diff --git a/apps/token-e2e/src/integration/flow/governance-flow.cy.js b/apps/token-e2e/src/integration/flow/governance-flow.cy.js
index 8b8a8ab74..014561df0 100644
--- a/apps/token-e2e/src/integration/flow/governance-flow.cy.js
+++ b/apps/token-e2e/src/integration/flow/governance-flow.cy.js
@@ -734,6 +734,7 @@ context(
         function () {
           const proposalTitle = generateProposalTitle();
 
+          cy.vega_wallet_teardown();
           cy.ensure_specified_unstaked_tokens_are_associated(
             this.minProposerBalance
           );
@@ -741,7 +742,6 @@ context(
           cy.enter_unique_freeform_proposal_body('50', proposalTitle);
           cy.get(newProposalSubmitButton).should('be.visible').click();
           cy.wait_for_proposal_submitted();
-          cy.wait_for_proposal_sync();
           cy.staking_page_disassociate_tokens('0.0001');
           cy.get(vegaWallet).within(() => {
             cy.get(vegaWalletAssociatedBalance, txTimeout).should(
diff --git a/apps/token-e2e/src/support/governance.functions.js b/apps/token-e2e/src/support/governance.functions.js
index acfae0278..35ed6990c 100644
--- a/apps/token-e2e/src/support/governance.functions.js
+++ b/apps/token-e2e/src/support/governance.functions.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 const newProposalButton = '[data-testid="new-proposal-link"]';
 const proposalInformationTableRows = '[data-testid="key-value-table-row"]';
+const proposalListItem = '[data-testid="proposals-list-item"]';
 const newProposalTitle = '[data-testid="proposal-title"]';
 const newProposalDescription = '[data-testid="proposal-description"]';
 const proposalDetails = '[data-testid="proposal-details"]';
@@ -87,8 +88,7 @@ Cypress.Commands.add(
 
 Cypress.Commands.add('get_proposal_id_from_list', (proposalTitle) => {
   cy.contains(proposalTitle)
-    .parent()
-    .parent()
+    .parentsUntil(proposalListItem)
     .within(() => {
       cy.get(proposalDetails)
         .invoke('text')