diff --git a/tests/frontend/specs/language.js b/tests/frontend/specs/language.js
index 377e4a7f..254493c4 100644
--- a/tests/frontend/specs/language.js
+++ b/tests/frontend/specs/language.js
@@ -21,7 +21,13 @@ describe("Language select and change", function(){
     $languageoption.attr('selected','selected');
     $language.change();
 
-    setTimeout(function(){
+    helper.waitFor(function(){
+
+      var $boldButton = chrome$(".buttonicon-bold").parent();
+      //get the title of the bold button
+      var boldButtonTitle = $boldButton[0]["title"];
+      return boldButtonTitle !== undefined;
+    }).done(function(){
 
       //get the value of the bold button
       var $boldButton = chrome$(".buttonicon-bold").parent();
@@ -33,7 +39,7 @@ describe("Language select and change", function(){
       expect(boldButtonTitle).to.be("Fett (Strg-B)");
       done();
 
-    }, 1000);
+    });
   });
 
   it("makes text English", function(done) {
@@ -52,7 +58,13 @@ describe("Language select and change", function(){
     $languageoption.attr('selected','selected');
     $language.change();
 
-    setTimeout(function(){
+    helper.waitFor(function(){
+
+      var $boldButton = chrome$(".buttonicon-bold").parent();
+      //get the title of the bold button
+      var boldButtonTitle = $boldButton[0]["title"];
+      return boldButtonTitle !== undefined;
+    }).done(function(){
 
       //get the value of the bold button
       var $boldButton = chrome$(".buttonicon-bold").parent();
@@ -64,7 +76,7 @@ describe("Language select and change", function(){
       expect(boldButtonTitle).to.be("Bold (Ctrl-B)");
       done();
 
-    }, 1000);
+    });
   });
 
 });