diff --git a/app/src/androidTest/java/com/duckduckgo/espresso/privacy/RequestBlockingTest.kt b/app/src/androidTest/java/com/duckduckgo/espresso/privacy/RequestBlockingTest.kt
index be2c5dc2fe76..ff2ffaa0453d 100644
--- a/app/src/androidTest/java/com/duckduckgo/espresso/privacy/RequestBlockingTest.kt
+++ b/app/src/androidTest/java/com/duckduckgo/espresso/privacy/RequestBlockingTest.kt
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import androidx.test.core.app.*
 import androidx.test.espresso.Espresso.onView
 import androidx.test.espresso.IdlingRegistry
 import androidx.test.espresso.IdlingResource
+import androidx.test.espresso.action.ViewActions
 import androidx.test.espresso.action.ViewActions.click
 import androidx.test.espresso.matcher.ViewMatchers.*
 import androidx.test.espresso.web.model.Atoms.script
@@ -89,6 +90,9 @@ class RequestBlockingTest {
         onView(isRoot()).perform(waitForView(withId(R.id.privacyProtectionMenuItem)))
         onView(withId(R.id.privacyProtectionMenuItem)).perform(click())
 
+        // handle the privacy protection toggle check screen showing
+        onView(isRoot()).perform(ViewActions.pressBack())
+
         val idlingResourceForScript: IdlingResource = WebViewIdlingResource(webView!!)
         IdlingRegistry.getInstance().register(idlingResourceForScript)
 
diff --git a/app/src/androidTest/java/com/duckduckgo/espresso/privacy/SurrogatesTest.kt b/app/src/androidTest/java/com/duckduckgo/espresso/privacy/SurrogatesTest.kt
index c1d326b73846..48fba524ec43 100644
--- a/app/src/androidTest/java/com/duckduckgo/espresso/privacy/SurrogatesTest.kt
+++ b/app/src/androidTest/java/com/duckduckgo/espresso/privacy/SurrogatesTest.kt
@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@ class SurrogatesTest {
         onView(isRoot()).perform(waitForView(withId(R.id.privacyProtectionMenuItem)))
         onView(withId(R.id.privacyProtectionMenuItem)).perform(ViewActions.click())
 
+        // handle the privacy protection toggle check screen showing
+        onView(isRoot()).perform(ViewActions.pressBack())
+
         val idlingResourceForScript: IdlingResource = WebViewIdlingResource(webView!!)
         IdlingRegistry.getInstance().register(idlingResourceForScript)