diff --git a/crates/editor/src/editor_tests.rs b/crates/editor/src/editor_tests.rs
index 510a94c2f17180d4869fd15c2de816797695898f..74fcd27fc362e77287d1af6903123810c466a28c 100644
--- a/crates/editor/src/editor_tests.rs
+++ b/crates/editor/src/editor_tests.rs
@@ -5129,9 +5129,9 @@ async fn test_following_with_multiple_excerpts(cx: &mut gpui::TestAppContext) {
         .await
         .unwrap();
 
-    let follower_1_update = Rc::new(RefCell::new(None));
+    let update_message = Rc::new(RefCell::new(None));
     follower_1.update(cx, {
-        let update = follower_1_update.clone();
+        let update = update_message.clone();
         |_, cx| {
             cx.subscribe(&leader, move |_, leader, event, cx| {
                 leader
@@ -5192,33 +5192,30 @@ async fn test_following_with_multiple_excerpts(cx: &mut gpui::TestAppContext) {
         });
     });
 
-    // Start following separately after it already has excerpts.
-    let mut state_message = leader.update(cx, |leader, cx| leader.to_state_proto(cx));
-    let follower_2 = cx
-        .update(|cx| {
-            Editor::from_state_proto(pane.clone(), project.clone(), &mut state_message, cx)
+    // Apply the update of adding the excerpts.
+    follower_1
+        .update(cx, |follower, cx| {
+            follower.apply_update_proto(&project, update_message.borrow().clone().unwrap(), cx)
         })
-        .unwrap()
         .await
         .unwrap();
     assert_eq!(
-        follower_2.read_with(cx, Editor::text),
+        follower_1.read_with(cx, Editor::text),
         leader.read_with(cx, Editor::text)
     );
+    update_message.borrow_mut().take();
 
-    // Apply the update of adding the excerpts.
-    follower_1
-        .update(cx, |follower, cx| {
-            follower.apply_update_proto(
-                &project,
-                follower_1_update.borrow_mut().take().unwrap(),
-                cx,
-            )
+    // Start following separately after it already has excerpts.
+    let mut state_message = leader.update(cx, |leader, cx| leader.to_state_proto(cx));
+    let follower_2 = cx
+        .update(|cx| {
+            Editor::from_state_proto(pane.clone(), project.clone(), &mut state_message, cx)
         })
+        .unwrap()
         .await
         .unwrap();
     assert_eq!(
-        follower_1.read_with(cx, Editor::text),
+        follower_2.read_with(cx, Editor::text),
         leader.read_with(cx, Editor::text)
     );
 
@@ -5234,14 +5231,17 @@ async fn test_following_with_multiple_excerpts(cx: &mut gpui::TestAppContext) {
     // Apply the update of removing the excerpts.
     follower_1
         .update(cx, |follower, cx| {
-            follower.apply_update_proto(
-                &project,
-                follower_1_update.borrow_mut().take().unwrap(),
-                cx,
-            )
+            follower.apply_update_proto(&project, update_message.borrow().clone().unwrap(), cx)
+        })
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    follower_2
+        .update(cx, |follower, cx| {
+            follower.apply_update_proto(&project, update_message.borrow().clone().unwrap(), cx)
         })
         .await
         .unwrap();
+    update_message.borrow_mut().take();
     assert_eq!(
         follower_1.read_with(cx, Editor::text),
         leader.read_with(cx, Editor::text)