diff --git a/test/functional/apps/console/_console.js b/test/functional/apps/console/_console.js
index dfd739567300b6..48d9b64f1c9161 100644
--- a/test/functional/apps/console/_console.js
+++ b/test/functional/apps/console/_console.js
@@ -17,37 +17,29 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }) {
   const PageObjects = getPageObjects(['common', 'console']);
 
   describe('console app', function describeIndexTests() {
-    before(function () {
+    before(async function () {
       log.debug('navigateTo console');
-      return PageObjects.common.navigateToApp('console');
+      await PageObjects.common.navigateToApp('console');
     });
 
-    it('should show the default *%^$# @ ! ~ request', function () {
+    it('should show the default *%^$# @ ! ~ request', async function () {
       // collapse the help pane because we only get the VISIBLE TEXT, not the part that is scrolled
-      return PageObjects.console.collapseHelp()
-        .then(function () {
-          return retry.try(function () {
-            return PageObjects.console.getRequest()
-              .then(function (actualRequest) {
-                expect(actualRequest.trim()).to.eql(DEFAULT_REQUEST);
-              });
-          });
-        });
+      await PageObjects.console.collapseHelp();
+      await retry.try(async function () {
+        const actualRequest = await PageObjects.console.getRequest();
+        log.debug(actualRequest);
+        expect(actualRequest.trim()).to.eql(DEFAULT_REQUEST);
+      });
     });
 
-    it('default request response should include `"timed_out": false`', function () {
+    it('default request response should include `"timed_out": false`', async function () {
       const expectedResponseContains = '"timed_out": false,';
-
-      return PageObjects.console.clickPlay()
-        .then(function () {
-          return retry.try(function () {
-            return PageObjects.console.getResponse()
-              .then(function (actualResponse) {
-                log.debug(actualResponse);
-                expect(actualResponse).to.contain(expectedResponseContains);
-              });
-          });
-        });
+      await PageObjects.console.clickPlay();
+      await retry.try(async function () {
+        const actualResponse = await PageObjects.console.getResponse();
+        log.debug(actualResponse);
+        expect(actualResponse).to.contain(expectedResponseContains);
+      });
     });
 
     it('settings should allow changing the text size', async function () {