diff --git a/course/format/social/tests/behat/social_adjust_discussion_count.feature b/course/format/social/tests/behat/social_adjust_discussion_count.feature
index 2a589ec03811d..874878690486a 100644
--- a/course/format/social/tests/behat/social_adjust_discussion_count.feature
+++ b/course/format/social/tests/behat/social_adjust_discussion_count.feature
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Background:
     And I press "Post to forum"
     And I wait to be redirected
     And I follow "Course 1"
+    And I wait "1" seconds
     And I press "Add a new discussion topic"
     And I set the following fields to these values:
       | Subject | Forum Post 9 |
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ Background:
     And I press "Post to forum"
     And I wait to be redirected
     And I follow "Course 1"
+    And I wait "1" seconds
     And I press "Add a new discussion topic"
     And I set the following fields to these values:
       | Subject | Forum Post 8 |
@@ -78,6 +80,7 @@ Background:
       | Message | This is forum post two |
     And I press "Post to forum"
     And I wait to be redirected
+    And I wait "1" seconds
     And I follow "Course 1"
     And I press "Add a new discussion topic"
     And I set the following fields to these values:
diff --git a/message/tests/behat/display_history.feature b/message/tests/behat/display_history.feature
index 9083023242a26..62b0766f9a7e8 100644
--- a/message/tests/behat/display_history.feature
+++ b/message/tests/behat/display_history.feature
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ Feature: Message history displays correctly
       | user2 | User | Two | two@example.com |
     And I log in as "user1"
     And I send "Message 1 from user1 to user2" message to "User Two" user
+    And I wait "1" seconds
     And I send "Message 2 from user1 to user2" message to "User Two" user
     And I send "Message 3 from user1 to user2" message to "User Two" user
     And I send "Message 4 from user1 to user2" message to "User Two" user
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ Feature: Message history displays correctly
     And I send "Message 7 from user1 to user2" message to "User Two" user
     And I send "Message 8 from user1 to user2" message to "User Two" user
     And I send "Message 9 from user1 to user2" message to "User Two" user
+    And I wait "1" seconds
     And I send "Message 10 from user1 to user2" message to "User Two" user
 
   Scenario: View sent messages
diff --git a/mod/forum/tests/behat/discussion_navigation.feature b/mod/forum/tests/behat/discussion_navigation.feature
index b2447727fc6cb..49c83e3af3591 100644
--- a/mod/forum/tests/behat/discussion_navigation.feature
+++ b/mod/forum/tests/behat/discussion_navigation.feature
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ Feature: A user can navigate to previous and next discussions
     And I follow "Discussion 1"
     And I should see "Discussion 2"
     And I should not see "Discussion 3"
+    And I wait "1" seconds
     And I follow "Reply"
     And I set the following fields to these values:
       | Message | Answer to discussion |