diff --git a/core/src/components/action-sheet/test/alert-from-action-sheet/e2e.ts b/core/src/components/action-sheet/test/alert-from-action-sheet/e2e.ts
index aa122eccca..d4d1f25950 100644
--- a/core/src/components/action-sheet/test/alert-from-action-sheet/e2e.ts
+++ b/core/src/components/action-sheet/test/alert-from-action-sheet/e2e.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ it('action-sheet: alertFromActionSheet', async () => {
 
   const alert = await page.find('ion-alert');
   await alert.waitForVisible();
+  await page.waitFor(100);
 
   compare = await page.compareScreenshot(`alert open`);
   expect(compare).toMatchScreenshot();
diff --git a/core/src/components/alert/test/standalone/e2e.ts b/core/src/components/alert/test/standalone/e2e.ts
index 1fc3af63cc..af43da4ea9 100644
--- a/core/src/components/alert/test/standalone/e2e.ts
+++ b/core/src/components/alert/test/standalone/e2e.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ it('alert: standalone', async () => {
     const alert = await page.find('ion-alert');
     expect(alert).not.toBe(null);
     await alert.waitForVisible();
+    await page.waitFor(100);
 
     const compare = await page.compareScreenshot(message);
     expect(compare).toMatchScreenshot();
diff --git a/core/src/components/app/app.tsx b/core/src/components/app/app.tsx
index 8016eb4177..8e9031522e 100644
--- a/core/src/components/app/app.tsx
+++ b/core/src/components/app/app.tsx
@@ -20,7 +20,10 @@ export class App implements ComponentInterface {
     rIC(() => {
       const { win, config, queue } = this;
 
-      importTapClick(win);
+      if (!config.getBoolean('_testing')) {
+        importTapClick(win);
+      }
+
       importInputShims(win, config);
       importStatusTap(win, config, queue);
       importHardwareBackButton(win, config);
diff --git a/core/src/components/datetime/test/basic/e2e.ts b/core/src/components/datetime/test/basic/e2e.ts
index c5e73abc29..6dce7cba73 100644
--- a/core/src/components/datetime/test/basic/e2e.ts
+++ b/core/src/components/datetime/test/basic/e2e.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ it('datetime: basic', async () => {
 
   const picker = await page.find('ion-picker');
   await picker.waitForVisible();
+  await page.waitFor(100);
 
   compare = await page.compareScreenshot('should open custom picker');
   expect(compare).toMatchScreenshot();
diff --git a/core/src/components/loading/test/standalone/e2e.ts b/core/src/components/loading/test/standalone/e2e.ts
index bb8bc654f2..91719f39e0 100644
--- a/core/src/components/loading/test/standalone/e2e.ts
+++ b/core/src/components/loading/test/standalone/e2e.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ it('loading: standalone', async () => {
   expect(loading).not.toBeNull();
 
   await loading.waitForVisible();
+  await page.waitFor(500);
 
   const compare = await page.compareScreenshot();
   expect(compare).toMatchScreenshot();
diff --git a/core/src/components/loading/test/standalone/index.html b/core/src/components/loading/test/standalone/index.html
index ffcb7ba146..867617bb4f 100644
--- a/core/src/components/loading/test/standalone/index.html
+++ b/core/src/components/loading/test/standalone/index.html
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
       await loadingController.componentOnReady();
       const loadingElement = await loadingController.create({
         message: 'Hellooo',
-        duration: 2000
+        duration: 5000
       });
       return await loadingElement.present();
     }
diff --git a/core/src/components/popover/test/standalone/e2e.ts b/core/src/components/popover/test/standalone/e2e.ts
index 224c6e1886..5000a9bc46 100644
--- a/core/src/components/popover/test/standalone/e2e.ts
+++ b/core/src/components/popover/test/standalone/e2e.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ it('popover: standalone', async () => {
   const popover = await page.find('ion-popover');
   expect(popover).not.toBeNull();
 
+  await popover.waitForVisible();
+  await page.waitFor(500);
+
   const compare = await page.compareScreenshot();
   expect(compare).toMatchScreenshot();
 });
diff --git a/core/src/components/select/test/single-value/e2e.ts b/core/src/components/select/test/single-value/e2e.ts
index 3e818e0f78..508ddab01d 100644
--- a/core/src/components/select/test/single-value/e2e.ts
+++ b/core/src/components/select/test/single-value/e2e.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ it('select: single-value', async () => {
 
   const alert = await page.find('ion-alert');
   await alert.waitForVisible();
+  await page.waitFor(100);
 
   compare = await page.compareScreenshot('should open gender single select');
   expect(compare).toMatchScreenshot();
diff --git a/core/src/components/slides/test/basic/e2e.ts b/core/src/components/slides/test/basic/e2e.ts
index 9b8ef0c922..9012dd2e75 100644
--- a/core/src/components/slides/test/basic/e2e.ts
+++ b/core/src/components/slides/test/basic/e2e.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ it('slides: basic', async () => {
     url: '/src/components/slides/test/basic?ionic:_testing=true'
   });
 
+  await page.waitFor(500);
+
   const compare = await page.compareScreenshot();
   expect(compare).toMatchScreenshot();
 });
diff --git a/core/src/components/slides/test/basic/index.html b/core/src/components/slides/test/basic/index.html
index 1ccfc9fa5a..35e29e7721 100644
--- a/core/src/components/slides/test/basic/index.html
+++ b/core/src/components/slides/test/basic/index.html
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
     <ion-content id="content">
       <ion-slides style="background: black" id="slides" pager>
-        <ion-slide style="background: red; color: white;">
+        <ion-slide style="background: rgb(0, 200, 0); color: white;">
           <h1>Slide 1</h1>
         </ion-slide>
         <ion-slide style="background: white; color: blue;">
diff --git a/core/src/components/slides/test/standalone/e2e.ts b/core/src/components/slides/test/standalone/e2e.ts
index 2b9f2a2880..b7175160ce 100644
--- a/core/src/components/slides/test/standalone/e2e.ts
+++ b/core/src/components/slides/test/standalone/e2e.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ it('slides: standalone', async () => {
     url: '/src/components/slides/test/standalone?ionic:_testing=true'
   });
 
+  await page.waitFor(500);
+
   const compare = await page.compareScreenshot();
   expect(compare).toMatchScreenshot();
 });
diff --git a/core/src/components/slides/test/standalone/index.html b/core/src/components/slides/test/standalone/index.html
index 555002bb65..8a51dac924 100644
--- a/core/src/components/slides/test/standalone/index.html
+++ b/core/src/components/slides/test/standalone/index.html
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 <body>
   <ion-slides style="background: black" pager="true">
 
-    <ion-slide style="background: red; color: white;">
+    <ion-slide style="background: green; color: white;">
       <h1>Slide 1</h1>
     </ion-slide>