diff --git a/detox/e2e/support/ui/screen/channel.ts b/detox/e2e/support/ui/screen/channel.ts
index d841bacd3..5aa494285 100644
--- a/detox/e2e/support/ui/screen/channel.ts
+++ b/detox/e2e/support/ui/screen/channel.ts
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ class ChannelScreen {
     };
 
     toBeVisible = async () => {
+        await wait(timeouts.ONE_SEC);
         await waitFor(this.channelScreen).toExist().withTimeout(timeouts.TEN_SEC);
 
         return this.channelScreen;
diff --git a/detox/e2e/support/ui/screen/search_messages.ts b/detox/e2e/support/ui/screen/search_messages.ts
index bf7a873fb..aa5b92868 100644
--- a/detox/e2e/support/ui/screen/search_messages.ts
+++ b/detox/e2e/support/ui/screen/search_messages.ts
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ class SearchMessagesScreen {
     };
 
     toBeVisible = async () => {
+        await wait(timeouts.ONE_SEC);
         await waitFor(this.searchMessagesScreen).toExist().withTimeout(timeouts.TEN_SEC);
 
         return this.searchMessagesScreen;