From 7c58e072abfd65a28bbf690241eed59b41852f96 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Chris Zetter <253059100+zetter-rpf@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2026 10:18:24 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Fix intermitently failing dropdown test

Use act so the react component is updated before the selector is run
---
 src/components/Menus/Dropdown/Dropdown.test.js | 10 ++++++----
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/components/Menus/Dropdown/Dropdown.test.js b/src/components/Menus/Dropdown/Dropdown.test.js
index 510967268..85361372f 100644
--- a/src/components/Menus/Dropdown/Dropdown.test.js
+++ b/src/components/Menus/Dropdown/Dropdown.test.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { fireEvent, render } from "@testing-library/react";
+import { fireEvent, render, act } from "@testing-library/react";
 import userEvent from "@testing-library/user-event";
 
 import Dropdown from "./Dropdown";
@@ -46,9 +46,11 @@ test("Clicking button makes menu content appear", () => {
   expect(queryByRole("heading", { level: 1, name: "Menu" })).not.toBeNull();
 });
 
-test("Clicking outside menu makes it close", () => {
+test("Clicking outside menu makes it close", async () => {
   const button = getByText("my button").parentElement;
-  fireEvent.click(button);
-  userEvent.click(document.body);
+  await act(() => {
+    fireEvent.click(button);
+    userEvent.click(document.body);
+  });
   expect(queryByRole("heading", { level: 1, name: "Menu" })).toBeNull();
 });

From 69e6358fbfa36b9f2b0fdcbb021496fe5fccebb2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Chris Zetter <253059100+zetter-rpf@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2026 10:19:23 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Changlog

---
 CHANGELOG.md | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 96afe57d7..9b78b1a2d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Fixed
+
+- Fix intermitently failing dropdown test (#1285)
+
 ## [0.34.2] - 2025-12-09
 
 ### Added