diff --git a/apps/advanced/tests/codeception/backend/acceptance/LoginCept.php b/apps/advanced/tests/codeception/backend/acceptance/LoginCept.php
index bb6c65f80c..8ed1b54e19 100644
--- a/apps/advanced/tests/codeception/backend/acceptance/LoginCept.php
+++ b/apps/advanced/tests/codeception/backend/acceptance/LoginCept.php
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ $loginPage = LoginPage::openBy($I);
 
 $I->amGoingTo('submit login form with no data');
 $loginPage->login('', '');
+if (method_exists($I, 'wait')) {
+    $I->wait(3); // only for selenium
+}
 $I->expectTo('see validations errors');
 $I->see('Username cannot be blank.', '.help-block');
 $I->see('Password cannot be blank.', '.help-block');
@@ -17,11 +20,17 @@ $I->see('Password cannot be blank.', '.help-block');
 $I->amGoingTo('try to login with wrong credentials');
 $I->expectTo('see validations errors');
 $loginPage->login('admin', 'wrong');
+if (method_exists($I, 'wait')) {
+    $I->wait(3); // only for selenium
+}
 $I->expectTo('see validations errors');
 $I->see('Incorrect username or password.', '.help-block');
 
 $I->amGoingTo('try to login with correct credentials');
 $loginPage->login('erau', 'password_0');
+if (method_exists($I, 'wait')) {
+    $I->wait(3); // only for selenium
+}
 $I->expectTo('see that user is logged');
 $I->seeLink('Logout (erau)');
 $I->dontSeeLink('Login');
diff --git a/apps/advanced/tests/codeception/frontend/acceptance/ContactCept.php b/apps/advanced/tests/codeception/frontend/acceptance/ContactCept.php
index c537fd4807..f589460e33 100644
--- a/apps/advanced/tests/codeception/frontend/acceptance/ContactCept.php
+++ b/apps/advanced/tests/codeception/frontend/acceptance/ContactCept.php
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ $I->see('Contact', 'h1');
 
 $I->amGoingTo('submit contact form with no data');
 $contactPage->submit([]);
+if (method_exists($I, 'wait')) {
+    $I->wait(3); // only for selenium
+}
 $I->expectTo('see validations errors');
 $I->see('Contact', 'h1');
 $I->see('Name cannot be blank', '.help-block');
@@ -27,6 +30,9 @@ $contactPage->submit([
     'body' => 'test content',
     'verifyCode' => 'testme',
 ]);
+if (method_exists($I, 'wait')) {
+    $I->wait(3); // only for selenium
+}
 $I->expectTo('see that email adress is wrong');
 $I->dontSee('Name cannot be blank', '.help-block');
 $I->see('Email is not a valid email address.', '.help-block');
@@ -42,4 +48,7 @@ $contactPage->submit([
     'body' => 'test content',
     'verifyCode' => 'testme',
 ]);
+if (method_exists($I, 'wait')) {
+    $I->wait(3); // only for selenium
+}
 $I->see('Thank you for contacting us. We will respond to you as soon as possible.');
diff --git a/apps/basic/tests/codeception/acceptance/ContactCept.php b/apps/basic/tests/codeception/acceptance/ContactCept.php
index 98ba2ef12c..4e8ee80b4e 100644
--- a/apps/basic/tests/codeception/acceptance/ContactCept.php
+++ b/apps/basic/tests/codeception/acceptance/ContactCept.php
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ $I->see('Contact', 'h1');
 
 $I->amGoingTo('submit contact form with no data');
 $contactPage->submit([]);
+if (method_exists($I, 'wait')) {
+    $I->wait(3); // only for selenium
+}
 $I->expectTo('see validations errors');
 $I->see('Contact', 'h1');
 $I->see('Name cannot be blank');
@@ -27,6 +30,9 @@ $contactPage->submit([
     'body' => 'test content',
     'verifyCode' => 'testme',
 ]);
+if (method_exists($I, 'wait')) {
+    $I->wait(3); // only for selenium
+}
 $I->expectTo('see that email adress is wrong');
 $I->dontSee('Name cannot be blank', '.help-inline');
 $I->see('Email is not a valid email address.');
diff --git a/apps/basic/tests/codeception/acceptance/LoginCept.php b/apps/basic/tests/codeception/acceptance/LoginCept.php
index 4f022e1c28..7575caf58c 100644
--- a/apps/basic/tests/codeception/acceptance/LoginCept.php
+++ b/apps/basic/tests/codeception/acceptance/LoginCept.php
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ $I->see('Login', 'h1');
 
 $I->amGoingTo('try to login with empty credentials');
 $loginPage->login('', '');
+if (method_exists($I, 'wait')) {
+    $I->wait(3); // only for selenium
+}
 $I->expectTo('see validations errors');
 $I->see('Username cannot be blank.');
 $I->see('Password cannot be blank.');