diff --git a/cypress/e2e/read-receipts/editing-messages.spec.ts b/cypress/e2e/read-receipts/editing-messages.spec.ts
index ef56f10cac..af0f758896 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/read-receipts/editing-messages.spec.ts
+++ b/cypress/e2e/read-receipts/editing-messages.spec.ts
@@ -263,21 +263,17 @@ describe("Read receipts", () => {
                 assertRead(room2);
             });
             it("A room where all edits are read is still read after restart", () => {
-                // Given an edit made the room unread
-                goTo(room2);
-                receiveMessages(room2, ["Msg1"]);
-                assertRead(room2);
-                receiveMessages(room2, [editOf("Msg1", "Msg1 Edit1")]);
+                // Given a message was edited and read
+                goTo(room1);
+                receiveMessages(room2, ["Msg1", editOf("Msg1", "Msg1 Edit1")]);
                 assertUnread(room2, 1);
-
-                // When I mark it as read
-                markAsRead(room2);
-
-                // Then the room becomes read
+                goTo(room2);
                 assertRead(room2);
 
-                // And remains so after a reload
+                // When I reload
                 saveAndReload();
+
+                // Then the room is still read
                 assertRead(room2);
             });
         });
@@ -371,7 +367,7 @@ describe("Read receipts", () => {
             it("A room where all threaded edits are read is still read after restart", () => {
                 goTo(room2);
                 receiveMessages(room2, ["Msg1", threadedOff("Msg1", "Resp1"), editOf("Resp1", "Edit1")]);
-                assertUnread(room2, 2);
+                assertUnread(room2, 1);
                 openThread("Msg1");
                 assertRead(room2);
                 goTo(room1); // Make sure we are looking at room1 after reload
diff --git a/cypress/e2e/read-receipts/high-level.spec.ts b/cypress/e2e/read-receipts/high-level.spec.ts
index 39ea887fc2..76da807a4c 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/read-receipts/high-level.spec.ts
+++ b/cypress/e2e/read-receipts/high-level.spec.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import type { MatrixClient, MatrixEvent } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/matrix";
 import { HomeserverInstance } from "../../plugins/utils/homeserver";
 import {
     assertRead,
+    assertStillRead,
     assertUnread,
     customEvent,
     goTo,
@@ -157,18 +158,25 @@ describe("Read receipts", () => {
             assertRead(room2);
         });
         it("Sending an important event after unimportant ones makes the room unread", () => {
+            // Given We have read the important messages
             goTo(room1);
             assertRead(room2);
             receiveMessages(room2, ["Msg1", "Msg2"]);
             assertUnread(room2, 2);
-
-            markAsRead(room2);
+            goTo(room2);
             assertRead(room2);
+            goTo(room1);
 
+            // When we receive important messages
             receiveMessages(room2, [customEvent("org.custom.event", { body: "foobar" })]);
-            assertRead(room2);
 
+            // Then the room is still read
+            assertStillRead(room2);
+
+            // And when we receive more important ones
             receiveMessages(room2, ["Hello"]);
+
+            // The room is unread again
             assertUnread(room2, 1);
         });
         it.skip("A receipt for the last unimportant event makes the room read, even if all are unimportant", () => {});