diff --git a/tests/deprecated/Layer/MapServer.html b/tests/deprecated/Layer/MapServer.html
index 93aeee0ddd..27ce63dd20 100644
--- a/tests/deprecated/Layer/MapServer.html
+++ b/tests/deprecated/Layer/MapServer.html
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
             map.addLayer(layer);
             map.setCenter(new OpenLayers.LonLat(0,0), 5);
             var tile = layer.grid[0][0];
+            tile.draw(true); // the tile queue defers the drawing
             t.eq( tile.bounds.left, -22.5, "left side matches" ); 
             t.eq( tile.bounds.right, -11.25, "top side matches" ); 
             t.eq( tile.bounds.bottom.toFixed(6), '11.178402', "bottom side matches" ); 
diff --git a/tests/deprecated/Layer/WMS.html b/tests/deprecated/Layer/WMS.html
index e905677c9c..523d6eef12 100644
--- a/tests/deprecated/Layer/WMS.html
+++ b/tests/deprecated/Layer/WMS.html
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
             map.addLayer(wmslayer);
             map.setCenter(new OpenLayers.LonLat(0,0), 5);
             var tile = wmslayer.grid[0][0];
+            tile.draw(true); // the tile queue defers the drawing
             t.eq( tile.bounds.left, -22.5, "left side matches" );
             t.eq( tile.bounds.right, -11.25, "right side matches" );
             t.eq( tile.bounds.bottom.toFixed(6), '11.178402', "bottom side matches" );