diff --git a/tests/acceptance/pageObjects/webPage.js b/tests/acceptance/pageObjects/webPage.js
index ff2091a9d1a..b9a6fbb76f0 100644
--- a/tests/acceptance/pageObjects/webPage.js
+++ b/tests/acceptance/pageObjects/webPage.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ module.exports = {
      */
     search: async function (searchTerm) {
       // wait for search indexing to be finished
-      await this.pause(1000)
+      await this.pause(2000)
       return this.initAjaxCounters()
         .isVisible(
           {