diff --git a/playwright/e2e/voip/element-call.spec.ts b/playwright/e2e/voip/element-call.spec.ts
index 1f9233bb3c..773445cdba 100644
--- a/playwright/e2e/voip/element-call.spec.ts
+++ b/playwright/e2e/voip/element-call.spec.ts
@@ -61,14 +61,14 @@ test.describe("Element Call", () => {
     test.describe("Group Chat", () => {
         test.use({
             room: async ({ page, app, user, bot }, use) => {
-                const roomId = await app.client.createRoom({ name: "TestRoom", invite: [user.userId] });
+                const roomId = await app.client.createRoom({ name: "TestRoom", invite: [bot.credentials.userId] });
                 await use({ roomId });
             },
         });
         test("should be able to start a video call", async ({ page, user, room, app }) => {
+            await app.viewRoomById(room.roomId);
             await expect(page.getByText("Bob joined the room")).toBeVisible();
 
-            await app.viewRoomById(room.roomId);
             await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Video call" }).click();
             await page.getByRole("menuitem", { name: "Element Call" }).click();
 
@@ -84,9 +84,9 @@ test.describe("Element Call", () => {
         });
 
         test("should be able to skip lobby by holding down shift", async ({ page, user, bot, room, app }) => {
+            await app.viewRoomById(room.roomId);
             await expect(page.getByText("Bob joined the room")).toBeVisible();
 
-            await app.viewRoomById(room.roomId);
             await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Video call" }).click();
             await page.keyboard.down("Shift");
             await page.getByRole("menuitem", { name: "Element Call" }).click();
@@ -119,9 +119,9 @@ test.describe("Element Call", () => {
         });
 
         test("should be able to start a video call", async ({ page, user, room, app }) => {
+            await app.viewRoomById(room.roomId);
             await expect(page.getByText("Bob joined the room")).toBeVisible();
 
-            await app.viewRoomById(room.roomId);
             await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Video call" }).click();
             await page.getByRole("menuitem", { name: "Element Call" }).click();
             const frameUrlStr = await page.locator("iframe").getAttribute("src");
@@ -136,9 +136,9 @@ test.describe("Element Call", () => {
         });
 
         test("should be able to skip lobby by holding down shift", async ({ page, user, room, app }) => {
+            await app.viewRoomById(room.roomId);
             await expect(page.getByText("Bob joined the room")).toBeVisible();
 
-            await app.viewRoomById(room.roomId);
             await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Video call" }).click();
             await page.keyboard.down("Shift");
             await page.getByRole("menuitem", { name: "Element Call" }).click();