diff --git a/rascal-vscode-extension/src/test/vscode-suite/dsl.test.ts b/rascal-vscode-extension/src/test/vscode-suite/dsl.test.ts
index 83c66c498..61cfa60ed 100644
--- a/rascal-vscode-extension/src/test/vscode-suite/dsl.test.ts
+++ b/rascal-vscode-extension/src/test/vscode-suite/dsl.test.ts
@@ -222,8 +222,7 @@ end
     it("code lens works", async function() {
         if (errorRecovery) { this.skip(); }
         const editor = await ide.openModule(TestWorkspace.picoFile);
-        const lens = await driver.wait(() => editor.getCodeLens("Rename variables a to b."), Delays.verySlow, "Rename lens should be available");
-        await lens!.click();
+        await ide.clickCodeLens(editor, "Rename variables a to b.", Delays.verySlow, "Rename lens should be available");
         await ide.assertLineBecomes(editor, 9, "b := 2;", "a variable should be changed to b");
     });
 
diff --git a/rascal-vscode-extension/src/test/vscode-suite/repl.test.ts b/rascal-vscode-extension/src/test/vscode-suite/repl.test.ts
index 011c95487..461b0f201 100644
--- a/rascal-vscode-extension/src/test/vscode-suite/repl.test.ts
+++ b/rascal-vscode-extension/src/test/vscode-suite/repl.test.ts
@@ -74,16 +74,7 @@ describe('REPL', function () {
     it("import module and run in terminal", async () => {
         const editor = await ide.openModule(TestWorkspace.libCallFile);
 
-        driver.wait(async () => {
-            try {
-                const lens = await ide.findCodeLens(editor, "Run in new Rascal terminal");
-                await lens!.click();
-                return true;
-            } catch (e) {
-                console.log("codelens clicking failed");
-                return false;
-            }
-        }, Delays.slow, "Codelens for 'Run in new Rascal terminal'");
+        await ide.clickCodeLens(editor, "Run in new Rascal terminal");
         const repl = new RascalREPL(bench, driver);
         await repl.connect();
         expect(repl.lastOutput).is.equal("5\nint: 0");
diff --git a/rascal-vscode-extension/src/test/vscode-suite/utils.ts b/rascal-vscode-extension/src/test/vscode-suite/utils.ts
index a46aa8c4d..179a80f4d 100644
--- a/rascal-vscode-extension/src/test/vscode-suite/utils.ts
+++ b/rascal-vscode-extension/src/test/vscode-suite/utils.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import { assert, expect } from "chai";
 import { stat, unlink } from "fs/promises";
 import * as os from 'os';
 import { env } from "process";
-import { BottomBarPanel, By, CodeLens, ContentAssist, EditorView, Key, Locator, TerminalView, TextEditor, VSBrowser, WebDriver, WebElement, WebElementCondition, Workbench, until } from "vscode-extension-tester";
+import { BottomBarPanel, By, ContentAssist, EditorView, Key, Locator, TerminalView, TextEditor, VSBrowser, WebDriver, WebElement, WebElementCondition, Workbench, until } from "vscode-extension-tester";
 import path = require("path");
 
 export async function sleep(ms: number) {
@@ -428,10 +428,16 @@ export class IDEOperations {
         }
     }
 
-
-    findCodeLens(editor: TextEditor, name: string, timeout = Delays.slow, message = `Cannot find code lens: ${name}`): Promise<CodeLens | undefined> {
-        return this.driver.wait(() => ignoreFails(editor.getCodeLens(name)), timeout, message);
-
+    async clickCodeLens(editor: TextEditor, name: string, timeout = Delays.slow, message = `Cannot click code lens: ${name}`): Promise<void> {
+        await this.driver.wait(async () => {
+            try {
+                const lens = await editor.getCodeLens(name);
+                await lens!.click();
+                return true;
+            } catch (_e) {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }, timeout, message);
     }
 
     statusContains(needle: string): () => Promise<boolean> {