diff --git a/tools/winscope-ng/src/app/components/collect_traces.component.ts b/tools/winscope-ng/src/app/components/collect_traces.component.ts
index 0af3c1178..90f89b695 100644
--- a/tools/winscope-ng/src/app/components/collect_traces.component.ts
+++ b/tools/winscope-ng/src/app/components/collect_traces.component.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,18 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-import { Component, Input, Inject, Output, EventEmitter, OnInit, OnDestroy, ViewEncapsulation, ChangeDetectorRef } from "@angular/core";
+import {
+  ChangeDetectorRef,
+  Component,
+  EventEmitter,
+  Input,
+  Inject,
+  Output,
+  OnInit,
+  OnDestroy,
+  NgZone,
+  ViewEncapsulation
+} from "@angular/core";
 import { TraceData} from "app/trace_data";
 import { ProxyConnection } from "trace_collection/proxy_connection";
 import { Connection } from "trace_collection/connection";
@@ -21,7 +32,6 @@ import { ProxyState } from "trace_collection/proxy_client";
 import { traceConfigurations, configMap, SelectionConfiguration, EnableConfiguration } from "trace_collection/trace_collection_utils";
 import { PersistentStore } from "common/utils/persistent_store";
 import { MatSnackBar } from "@angular/material/snack-bar";
-import { ParserError } from "parsers/parser_factory";
 import { ParserErrorSnackBarComponent } from "./parser_error_snack_bar_component";
 import { TracingConfig } from "trace_collection/tracing_config";
 
@@ -299,7 +309,8 @@ export class CollectTracesComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
 
   constructor(
     @Inject(MatSnackBar) private snackBar: MatSnackBar,
-    @Inject(ChangeDetectorRef) private changeDetectorRef: ChangeDetectorRef
+    @Inject(ChangeDetectorRef) private changeDetectorRef: ChangeDetectorRef,
+    @Inject(NgZone) private ngZone: NgZone
   ) {
     this.connect = new ProxyConnection(
       (newState) => this.changeDetectorRef.detectChanges(),
@@ -464,20 +475,11 @@ export class CollectTracesComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     this.traceData.clear();
 
     const parserErrors = await this.traceData.loadTraces(this.connect.adbData());
-    if (parserErrors.length > 0) {
-      this.openTempSnackBar(parserErrors);
-    }
+    ParserErrorSnackBarComponent.open(this.ngZone, this.snackBar, parserErrors);
     this.traceDataLoaded.emit();
     console.log("finished loading data!");
   }
 
-  private openTempSnackBar(parserErrors: ParserError[]) {
-    this.snackBar.openFromComponent(ParserErrorSnackBarComponent, {
-      data: parserErrors,
-      duration: 7500,
-    });
-  }
-
   private onLoadProgressUpdate(progress: number) {
     this.loadProgress = progress;
     this.changeDetectorRef.detectChanges();
diff --git a/tools/winscope-ng/src/app/components/parser_error_snack_bar_component.ts b/tools/winscope-ng/src/app/components/parser_error_snack_bar_component.ts
index 47f9d2ae7..0f992fcad 100644
--- a/tools/winscope-ng/src/app/components/parser_error_snack_bar_component.ts
+++ b/tools/winscope-ng/src/app/components/parser_error_snack_bar_component.ts
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-import {Component, Inject} from "@angular/core";
-import {MAT_SNACK_BAR_DATA, MatSnackBarRef} from "@angular/material/snack-bar";
+import {Component, Inject, NgZone} from "@angular/core";
+import {MAT_SNACK_BAR_DATA, MatSnackBar, MatSnackBarRef} from "@angular/material/snack-bar";
 import {TRACE_INFO} from "app/trace_info";
 import {ParserError, ParserErrorType} from "parsers/parser_factory";
 
@@ -46,6 +46,17 @@ import {ParserError, ParserErrorType} from "parsers/parser_factory";
 export class ParserErrorSnackBarComponent {
   messages: string[] = [];
 
+  static open(ngZone: NgZone, snackBar: MatSnackBar, parserErrors: ParserError[]) {
+    ngZone.run(() => {
+      // The snackbar needs to be opened within ngZone,
+      // otherwise it will first display on the left and then will jump to the center
+      snackBar.openFromComponent(ParserErrorSnackBarComponent, {
+        data: parserErrors,
+        duration: 10000,
+      });
+    });
+  }
+
   constructor(
     @Inject(MatSnackBarRef) public snackBarRef: MatSnackBarRef<ParserErrorSnackBarComponent>,
     @Inject(MAT_SNACK_BAR_DATA) errors: ParserError[]
diff --git a/tools/winscope-ng/src/app/components/upload_traces.component.ts b/tools/winscope-ng/src/app/components/upload_traces.component.ts
index 536ac2915..ebef809ef 100644
--- a/tools/winscope-ng/src/app/components/upload_traces.component.ts
+++ b/tools/winscope-ng/src/app/components/upload_traces.component.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,15 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-import {ChangeDetectorRef, Component, EventEmitter, Inject, Input, Output} from "@angular/core";
+import {
+  ChangeDetectorRef,
+  Component,
+  EventEmitter,
+  Inject,
+  Input,
+  NgZone,
+  Output
+} from "@angular/core";
 import {MatSnackBar} from "@angular/material/snack-bar";
 import {UploadTracesComponentDependencyInversion} from "./upload_traces_component_dependency_inversion";
 import {TraceData} from "app/trace_data";
@@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ export class UploadTracesComponent implements UploadTracesComponentDependencyInv
 
   constructor(
     @Inject(ChangeDetectorRef) private changeDetectorRef: ChangeDetectorRef,
-    @Inject(MatSnackBar) private snackBar: MatSnackBar
+    @Inject(MatSnackBar) private snackBar: MatSnackBar,
+    @Inject(NgZone) private ngZone: NgZone
   ) {
   }
 
@@ -212,11 +221,7 @@ export class UploadTracesComponent implements UploadTracesComponentDependencyInv
     this.isLoadingFiles = false;
     this.changeDetectorRef.detectChanges();
 
-    this.snackBar.openFromComponent(ParserErrorSnackBarComponent, {
-      data: parserErrors,
-      duration: 10000,
-    });
-
+    ParserErrorSnackBarComponent.open(this.ngZone, this.snackBar, parserErrors);
   }
 
   public onViewTracesButtonClick() {
diff --git a/tools/winscope-ng/src/test/e2e/cross_tool_protocol.spec.ts b/tools/winscope-ng/src/test/e2e/cross_tool_protocol.spec.ts
index 1c0f2bdc6..ef8e54b6e 100644
--- a/tools/winscope-ng/src/test/e2e/cross_tool_protocol.spec.ts
+++ b/tools/winscope-ng/src/test/e2e/cross_tool_protocol.spec.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ describe("Cross-Tool Protocol", () => {
 
     await sendBugreportToWinscope();
     await checkWinscopeRendersUploadView();
+    await closeWinscopeSnackBarIfNeeded();
 
     await clickWinscopeViewTracesButton();
     await checkWinscopeRenderedSurfaceFlingerView();
@@ -85,6 +86,11 @@ describe("Cross-Tool Protocol", () => {
     await E2eTestUtils.clickViewTracesButton();
   };
 
+  const closeWinscopeSnackBarIfNeeded = async () => {
+    await browser.switchTo().window(await getWindowHandleWinscope());
+    await E2eTestUtils.closeSnackBarIfNeeded();
+  };
+
   const waitWinscopeTabIsOpen = async () => {
     await browser.wait(async () => {
       const handles = await browser.getAllWindowHandles();
diff --git a/tools/winscope-ng/src/test/e2e/upload_traces.spec.ts b/tools/winscope-ng/src/test/e2e/upload_traces.spec.ts
index ec14aa652..7a0f55482 100644
--- a/tools/winscope-ng/src/test/e2e/upload_traces.spec.ts
+++ b/tools/winscope-ng/src/test/e2e/upload_traces.spec.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ describe("Upload traces", () => {
 
   it("can process bugreport", async () => {
     await E2eTestUtils.uploadFixture("bugreports/bugreport_stripped.zip");
+    await E2eTestUtils.closeSnackBarIfNeeded();
     await checkHasLoadedTraces();
     await checkEmitsUnsupportedFileFormatMessages();
     await checkEmitsOverriddenTracesMessages();
diff --git a/tools/winscope-ng/src/test/e2e/utils.ts b/tools/winscope-ng/src/test/e2e/utils.ts
index 3fdb2ac7f..279ee660b 100644
--- a/tools/winscope-ng/src/test/e2e/utils.ts
+++ b/tools/winscope-ng/src/test/e2e/utils.ts
@@ -28,8 +28,16 @@ class E2eTestUtils extends CommonTestUtils {
   }
 
   static async clickViewTracesButton() {
-    const loadData = element(by.css(".load-btn"));
-    await loadData.click();
+    const button = element(by.css(".load-btn"));
+    await button.click();
+  }
+
+  static async closeSnackBarIfNeeded() {
+    const closeButton = element(by.css(".snack-bar-action"));
+    const isPresent = await closeButton.isPresent();
+    if (isPresent) {
+      await closeButton.click();
+    }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/winscope-ng/src/test/e2e/viewer_input_method_clients.spec.ts b/tools/winscope-ng/src/test/e2e/viewer_input_method_clients.spec.ts
index 3bd7b5023..808abee79 100644
--- a/tools/winscope-ng/src/test/e2e/viewer_input_method_clients.spec.ts
+++ b/tools/winscope-ng/src/test/e2e/viewer_input_method_clients.spec.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ describe("Viewer InputMethodClients", () => {
 
   it("processes trace and renders view", async () => {
     await E2eTestUtils.uploadFixture("traces/elapsed_and_real_timestamp/InputMethodClients.pb");
+    await E2eTestUtils.closeSnackBarIfNeeded();
     await E2eTestUtils.clickViewTracesButton();
 
     const viewerPresent = await element(by.css("viewer-input-method")).isPresent();
diff --git a/tools/winscope-ng/src/test/e2e/viewer_input_method_manager_service.spec.ts b/tools/winscope-ng/src/test/e2e/viewer_input_method_manager_service.spec.ts
index f2da79a12..cec5d7041 100644
--- a/tools/winscope-ng/src/test/e2e/viewer_input_method_manager_service.spec.ts
+++ b/tools/winscope-ng/src/test/e2e/viewer_input_method_manager_service.spec.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ describe("Viewer InputMethodManagerService", () => {
 
   it("processes trace and renders view", async () => {
     await E2eTestUtils.uploadFixture("traces/elapsed_and_real_timestamp/InputMethodManagerService.pb");
+    await E2eTestUtils.closeSnackBarIfNeeded();
     await E2eTestUtils.clickViewTracesButton();
 
     const viewerPresent = await element(by.css("viewer-input-method")).isPresent();
diff --git a/tools/winscope-ng/src/test/e2e/viewer_input_method_service.spec.ts b/tools/winscope-ng/src/test/e2e/viewer_input_method_service.spec.ts
index 69465d4cc..f5739a618 100644
--- a/tools/winscope-ng/src/test/e2e/viewer_input_method_service.spec.ts
+++ b/tools/winscope-ng/src/test/e2e/viewer_input_method_service.spec.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ describe("Viewer InputMethodService", () => {
 
   it("processes trace and renders view", async () => {
     await E2eTestUtils.uploadFixture("traces/elapsed_and_real_timestamp/InputMethodService.pb");
+    await E2eTestUtils.closeSnackBarIfNeeded();
     await E2eTestUtils.clickViewTracesButton();
 
     const viewerPresent = await element(by.css("viewer-input-method")).isPresent();
diff --git a/tools/winscope-ng/src/test/e2e/viewer_protolog.spec.ts b/tools/winscope-ng/src/test/e2e/viewer_protolog.spec.ts
index f0d4580fb..7249726b2 100644
--- a/tools/winscope-ng/src/test/e2e/viewer_protolog.spec.ts
+++ b/tools/winscope-ng/src/test/e2e/viewer_protolog.spec.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ describe("Viewer ProtoLog", () => {
 
   it("processes trace and renders view", async () => {
     await E2eTestUtils.uploadFixture("traces/elapsed_and_real_timestamp/ProtoLog.pb");
+    await E2eTestUtils.closeSnackBarIfNeeded();
     await E2eTestUtils.clickViewTracesButton();
 
     const isViewerRendered = await element(by.css("viewer-protolog")).isPresent();
diff --git a/tools/winscope-ng/src/test/e2e/viewer_screen_recording.spec.ts b/tools/winscope-ng/src/test/e2e/viewer_screen_recording.spec.ts
index ee65bce6c..3f2ed0d38 100644
--- a/tools/winscope-ng/src/test/e2e/viewer_screen_recording.spec.ts
+++ b/tools/winscope-ng/src/test/e2e/viewer_screen_recording.spec.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ describe("Viewer ScreenRecording", () => {
 
   it("processes trace and renders view", async () => {
     await E2eTestUtils.uploadFixture("traces/elapsed_and_real_timestamp/screen_recording_metadata_v2.mp4");
+    await E2eTestUtils.closeSnackBarIfNeeded();
     await E2eTestUtils.clickViewTracesButton();
 
     const viewer = element(by.css("viewer-screen-recording"));
diff --git a/tools/winscope-ng/src/test/e2e/viewer_surface_flinger.spec.ts b/tools/winscope-ng/src/test/e2e/viewer_surface_flinger.spec.ts
index 726ffd15a..621d1af09 100644
--- a/tools/winscope-ng/src/test/e2e/viewer_surface_flinger.spec.ts
+++ b/tools/winscope-ng/src/test/e2e/viewer_surface_flinger.spec.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ describe("Viewer SurfaceFlinger", () => {
 
   it("processes trace and renders view", async () => {
     await E2eTestUtils.uploadFixture("traces/elapsed_and_real_timestamp/SurfaceFlinger.pb");
+    await E2eTestUtils.closeSnackBarIfNeeded();
     await E2eTestUtils.clickViewTracesButton();
 
     const viewerPresent = await element(by.css("viewer-surface-flinger")).isPresent();
diff --git a/tools/winscope-ng/src/test/e2e/viewer_transactions.spec.ts b/tools/winscope-ng/src/test/e2e/viewer_transactions.spec.ts
index e9cb6f918..d25aeaa22 100644
--- a/tools/winscope-ng/src/test/e2e/viewer_transactions.spec.ts
+++ b/tools/winscope-ng/src/test/e2e/viewer_transactions.spec.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ describe("Viewer Transactions", () => {
 
   it("processes trace and renders view", async () => {
     await E2eTestUtils.uploadFixture("traces/elapsed_and_real_timestamp/Transactions.pb");
+    await E2eTestUtils.closeSnackBarIfNeeded();
     await E2eTestUtils.clickViewTracesButton();
 
     const isViewerRendered = await element(by.css("viewer-transactions")).isPresent();
diff --git a/tools/winscope-ng/src/test/e2e/viewer_window_manager.spec.ts b/tools/winscope-ng/src/test/e2e/viewer_window_manager.spec.ts
index 0b2eb88e3..bd617babc 100644
--- a/tools/winscope-ng/src/test/e2e/viewer_window_manager.spec.ts
+++ b/tools/winscope-ng/src/test/e2e/viewer_window_manager.spec.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ describe("Viewer WindowManager", () => {
 
   it("processes trace and renders view", async () => {
     await E2eTestUtils.uploadFixture("traces/elapsed_and_real_timestamp/WindowManager.pb");
+    await E2eTestUtils.closeSnackBarIfNeeded();
     await E2eTestUtils.clickViewTracesButton();
 
     const viewerPresent = await element(by.css("viewer-window-manager")).isPresent();