diff --git a/src/components/ebay-tooltip/test/test.browser.js b/src/components/ebay-tooltip/test/test.browser.js
index 3cc10bad6..03bdbb821 100644
--- a/src/components/ebay-tooltip/test/test.browser.js
+++ b/src/components/ebay-tooltip/test/test.browser.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, it, expect, vi } from "vitest";
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, it, expect } from "vitest";
 import { composeStories } from "@storybook/marko";
 import { render, fireEvent, cleanup, waitFor } from "@marko/testing-library";
 import * as stories from "../tooltip.stories";
@@ -12,16 +12,11 @@ let component;
 
 const renderBodyText = "View options";
 
-describe("given the default tooltip", () => {
+describe("default tooltip", () => {
     beforeEach(async () => {
-        vi.useFakeTimers();
         component = await render(Standard);
     });
 
-    afterEach(() => {
-        vi.useRealTimers();
-    });
-
     describe("when the host element is hovered", () => {
         beforeEach(async () => {
             await fireEvent.mouseEnter(component.getByText(renderBodyText));
@@ -33,32 +28,46 @@ describe("given the default tooltip", () => {
             );
         });
 
-        describe("when the host element loses hover", () => {
+        describe("when the escape key is pressed", () => {
             it("then it emits the collapse event", async () => {
-                await fireEvent.mouseLeave(
-                    component.getByText(renderBodyText).parentElement,
-                );
+                await fireEvent.keyDown(document, {
+                    key: "Escape",
+                    keyCode: 27,
+                });
 
-                await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(500);
-                await waitFor(
-                    () => expect(component.emitted("collapse")).has.length(1),
-                    2000,
+                await waitFor(() =>
+                    expect(component.emitted("collapse")).has.length(1),
                 );
             });
         });
+    });
+});
 
-        describe("when the escape key is pressed", () => {
+describe("default tooltip", () => {
+    beforeEach(async () => {
+        component = await render(Standard);
+    });
+
+    describe("when the host element is hovered", () => {
+        beforeEach(async () => {
+            await fireEvent.focus(component.getByText(renderBodyText));
+        });
+
+        it("then it emits the expand event", async () => {
+            await waitFor(() =>
+                expect(component.emitted("expand")).has.length(1),
+            );
+        });
+
+        describe("when it loses focus", () => {
             it("then it emits the collapse event", async () => {
-                await fireEvent.keyDown(
+                await fireEvent.mouseLeave(
                     component.getByText(renderBodyText).parentElement,
-                    {
-                        key: "Escape",
-                        keyCode: 27,
-                    },
                 );
 
-                await waitFor(() =>
-                    expect(component.emitted("collapse")).has.length(1),
+                await waitFor(
+                    () => expect(component.emitted("collapse")).has.length(1),
+                    { timeout: 2000 },
                 );
             });
         });