diff --git a/src/components/common/copyable/copy-to-clipboard-button/copy-to-clipboard-button.test.tsx b/src/components/common/copyable/copy-to-clipboard-button/copy-to-clipboard-button.test.tsx
index 2c45a9624..b66bab8e2 100644
--- a/src/components/common/copyable/copy-to-clipboard-button/copy-to-clipboard-button.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/common/copyable/copy-to-clipboard-button/copy-to-clipboard-button.test.tsx
@@ -4,15 +4,9 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
  */
 
-/*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 The HedgeDoc developers (see AUTHORS file)
- *
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
- */
-
 import { mockI18n } from '../../../markdown-renderer/test-utils/mock-i18n'
 import { CopyToClipboardButton } from './copy-to-clipboard-button'
-import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react'
+import { act, render, screen } from '@testing-library/react'
 import * as uuidModule from 'uuid'
 
 jest.mock('uuid')
@@ -46,7 +40,9 @@ describe('Copy to clipboard button', () => {
     const view = render(copyToClipboardButton)
     expect(view.container).toMatchSnapshot()
     const button = await screen.findByTitle('renderer.highlightCode.copyCode')
-    button.click()
+    act(() => {
+      button.click()
+    })
     const tooltip = await screen.findByRole('tooltip')
     expect(tooltip).toHaveTextContent(expectSuccess ? 'copyOverlay.success' : 'copyOverlay.error')
     expect(tooltip).toHaveAttribute('id', overlayId)
diff --git a/src/components/common/note-loading-boundary/__snapshots__/create-non-existing-note-hint.test.tsx.snap b/src/components/common/note-loading-boundary/__snapshots__/create-non-existing-note-hint.test.tsx.snap
index a2eed506b..2159a9540 100644
--- a/src/components/common/note-loading-boundary/__snapshots__/create-non-existing-note-hint.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/components/common/note-loading-boundary/__snapshots__/create-non-existing-note-hint.test.tsx.snap
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ exports[`create non existing note hint renders an button as initial state 1`] =
 <div>
   <div
     class="fade mt-5 alert alert-info show"
-    data-testid="failedMessage"
+    data-testid="createNoteMessage"
     role="alert"
   >
     <span>
@@ -59,14 +59,14 @@ exports[`create non existing note hint renders an button as initial state 1`] =
 exports[`create non existing note hint shows an error message if note couldn't be created 1`] = `
 <div>
   <div
-    class="fade mt-5 alert alert-info show"
-    data-testid="loadingMessage"
+    class="fade mt-5 alert alert-danger show"
+    data-testid="failedMessage"
     role="alert"
   >
     <i
-      class="fa  fa-spinner fa-spin mr-2 "
+      class="fa  fa-exclamation-triangle mr-1 "
     />
-    noteLoadingBoundary.createNote.creating
+    noteLoadingBoundary.createNote.error
   </div>
 </div>
 `;
diff --git a/src/components/common/note-loading-boundary/create-non-existing-note-hint.test.tsx b/src/components/common/note-loading-boundary/create-non-existing-note-hint.test.tsx
index 5fd41bf69..49c0e7feb 100644
--- a/src/components/common/note-loading-boundary/create-non-existing-note-hint.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/common/note-loading-boundary/create-non-existing-note-hint.test.tsx
@@ -6,11 +6,12 @@
 
 import * as useSingleStringUrlParameterModule from '../../../hooks/common/use-single-string-url-parameter'
 import { mockI18n } from '../../markdown-renderer/test-utils/mock-i18n'
-import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react'
+import { act, render, screen } from '@testing-library/react'
 import { CreateNonExistingNoteHint } from './create-non-existing-note-hint'
 import * as createNoteWithPrimaryAliasModule from '../../../api/notes'
 import type { Note, NoteMetadata } from '../../../api/notes/types'
 import { Mock } from 'ts-mockery'
+import { waitForOtherPromisesToFinish } from '../../../utils/wait-for-other-promises-to-finish'
 
 describe('create non existing note hint', () => {
   const mockedNoteId = 'mockedNoteId'
@@ -26,37 +27,43 @@ describe('create non existing note hint', () => {
   const mockCreateNoteWithPrimaryAlias = () => {
     jest
       .spyOn(createNoteWithPrimaryAliasModule, 'createNoteWithPrimaryAlias')
-      .mockImplementation((markdown, primaryAlias): Promise<Note> => {
+      .mockImplementation(async (markdown, primaryAlias): Promise<Note> => {
         expect(markdown).toBe('')
         expect(primaryAlias).toBe(mockedNoteId)
         const metadata: NoteMetadata = Mock.of<NoteMetadata>({ primaryAddress: 'mockedPrimaryAlias' })
-        return Promise.resolve(Mock.of<Note>({ metadata }))
+        await waitForOtherPromisesToFinish()
+        return Mock.of<Note>({ metadata })
       })
   }
 
   const mockFailingCreateNoteWithPrimaryAlias = () => {
     jest
       .spyOn(createNoteWithPrimaryAliasModule, 'createNoteWithPrimaryAlias')
-      .mockImplementation((markdown, primaryAlias): Promise<Note> => {
+      .mockImplementation(async (markdown, primaryAlias): Promise<Note> => {
         expect(markdown).toBe('')
         expect(primaryAlias).toBe(mockedNoteId)
-        return Promise.reject("couldn't create note")
+        await waitForOtherPromisesToFinish()
+        throw new Error("couldn't create note")
       })
   }
 
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    await mockI18n()
+  })
+
   afterEach(() => {
     jest.resetAllMocks()
     jest.resetModules()
   })
 
-  beforeEach(async () => {
-    await mockI18n()
+  beforeEach(() => {
     mockGetNoteIdQueryParameter()
   })
 
-  it('renders an button as initial state', () => {
+  it('renders an button as initial state', async () => {
     mockCreateNoteWithPrimaryAlias()
     const view = render(<CreateNonExistingNoteHint></CreateNonExistingNoteHint>)
+    await screen.findByTestId('createNoteMessage')
     expect(view.container).toMatchSnapshot()
   })
 
@@ -64,7 +71,9 @@ describe('create non existing note hint', () => {
     mockCreateNoteWithPrimaryAlias()
     const view = render(<CreateNonExistingNoteHint></CreateNonExistingNoteHint>)
     const button = await screen.findByTestId('createNoteButton')
-    button.click()
+    act(() => {
+      button.click()
+    })
     await screen.findByTestId('loadingMessage')
     expect(view.container).toMatchSnapshot()
   })
@@ -73,7 +82,9 @@ describe('create non existing note hint', () => {
     mockCreateNoteWithPrimaryAlias()
     const view = render(<CreateNonExistingNoteHint></CreateNonExistingNoteHint>)
     const button = await screen.findByTestId('createNoteButton')
-    button.click()
+    act(() => {
+      button.click()
+    })
     await screen.findByTestId('redirect')
     expect(view.container).toMatchSnapshot()
   })
@@ -82,7 +93,9 @@ describe('create non existing note hint', () => {
     mockFailingCreateNoteWithPrimaryAlias()
     const view = render(<CreateNonExistingNoteHint></CreateNonExistingNoteHint>)
     const button = await screen.findByTestId('createNoteButton')
-    button.click()
+    act(() => {
+      button.click()
+    })
     await screen.findByTestId('failedMessage')
     expect(view.container).toMatchSnapshot()
   })
diff --git a/src/components/common/note-loading-boundary/create-non-existing-note-hint.tsx b/src/components/common/note-loading-boundary/create-non-existing-note-hint.tsx
index daa11046a..ef33b96d0 100644
--- a/src/components/common/note-loading-boundary/create-non-existing-note-hint.tsx
+++ b/src/components/common/note-loading-boundary/create-non-existing-note-hint.tsx
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export const CreateNonExistingNoteHint: React.FC = () => {
     )
   } else {
     return (
-      <Alert variant={'info'} {...testId('failedMessage')} className={'mt-5'}>
+      <Alert variant={'info'} {...testId('createNoteMessage')} className={'mt-5'}>
         <span>
           <Trans i18nKey={'noteLoadingBoundary.createNote.question'} values={{ aliasName: noteIdFromUrl }} />
         </span>
diff --git a/src/components/common/user-avatar/user-avatar.test.tsx b/src/components/common/user-avatar/user-avatar.test.tsx
index a68492fc2..21e412ed8 100644
--- a/src/components/common/user-avatar/user-avatar.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/common/user-avatar/user-avatar.test.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import { UserAvatar } from './user-avatar'
 import { render } from '@testing-library/react'
 import type { UserInfo } from '../../../api/users/types'
+import { mockI18n } from '../../markdown-renderer/test-utils/mock-i18n'
 
 describe('UserAvatar', () => {
   const user: UserInfo = {
@@ -14,6 +15,11 @@ describe('UserAvatar', () => {
     displayName: 'Boaty McBoatFace',
     photo: 'https://example.com/test.png'
   }
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    await mockI18n()
+  })
+
   it('renders the user avatar correctly', () => {
     const view = render(<UserAvatar user={user} />)
     expect(view.container).toMatchSnapshot()
diff --git a/src/utils/wait-for-other-promises-to-finish.ts b/src/utils/wait-for-other-promises-to-finish.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1cda0349e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/wait-for-other-promises-to-finish.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/*
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 The HedgeDoc developers (see AUTHORS file)
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Waits until all other pending promises are processed.
+ *
+ * NodeJS has a queue for async code that waits for being processed. This method adds a promise to the very end of this queue.
+ * If the promise is resolved then this means that all other promises before it have been processed as well.
+ *
+ * @return A promise which resolves when all other promises have been processed
+ */
+export function waitForOtherPromisesToFinish(): Promise<void> {
+  return new Promise((resolve) => process.nextTick(resolve))
+}