diff --git a/products/jbrowse-web/src/tests/VcfMatrix.test.tsx b/products/jbrowse-web/src/tests/VcfMatrix.test.tsx
index fd6020fdd1..0f44111653 100644
--- a/products/jbrowse-web/src/tests/VcfMatrix.test.tsx
+++ b/products/jbrowse-web/src/tests/VcfMatrix.test.tsx
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ test('matrix', async () => {
   expectCanvasMatch(await findByTestId(/prerendered_canvas/, ...opts))
 }, 40000)
 
-test('matrix phased', async () => {
+test('mphased', async () => {
   const { view, findByTestId, findByText } = await createView()
   await view.navToLocString('ctgA')
   fireEvent.click(await findByTestId(hts('volvox_test_vcf'), ...opts))
@@ -38,33 +38,3 @@ test('matrix phased', async () => {
   fireEvent.click(await findByText('Force load', ...opts))
   expectCanvasMatch(await findByTestId(/prerendered_canvas/, ...opts))
 }, 40000)
-
-test('regular', async () => {
-  const { view, findByTestId, findByText, findAllByTestId } = await createView()
-
-  await view.navToLocString('ctgA')
-  fireEvent.click(await findByTestId(hts('volvox_test_vcf'), ...opts))
-
-  fireEvent.click(await findByTestId('track_menu_icon', ...opts))
-  fireEvent.click(await findByText('Display types', ...opts))
-  fireEvent.click(await findByText('Multi-variant display (regular)', ...opts))
-  fireEvent.click(await findByText('Force load', ...opts))
-  expectCanvasMatch((await findAllByTestId(/prerendered_canvas/, ...opts))[0]!)
-}, 40000)
-
-test('regular phased', async () => {
-  const { view, findByTestId, findByText, findAllByTestId } = await createView()
-
-  await view.navToLocString('ctgA')
-  fireEvent.click(await findByTestId(hts('volvox_test_vcf'), ...opts))
-
-  fireEvent.click(await findByTestId('track_menu_icon', ...opts))
-  fireEvent.click(await findByText('Display types', ...opts))
-  fireEvent.click(await findByText('Multi-variant display (regular)', ...opts))
-
-  // Using the track menu twice not working currently, manually poke this setting
-  view.tracks[0].displays[0].setPhasedMode('phased')
-
-  fireEvent.click(await findByText('Force load', ...opts))
-  expectCanvasMatch((await findAllByTestId(/prerendered_canvas/, ...opts))[0]!)
-}, 40000)
diff --git a/products/jbrowse-web/src/tests/VcfMatrixRegular.test.tsx b/products/jbrowse-web/src/tests/VcfMatrixRegular.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a3ada36117
--- /dev/null
+++ b/products/jbrowse-web/src/tests/VcfMatrixRegular.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import { fireEvent } from '@testing-library/react'
+
+import { createView, doBeforeEach, expectCanvasMatch, hts, setup } from './util'
+
+setup()
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  doBeforeEach()
+})
+
+const delay = { timeout: 30000 }
+const opts = [{}, delay]
+
+test('regular', async () => {
+  const { view, findByTestId, findByText, findAllByTestId } = await createView()
+
+  await view.navToLocString('ctgA')
+  fireEvent.click(await findByTestId(hts('volvox_test_vcf'), ...opts))
+
+  fireEvent.click(await findByTestId('track_menu_icon', ...opts))
+  fireEvent.click(await findByText('Display types', ...opts))
+  fireEvent.click(await findByText('Multi-variant display (regular)', ...opts))
+  await new Promise(res => setTimeout(res, 1000))
+  fireEvent.click(await findByText('Force load', ...opts))
+
+  expectCanvasMatch((await findAllByTestId(/prerendered_canvas/, ...opts))[0]!)
+}, 40000)
+
+test('rphased', async () => {
+  const { view, findByTestId, findByText, findAllByTestId } = await createView()
+
+  await view.navToLocString('ctgA')
+  fireEvent.click(await findByTestId(hts('volvox_test_vcf'), ...opts))
+
+  fireEvent.click(await findByTestId('track_menu_icon', ...opts))
+  fireEvent.click(await findByText('Display types', ...opts))
+  fireEvent.click(await findByText('Multi-variant display (regular)', ...opts))
+
+  // Using the track menu twice not working currently, manually poke this setting
+  view.tracks[0].displays[0].setPhasedMode('phased')
+
+  fireEvent.click(await findByText('Force load', ...opts))
+  expectCanvasMatch((await findAllByTestId(/prerendered_canvas/, ...opts))[0]!)
+}, 40000)
diff --git a/products/jbrowse-web/src/tests/__image_snapshots__/vcf-matrix-test-tsx-regular-1-snap.png b/products/jbrowse-web/src/tests/__image_snapshots__/vcf-matrix-regular-test-tsx-regular-1-snap.png
similarity index 100%
rename from products/jbrowse-web/src/tests/__image_snapshots__/vcf-matrix-test-tsx-regular-1-snap.png
rename to products/jbrowse-web/src/tests/__image_snapshots__/vcf-matrix-regular-test-tsx-regular-1-snap.png
diff --git a/products/jbrowse-web/src/tests/__image_snapshots__/vcf-matrix-test-tsx-regular-phased-1-snap.png b/products/jbrowse-web/src/tests/__image_snapshots__/vcf-matrix-regular-test-tsx-rphased-1-snap.png
similarity index 100%
rename from products/jbrowse-web/src/tests/__image_snapshots__/vcf-matrix-test-tsx-regular-phased-1-snap.png
rename to products/jbrowse-web/src/tests/__image_snapshots__/vcf-matrix-regular-test-tsx-rphased-1-snap.png
diff --git a/products/jbrowse-web/src/tests/__image_snapshots__/vcf-matrix-test-tsx-matrix-phased-1-snap.png b/products/jbrowse-web/src/tests/__image_snapshots__/vcf-matrix-test-tsx-mphased-1-snap.png
similarity index 100%
rename from products/jbrowse-web/src/tests/__image_snapshots__/vcf-matrix-test-tsx-matrix-phased-1-snap.png
rename to products/jbrowse-web/src/tests/__image_snapshots__/vcf-matrix-test-tsx-mphased-1-snap.png