diff --git a/tests/e2e/tests/build/rebuild-deps-type-check.ts b/tests/e2e/tests/build/rebuild-deps-type-check.ts
index 8e7fdaa62835..bd84850e509f 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/tests/build/rebuild-deps-type-check.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/tests/build/rebuild-deps-type-check.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ const doneRe =
   /webpack: bundle is now VALID|webpack: Compiled successfully.|webpack: Failed to compile./;
 
 
-
 export default function() {
   if (process.platform.startsWith('win')) {
     return Promise.resolve();
@@ -22,7 +21,7 @@ export default function() {
     return Promise.resolve();
   }
 
-  return silentExecAndWaitForOutputToMatch('ng', ['serve'], doneRe)
+  return Promise.resolve()
     // Create and import files.
     .then(() => writeFile('src/funky2.ts', `
       export function funky2(value: string): string {
@@ -33,24 +32,24 @@ export default function() {
       export * from './funky2';
     `))
     .then(() => prependToFile('src/main.ts', `
-      import { funky } from './funky';
+      import { funky2 } from './funky';
     `))
     .then(() => appendToFile('src/main.ts', `
-      console.log(funky('town'));
+      console.log(funky2('town'));
     `))
+    .then(() => wait(2000))
     // Should trigger a rebuild, no error expected.
-    .then(() => waitForAnyProcessOutputToMatch(doneRe, 10000))
+    .then(() => silentExecAndWaitForOutputToMatch('ng', ['serve'], doneRe))
     // Make an invalid version of the file.
-    .then(() => wait(2000))
     .then(() => writeFile('src/funky2.ts', `
-      export function funky(value: number): number {
+      export function funky2(value: number): number {
         return value + 1;
       }
     `))
     // Should trigger a rebuild, this time an error is expected.
     .then(() => waitForAnyProcessOutputToMatch(doneRe, 10000))
-    .then(({ stdout }) => {
-      if (!/ERROR in .*\/src\/main\.ts \(/.test(stdout)) {
+    .then(({ stderr }) => {
+      if (!/ERROR in .*\/src\/main\.ts \(/.test(stderr)) {
         throw new Error('Expected an error but none happened.');
       }
     })
@@ -61,20 +60,20 @@ export default function() {
     `))
     // Should trigger a rebuild, this time an error is expected.
     .then(() => waitForAnyProcessOutputToMatch(doneRe, 10000))
-    .then(({ stdout }) => {
-      if (!/ERROR in .*\/src\/main\.ts \(/.test(stdout)) {
+    .then(({ stderr }) => {
+      if (!/ERROR in .*\/src\/main\.ts \(/.test(stderr)) {
         throw new Error('Expected an error but none happened.');
       }
     })
     // Fix the error!
     .then(() => writeFile('src/funky2.ts', `
-      export function funky(value: string): string {
+      export function funky2(value: string): string {
         return value + 'hello';
       }
     `))
     .then(() => waitForAnyProcessOutputToMatch(doneRe, 10000))
-    .then(({ stdout }) => {
-      if (/ERROR in .*\/src\/main\.ts \(/.test(stdout)) {
+    .then(({ stderr }) => {
+      if (/ERROR in .*\/src\/main\.ts \(/.test(stderr)) {
         throw new Error('Expected no error but an error was shown.');
       }
     })
diff --git a/tests/e2e/utils/process.ts b/tests/e2e/utils/process.ts
index 32ff695efaac..ae5099d74a73 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/utils/process.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/utils/process.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ let _processes: child_process.ChildProcess[] = [];
 
 type ProcessOutput = {
   stdout: string;
-  stdout: string;
+  stderr: string;
 };