diff --git a/spec/features/activities/work_package/activities_spec.rb b/spec/features/activities/work_package/activities_spec.rb
index 5ba321492543..e9907ad46645 100644
--- a/spec/features/activities/work_package/activities_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/activities/work_package/activities_spec.rb
@@ -341,6 +341,7 @@
       end
 
       wp_page.update_attributes(subject: "A new subject") # rubocop:disable Rails/ActiveRecordAliases
+      wait_for_network_idle
       wp_page.expect_and_dismiss_toaster(message: "Successful update.")
 
       second_journal = work_package.journals.second
@@ -363,6 +364,7 @@
       # the journals will not be merged due to the time difference
 
       wp_page.update_attributes(subject: "A new subject!!!") # rubocop:disable Rails/ActiveRecordAliases
+      wait_for_network_idle
 
       third_journal = work_package.journals.third