diff --git a/test/galaxy_selenium/navigates_galaxy.py b/test/galaxy_selenium/navigates_galaxy.py
index 766f72ecc07..32c3df8af5f 100644
--- a/test/galaxy_selenium/navigates_galaxy.py
+++ b/test/galaxy_selenium/navigates_galaxy.py
@@ -423,6 +423,11 @@ class NavigatesGalaxy(HasDriver):
         search_element.click()
         return search_element
 
+    @retry_during_transitions
+    def workflow_index_click_import(self):
+        element = self.wait_for_selector_clickable(self.test_data["selectors"]["workflows"]["import_button"])
+        element.click()
+
     def workflow_index_rename(self, new_name, workflow_index=0):
         self.workflow_index_click_option("Rename", workflow_index=workflow_index)
         alert = self.driver.switch_to.alert
@@ -459,6 +464,12 @@ class NavigatesGalaxy(HasDriver):
             tags.append(tag_span.text)
         return tags
 
+    def workflow_import_submit_url(self, url):
+        form_element = self.wait_for_selector_visible("#center form")
+        url_element = form_element.find_element_by_css_selector("input[type='text']")
+        url_element.send_keys(url)
+        self.click_submit(form_element)
+
     def workflow_sharing_click_publish(self):
         button = self.wait_for_selector_clickable("input[name='make_accessible_and_publish']")
         button.click()
@@ -507,6 +518,7 @@ class NavigatesGalaxy(HasDriver):
     def click_masthead_workflow(self):
         self.click_xpath(self.navigation_data["selectors"]["masthead"]["workflow"])
 
+    @retry_during_transitions
     def click_button_new_workflow(self):
         element = self.wait_for_selector_clickable(self.navigation_data["selectors"]["workflows"]["new_button"])
         element.click()
diff --git a/test/selenium_tests/test_workflow_management.py b/test/selenium_tests/test_workflow_management.py
index 94a5811f4fc..de2367def23 100644
--- a/test/selenium_tests/test_workflow_management.py
+++ b/test/selenium_tests/test_workflow_management.py
@@ -112,10 +112,6 @@ class WorkflowManagementTestCase(SeleniumTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(len(self.workflow_index_table_elements()), n)
 
     def _workflow_import_from_url(self):
-        element = self.wait_for_selector_clickable(self.test_data["selectors"]["workflows"]["import_button"])
-        element.click()
+        self.workflow_index_click_import()
         url = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/galaxyproject/galaxy/dev/test/base/data/test_workflow_1.ga"
-        form_element = self.driver.find_element_by_css_selector("#center form")
-        url_element = form_element.find_element_by_css_selector("input[type='text']")
-        url_element.send_keys(url)
-        self.click_submit(form_element)
+        self.workflow_import_submit_url(url)