diff --git a/server/channels/api4/apitestlib.go b/server/channels/api4/apitestlib.go
index 2588d12e93..5a6be838f4 100644
--- a/server/channels/api4/apitestlib.go
+++ b/server/channels/api4/apitestlib.go
@@ -555,6 +555,25 @@ func (th *TestHelper) CreateLocalClient(socketPath string) *model.Client4 {
 	}
 }
 
+func (th *TestHelper) CreateConnectedWebSocketClient(t *testing.T) *model.WebSocketClient {
+	t.Helper()
+	wsClient, err := th.CreateWebSocketClient()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NotNil(t, wsClient, "webSocketClient should not be nil")
+	wsClient.Listen()
+	t.Cleanup(wsClient.Close)
+
+	// Ensure WS is connected. First event should be hello message.
+	select {
+	case ev := <-wsClient.EventChannel:
+		require.Equal(t, model.WebsocketEventHello, ev.EventType())
+	case <-time.After(5 * time.Second):
+		require.FailNow(t, "hello event was not received within the timeout period")
+	}
+
+	return wsClient
+}
+
 func (th *TestHelper) CreateWebSocketClient() (*model.WebSocketClient, error) {
 	return model.NewWebSocketClient4(fmt.Sprintf("ws://localhost:%v", th.App.Srv().ListenAddr.Port), th.Client.AuthToken)
 }
diff --git a/server/channels/api4/channel_bookmark_test.go b/server/channels/api4/channel_bookmark_test.go
index c96e6d0024..8b3902a339 100644
--- a/server/channels/api4/channel_bookmark_test.go
+++ b/server/channels/api4/channel_bookmark_test.go
@@ -221,13 +221,7 @@ func TestCreateChannelBookmark(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("a websockets event should be fired as part of creating a bookmark", func(t *testing.T) {
-		t.Skip("MM-62437")
-
-		webSocketClient, err := th.CreateWebSocketClient()
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		require.NotNil(t, webSocketClient, "webSocketClient should not be nil")
-		webSocketClient.Listen()
-		defer webSocketClient.Close()
+		webSocketClient := th.CreateConnectedWebSocketClient(t)
 
 		bookmark1 := &model.ChannelBookmark{
 			ChannelId:   th.BasicChannel.Id,
@@ -242,7 +236,7 @@ func TestCreateChannelBookmark(t *testing.T) {
 		th.Context.Session().UserId = th.BasicUser.Id
 		defer func() { th.Context.Session().UserId = originalSessionUserId }()
 
-		_, appErr := th.App.CreateChannelBookmark(th.Context, bookmark1, "")
+		bookmark, appErr := th.App.CreateChannelBookmark(th.Context, bookmark1, "")
 		require.Nil(t, appErr)
 
 		var b model.ChannelBookmarkWithFileInfo
@@ -266,6 +260,7 @@ func TestCreateChannelBookmark(t *testing.T) {
 		require.True(t, eventReceived, "Expected WebSocket event was not received within the timeout period")
 		require.NotNil(t, b)
 		require.NotEmpty(t, b.Id)
+		require.Equal(t, bookmark, &b)
 	})
 }
 
@@ -600,12 +595,7 @@ func TestEditChannelBookmark(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("a websockets event should be fired as part of editing a bookmark", func(t *testing.T) {
-		t.Skip("https://mattermost.atlassian.net/browse/MM-61779")
-		webSocketClient, err := th.CreateWebSocketClient()
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		require.NotNil(t, webSocketClient, "webSocketClient should not be nil")
-		webSocketClient.Listen()
-		defer webSocketClient.Close()
+		webSocketClient := th.CreateConnectedWebSocketClient(t)
 
 		bookmark1 := &model.ChannelBookmark{
 			ChannelId:   th.BasicChannel.Id,
@@ -975,14 +965,9 @@ func TestUpdateChannelBookmarkSortOrder(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("a websockets event should be fired as part of editing a bookmark's sort order", func(t *testing.T) {
-		t.Skip("MM-61301")
 		now := model.GetMillis()
-		webSocketClient, err := th.CreateWebSocketClient()
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		require.NotNil(t, webSocketClient, "webSocketClient should not be nil")
-		webSocketClient.Listen()
 
-		defer webSocketClient.Close()
+		webSocketClient := th.CreateConnectedWebSocketClient(t)
 
 		bookmark := &model.ChannelBookmark{
 			ChannelId:   th.BasicChannel.Id,
@@ -1332,11 +1317,7 @@ func TestDeleteChannelBookmark(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("a websockets event should be fired as part of deleting a bookmark", func(t *testing.T) {
-		webSocketClient, err := th.CreateWebSocketClient()
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		require.NotNil(t, webSocketClient, "webSocketClient should not be nil")
-		webSocketClient.Listen()
-		defer webSocketClient.Close()
+		webSocketClient := th.CreateConnectedWebSocketClient(t)
 
 		bookmark := &model.ChannelBookmark{
 			ChannelId:   th.BasicChannel.Id,