diff --git a/e2e/appTestTs/app/tests/example.ts b/e2e/appTestTs/app/tests/example.ts
index 28d6ca334..c305497f6 100644
--- a/e2e/appTestTs/app/tests/example.ts
+++ b/e2e/appTestTs/app/tests/example.ts
@@ -1,47 +1,40 @@
 import { Builder, Label, Frame } from "@nativescript/core/ui";
 
-import { navigateToModule } from "@nativescript/core/testing/ui-helper";
+import { navigateToModule, asdf, render } from "@nativescript/core/testing/ui-helper";
 import { assert } from "@nativescript/core/testing/tk-unit";
 
-// function assert(test: any, message?: string) {
-// 	if (!test) {
-// 		throw new Error(message);
-// 	}
-// }
-
 const snippet = `
 <StackLayout id="stack">
 	<Label id="label" text="Label"></Label>
 </StackLayout>`
 
 describe("---> describe", function () {
-	it("---> snippet", function () {
-		const rootView = Builder.parse(snippet);
-		const label = <Label>rootView.getViewById("label");
+	// it("---> snippet", function (done) {
+	// 	const rootView = Builder.parse(snippet);
+	// 	const label = <Label>rootView.getViewById("label");
 
+	// 	const actualText = label.text;
+	// 	const expectedText = "Label";
+
+	// 	assert(actualText === expectedText, `Actual: ${actualText}, Expected: ${expectedText}`);
+	// 	done();
+	// });
+
+	// it("---> page", function () {
+	// 	const rootView = Builder.load("test-page");
+	// 	const label = <Label>rootView.getViewById("label");
+
+	// 	const actualText = label.text;
+	// 	const expectedText = "Test Page Stack Label";
+
+	// 	assert(actualText === expectedText, `Actual: ${actualText}, Expected: ${expectedText}`);
+	// });
+
+	it("---> navigate to module", () => {
+		const page = navigateToModule("test-module");
+		const label = page.getViewById("label");
 		const actualText = label.text;
-		const expectedText = "Labe";
-
-		assert(actualText === expectedText, `Actual: ${actualText}, Expected: ${expectedText}`);
-	});
-
-	it("---> page", function () {
-		const rootView = Builder.load("test-page");
-		const label = <Label>rootView.getViewById("label");
-
-		const actualText = label.text;
-		const expectedText = "Test Page Stack Labe";
-
-		assert(actualText === expectedText, `Actual: ${actualText}, Expected: ${expectedText}`);
-	});
-
-	it("---> module", function () {
-		navigateToModule("test-module");
-		const label = <Label>Frame.topmost().getViewById("label");
-
-		const actualText = label.text;
-		const expectedText = "42 taps lef";
-
+		const expectedText = "42 taps left";
 		assert(actualText === expectedText, `Actual: ${actualText}, Expected: ${expectedText}`);
 	});
 });
diff --git a/e2e/appTestTs/app/tests/sample.ts b/e2e/appTestTs/app/tests/sample.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2ec27bab6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/appTestTs/app/tests/sample.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+// import { Builder, Label, Frame } from "@nativescript/core/ui";
+
+// import { navigateToModule, asdf, render } from "@nativescript/core/testing/ui-helper";
+// import { assert } from "@nativescript/core/testing/tk-unit";
+
+// // function assert(test: any, message?: string) {
+// // 	if (!test) {
+// // 		throw new Error(message);
+// // 	}
+// // }
+
+// const snippet = `
+// <StackLayout id="stack">
+// 	<Label id="label" text="Label"></Label>
+// </StackLayout>`
+
+// // describe("---> describe", function () {
+// // it("---> snippet", function (done) {
+// // 	const rootView = Builder.parse(snippet);
+// // 	const label = <Label>rootView.getViewById("label");
+
+
+// // 	const actualText = label.text;
+// // 	const expectedText = "Label";
+
+// // 	assert(actualText === expectedText, `Actual: ${actualText}, Expected: ${expectedText}`);
+// // 	done();
+// // });
+
+// // it("---> page", function () {
+// // 	const rootView = Builder.load("test-page");
+// // 	const label = <Label>rootView.getViewById("label");
+
+// // 	const actualText = label.text;
+// // 	const expectedText = "Test Page Stack Label";
+
+// // 	assert(actualText === expectedText, `Actual: ${actualText}, Expected: ${expectedText}`);
+// // });
+
+// // it("---> module", function (done) {
+// // 	// render done
+// // 	asdf("test-module").then((fixture) => {
+// // 		const label = fixture.getViewById("label");
+// // 		const actualText = label.text;
+// // 		const expectedText = "42 taps ";
+// // 		assert(actualText === expectedText, `Actual: ${actualText}, Expected: ${expectedText}`);
+// // 		done();
+// // 	});//.finally(done);
+// // });
+
+// // 	it('resolves', (done) => {
+// // 		const resolvingPromise = new Promise((resolve) => {
+// // 			resolve('promiseresolved');
+// // 		});
+// // 		resolvingPromise.then((result) => {
+// // 			expect(result).to.equal('promise resolved');
+// // 		}).finally(done);
+// // 	});
+// // });
+
+// const resolvingPromise = new Promise((resolve) =>
+// 	resolve('promise resolved')
+// );
+
+// const rejectingPromise = new Promise((resolve, reject) =>
+// 	reject(new Error('promise rejected'))
+// );
+
+
+// describe('async await', () => {
+
+// 	// Output:
+// 	it('asdf ', () => {
+// 		// const result = await asdf("test-module");
+// 		const page = navigateToModule("test-module");
+// 		const label = page.getViewById("label");
+// 		const actualText = label.text;
+// 		const expectedText = "42 taps left";
+// 		assert(actualText === expectedText, `Actual: ${actualText}, Expected: ${expectedText}`);
+// 		// expect(result).to.equal('promise resolved');
+// 	});
+
+// 	// Output: ✓ assertion success
+// 	it('assertion success', async () => {
+// 		const result = await resolvingPromise;
+// 		expect(result).to.equal('promise resolved');
+// 	});
+
+// 	// // Output: AssertionError: expected 'promise resolved' to equal 'i fail'
+// 	// it('failing assertion', async () => {
+// 	// 	const result = await resolvingPromise;
+// 	// 	expect(result).to.equal('i fail');
+// 	// });
+
+// 	// // Output: Error: promise rejected
+// 	// it('promise rejects', async () => {
+// 	// 	const result = await rejectingPromise;
+// 	// 	expect(result).to.equal('promise resolved');
+// 	// });
+
+// });
diff --git a/e2e/appTestTs/karma.conf.js b/e2e/appTestTs/karma.conf.js
index c96d330fe..9360a9874 100644
--- a/e2e/appTestTs/karma.conf.js
+++ b/e2e/appTestTs/karma.conf.js
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
 module.exports = function (config) {
+  config.set({
+    client: {
+      mocha: {
+        timeout: 3000 // 3 seconds - upped from 2 seconds
+      }
+    }
+  });
   const options = {
 
     // base path that will be used to resolve all patterns (eg. files, exclude)
@@ -18,13 +25,11 @@ module.exports = function (config) {
     exclude: [
     ],
 
-
     // preprocess matching files before serving them to the browser
     // available preprocessors: https://npmjs.org/browse/keyword/karma-preprocessor
     preprocessors: {
     },
 
-
     // test results reporter to use
     // possible values: 'dots', 'progress'
     // available reporters: https://npmjs.org/browse/keyword/karma-reporter