diff --git a/cypress/integration/basic_spec.js b/cypress/integration/basic_spec.js
index 6e0a5117..1c3c6528 100644
--- a/cypress/integration/basic_spec.js
+++ b/cypress/integration/basic_spec.js
@@ -72,46 +72,32 @@ describe('Basic assertions', function () {
   })
 
   it('should debounce onCropComplete during a burst of window resizes', function () {
-    // let a real frame elapse so the ResizeObserver notification for this
-    // resize has actually been delivered (mirrors cy.setViewportStable above)
-    const settle = () =>
-      cy.window().then(
-        (win) =>
-          new Cypress.Promise((resolve) => {
-            win.requestAnimationFrame(() => win.requestAnimationFrame(() => resolve()))
-          })
-      )
     const countOnCropComplete = (spy) =>
       spy.getCalls().filter((call) => call.args[0] === 'onCropComplete!').length
 
-    // let the initial mount settle first so its own onCropComplete call
-    // doesn't get counted as part of the resize burst below
-    settle()
+    cy.get('#crop-area-x').should('contain', '15')
+
     cy.window().then((win) => {
       cy.spy(win.console, 'log').as('consoleLog')
     })
-    // freeze only the debounce timer itself (not rAF/Date), so ResizeObserver
-    // notifications are still delivered for real via the settle() waits below,
-    // but the resulting debounce timeout only fires when we call cy.tick
     cy.clock(Date.now(), ['setTimeout', 'clearTimeout'])
 
-    // several resizes in a row, simulating dragging the window edge
-    cy.viewport(700, 600)
-    settle()
-    cy.viewport(800, 650)
-    settle()
-    cy.viewport(900, 700)
-    settle()
+    let callCountBeforeResize = 0
+    cy.get('@consoleLog').then((spy) => {
+      callCountBeforeResize = countOnCropComplete(spy)
+    })
+
+    cy.setViewportStable(700, 600)
+    cy.setViewportStable(800, 650)
+    cy.setViewportStable(900, 700)
 
-    // right after the burst, onCropComplete should still be debounced (not fired yet)
     cy.get('@consoleLog').should((spy) => {
-      expect(countOnCropComplete(spy)).to.eq(0)
+      expect(countOnCropComplete(spy)).to.eq(callCountBeforeResize)
     })
 
-    // once the debounce window elapses, it should have fired exactly once for the whole burst
     cy.tick(260)
     cy.get('@consoleLog').should((spy) => {
-      expect(countOnCropComplete(spy)).to.eq(1)
+      expect(countOnCropComplete(spy)).to.eq(callCountBeforeResize + 1)
     })
   })
 })