diff --git a/packages/web-application/src/web-application.ts b/packages/web-application/src/web-application.ts
index 18e26d0e0..7948f461e 100644
--- a/packages/web-application/src/web-application.ts
+++ b/packages/web-application/src/web-application.ts
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export class WebApplication extends PluggableModule {
     public root = createElementPath();
 
     static stepLogMessagesDecorator = {
-        waitForRoot(timeout) {
+        waitForRoot(timeout: number = this.WAIT_TIMEOUT) {
             return `Waiting for root element for ${timeout}`;
         },
         waitForExist(xpath, timeout: number = this.WAIT_TIMEOUT) {