diff --git a/packages/edit-post/src/test/editor.native.js b/packages/edit-post/src/test/editor.native.js
index cedd6bf8c94b3..d87b74d7014b3 100644
--- a/packages/edit-post/src/test/editor.native.js
+++ b/packages/edit-post/src/test/editor.native.js
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
  */
 import RNReactNativeGutenbergBridge from 'react-native-gutenberg-bridge';
 import { mount } from 'enzyme';
+import { act } from "react-dom/test-utils";
+
 /**
  * WordPress dependencies
  */
@@ -31,6 +33,10 @@ describe( 'Editor', () => {
 		RNReactNativeGutenbergBridge.editorDidMount = jest.fn();
 
 		const appContainer = renderEditorWith( unsupportedBlock );
+		// for some reason resetEditorBlocks() is asynchronous when dispatching editEntityRecord
+		act ( () => {
+			jest.runAllTicks();
+		} );
 		appContainer.unmount();
 
 		expect( RNReactNativeGutenbergBridge.editorDidMount ).toHaveBeenCalledTimes( 1 );