diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/dialog-holder/addon/services/dialog.js b/app/assets/javascripts/dialog-holder/addon/services/dialog.js
index 0724bbe81ca..3ccaaf2df1a 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/dialog-holder/addon/services/dialog.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/dialog-holder/addon/services/dialog.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import Service from "@ember/service";
 import A11yDialog from "a11y-dialog";
 import { bind } from "discourse-common/utils/decorators";
+import { next } from "@ember/runloop";
 
 export default Service.extend({
   dialogInstance: null,
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ export default Service.extend({
   class: null,
   _confirming: false,
 
-  dialog(params) {
+  async dialog(params) {
     const {
       message,
       bodyComponent,
@@ -48,7 +49,19 @@ export default Service.extend({
       buttons,
     } = params;
 
-    const element = document.getElementById("dialog-holder");
+    let element = document.getElementById("dialog-holder");
+    if (!element) {
+      await new Promise((resolve) => next(resolve));
+      element = document.getElementById("dialog-holder");
+    }
+
+    if (!element) {
+      const msg =
+        "dialog-holder wrapper element not found. Unable to render dialog";
+      // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+      console.error(msg, params);
+      throw new Error(msg);
+    }
 
     this.setProperties({
       message,
diff --git a/plugins/chat/spec/system/visit_channel_spec.rb b/plugins/chat/spec/system/visit_channel_spec.rb
index 81e7cd1c14b..96a03b6b6e5 100644
--- a/plugins/chat/spec/system/visit_channel_spec.rb
+++ b/plugins/chat/spec/system/visit_channel_spec.rb
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ RSpec.describe "Visit channel", type: :system do
       end
 
       context "when channel is not found" do
-        xit "shows an error" do
+        it "shows an error" do
           visit("/chat/c/-/999")
 
           expect(page).to have_content("Not Found") # this is not a translated key
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ RSpec.describe "Visit channel", type: :system do
 
       context "when channel is not accessible" do
         context "when category channel" do
-          xit "shows an error" do
+          it "shows an error" do
             chat.visit_channel(private_category_channel_1)
 
             expect(page).to have_content(I18n.t("invalid_access"))
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ RSpec.describe "Visit channel", type: :system do
         end
 
         context "when direct message channel" do
-          xit "shows an error" do
+          it "shows an error" do
             chat.visit_channel(inaccessible_dm_channel_1)
 
             expect(page).to have_content(I18n.t("invalid_access"))
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ RSpec.describe "Visit channel", type: :system do
           )
         end
 
-        xit "shows an error" do
+        it "shows an error" do
           chat.visit_channel(inaccessible_dm_channel_1)
 
           expect(page).to have_content(I18n.t("invalid_access"))