diff --git a/common/test/acceptance/pages/studio/overview.py b/common/test/acceptance/pages/studio/overview.py
index 14c6b1b0d8..2eba3d0e06 100644
--- a/common/test/acceptance/pages/studio/overview.py
+++ b/common/test/acceptance/pages/studio/overview.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import datetime
 from bok_choy.page_object import PageObject
 from bok_choy.promise import EmptyPromise
 
+from selenium.webdriver import ActionChains
 from selenium.webdriver.support.ui import Select
 from selenium.webdriver.common.keys import Keys
 
@@ -254,12 +255,17 @@ class CourseOutlineContainer(CourseOutlineItem):
             """
             Returns whether or not this subsection is expanded.
             """
+            self.wait_for_element_presence(
+                self._bounded_selector(self.ADD_BUTTON_SELECTOR), 'Toggle control is present'
+            )
             add_button = self.q(css=self._bounded_selector(self.ADD_BUTTON_SELECTOR)).first.results
             return add_button and add_button[0].is_displayed()
 
         currently_expanded = subsection_expanded()
 
-        self.q(css=self._bounded_selector('.ui-toggle-expansion i')).first.click()
+        # Need to click slightly off-center in order for the click to be recognized.
+        ele = self.browser.find_element_by_css_selector(self._bounded_selector('.ui-toggle-expansion i'))
+        ActionChains(self.browser).move_to_element_with_offset(ele, 4, 4).click().perform()
         self.wait_for_element_presence(self._bounded_selector(self.ADD_BUTTON_SELECTOR), 'Subsection is expanded')
 
         EmptyPromise(