diff --git a/public/docs/_examples/protractor-helpers.ts b/public/docs/_examples/protractor-helpers.ts
index 03ada46a7e..9eae89b886 100644
--- a/public/docs/_examples/protractor-helpers.ts
+++ b/public/docs/_examples/protractor-helpers.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { browser } from 'protractor';
+import { browser, element, by } from 'protractor';
 
 export var appLang = {
   appIsTs: false,
@@ -35,3 +35,13 @@ export function setProtractorToNg1Mode(): void {
 
   // browser.addMockModule('disableNgAnimate', disableNgAnimate);
 }
+
+// Protractor doesn't support the UpgradeAdapter's asynchronous
+// bootstrap with Angular 1 at the moment. Get around it by
+// waiting for an element to get `ng-scope` class.
+export function waitForNg1AsyncBootstrap() {
+  browser.ignoreSynchronization = true;
+  browser.driver.wait(function() {
+    return element(by.css('.ng-scope')).isPresent();
+  }, 5000);
+}
diff --git a/public/docs/_examples/upgrade-adapter/e2e-spec.ts b/public/docs/_examples/upgrade-adapter/e2e-spec.ts
index 77e98678f1..e6f4d7138b 100644
--- a/public/docs/_examples/upgrade-adapter/e2e-spec.ts
+++ b/public/docs/_examples/upgrade-adapter/e2e-spec.ts
@@ -1,20 +1,10 @@
 'use strict'; // necessary for es6 output in node
 
 import { browser, element, by } from 'protractor';
-import { setProtractorToNg1Mode } from '../protractor-helpers';
+import { setProtractorToNg1Mode, waitForNg1AsyncBootstrap } from '../protractor-helpers';
 
 describe('Upgrade Tests', function () {
 
-  // Protractor doesn't support the UpgradeAdapter's asynchronous
-  // bootstrap with Angular 1 at the moment. Get around it by
-  // waiting for an element to get `ng-scope` class.
-  function waitForNg1AsyncBootstrap() {
-    browser.ignoreSynchronization = true;
-    browser.driver.wait(function() {
-      return element(by.css('.ng-scope')).isPresent();
-    }, 5000);
-  }
-
   describe('NG1 Auto-bootstrap', function() {
 
     beforeAll(function () {
diff --git a/public/docs/_examples/upgrade-phonecat-2-hybrid/e2e-spec.ts.disabled b/public/docs/_examples/upgrade-phonecat-2-hybrid/e2e-spec.ts
similarity index 86%
rename from public/docs/_examples/upgrade-phonecat-2-hybrid/e2e-spec.ts.disabled
rename to public/docs/_examples/upgrade-phonecat-2-hybrid/e2e-spec.ts
index 0e27367ec8..3a5fb7307d 100644
--- a/public/docs/_examples/upgrade-phonecat-2-hybrid/e2e-spec.ts.disabled
+++ b/public/docs/_examples/upgrade-phonecat-2-hybrid/e2e-spec.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,17 @@
-'use strict'; // necessary for es6 output in node 
+'use strict'; // necessary for es6 output in node
 
 import { browser, element, by } from 'protractor';
+import { setProtractorToNg1Mode, waitForNg1AsyncBootstrap } from '../protractor-helpers';
 
 // Angular E2E Testing Guide:
 // https://docs.angularjs.org/guide/e2e-testing
 
 describe('PhoneCat Application', function() {
 
-  beforeAll(function() {
-    setProtractorToNg1Mode();
-  });
-
   it('should redirect `index.html` to `index.html#!/phones', function() {
     browser.get('index.html');
+    setProtractorToNg1Mode();
+    waitForNg1AsyncBootstrap();
     expect(browser.getLocationAbsUrl()).toBe('/phones');
   });
 
@@ -20,6 +19,8 @@ describe('PhoneCat Application', function() {
 
     beforeEach(function() {
       browser.get('index.html#!/phones');
+      setProtractorToNg1Mode();
+      waitForNg1AsyncBootstrap();
     });
 
     it('should filter the phone list as a user types into the search box', function() {
@@ -63,12 +64,12 @@ describe('PhoneCat Application', function() {
       ]);
     });
 
-    it('should render phone specific links', function() {
+    fit('should render phone specific links', function() {
       let query = element(by.css('input'));
       query.sendKeys('nexus');
 
       element.all(by.css('.phones li a')).first().click();
-      browser.refresh(); // Not sure why this is needed but it is. The route change works fine.
+      waitForNg1AsyncBootstrap(); // Not sure why this is needed but it is. The route change works fine.
       expect(browser.getLocationAbsUrl()).toBe('/phones/nexus-s');
     });
 
@@ -78,6 +79,8 @@ describe('PhoneCat Application', function() {
 
     beforeEach(function() {
       browser.get('index.html#!/phones/nexus-s');
+      setProtractorToNg1Mode();
+      waitForNg1AsyncBootstrap();
     });
 
     it('should display the `nexus-s` page', function() {