91,9 +91,9 @@ test("switching selection while a transform input is active does not overwrite t
   }, "webeditor3d.scene-document-draft");
   await page.reload();
 
-  await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Box Create" }).click();
+  await beginBoxCreation(page);
   await clickViewport(page);
-  await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Box Create" }).click();
+  await beginBoxCreation(page);
   await clickViewport(page);
 
   const outlinerButtons = page.getByTestId("outliner-brush-list").getByRole("button");
diff --git a/tests/e2e/viewport-test-helpers.ts b/tests/e2e/viewport-test-helpers.ts
index c9ca9de5..b37dfb1e 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/viewport-test-helpers.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/viewport-test-helpers.ts
@@ -105,6 +105,11 @@ export async function clearViewportCreationPreview(page: Page) {
   });
 }
 
+export async function beginBoxCreation(page: Page) {
+  await page.getByTestId("outliner-add-button").click();
+  await page.getByTestId("add-menu-box").click();
+}
+
 export async function clickViewport(page: Page, panelId: string = DEFAULT_VIEWPORT_PANEL_ID) {
   const viewportPanel = getViewportPanel(page, panelId);
   await viewportPanel.click({ position: { x: 16, y: 16 }, force: true });