diff --git a/test/e2e/page_objects/admin.js b/test/e2e/page_objects/admin.js
index a549df672..b73c1f0e1 100644
--- a/test/e2e/page_objects/admin.js
+++ b/test/e2e/page_objects/admin.js
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ module.exports = {
         .waitForElementVisible('@signOutButton')
         .click('@signOutButton');
     },
+    navigateAndLogin(user) {
+      this
+        .navigate()
+        .expect.section('@login').to.be.visible;
+      return this.section.login.login(user);
+    },
   }],
   elements: {
     'drawerButton': '.mdl-layout__drawer-button',
@@ -113,6 +119,7 @@ module.exports = {
           this.parent
             .click('@drawerOverlay')
             .waitForElementNotPresent('@drawerOverlay');
+          return this.parent;
         },
       }],
       elements: {
diff --git a/test/e2e/specs/02_admin.js b/test/e2e/specs/02_admin.js
index 90b14934d..29957e487 100644
--- a/test/e2e/specs/02_admin.js
+++ b/test/e2e/specs/02_admin.js
@@ -20,9 +20,7 @@ module.exports = {
     const adminPage = client.page.admin();
     const {testData: {admin}} = client.globals;
 
-    adminPage.navigate();
-    adminPage.expect.section('@login').to.be.visible;
-    adminPage.section.login.login(admin);
+    adminPage.navigateAndLogin(admin);
   },
 
   'Admin goes to Stories': (client) => {
diff --git a/test/e2e/specs/04_userStatus.js b/test/e2e/specs/04_userStatus.js
index ce28a1e4d..5a7593e53 100644
--- a/test/e2e/specs/04_userStatus.js
+++ b/test/e2e/specs/04_userStatus.js
@@ -19,12 +19,7 @@ module.exports = {
     const adminPage = client.page.admin();
     const {testData: {admin}} = client.globals;
 
-    adminPage
-      .navigate()
-      .expect.section('@login').to.be.visible;
-
-    adminPage.section.login
-      .login(admin);
+    adminPage.navigateAndLogin(admin);
   },
   'admin flags user\'s username as offensive': (client) => {
     const embedStream = client.page.embedStream();
diff --git a/test/e2e/specs/05_banUser.js b/test/e2e/specs/05_banUser.js
index 512e2deed..da0d11e7a 100644
--- a/test/e2e/specs/05_banUser.js
+++ b/test/e2e/specs/05_banUser.js
@@ -19,12 +19,7 @@ module.exports = {
     const adminPage = client.page.admin();
     const {testData: {admin}} = client.globals;
 
-    adminPage
-      .navigate()
-      .expect.section('@login').to.be.visible;
-
-    adminPage.section.login
-      .login(admin);
+    adminPage.navigateAndLogin(admin);
   },
   'navigate to the embed stream': (client) => {
     const embedStream = client.page.embedStream();
@@ -81,12 +76,7 @@ module.exports = {
     const adminPage = client.page.admin();
     const {testData: {admin}} = client.globals;
 
-    adminPage
-      .navigate()
-      .expect.section('@login').to.be.visible;
-
-    adminPage.section.login
-      .login(admin);
+    adminPage.navigateAndLogin(admin);
   },
   'admin goes to community': (client) => {
     const adminPage = client.page.admin();