diff --git a/tests/end2end/features/history.feature b/tests/end2end/features/history.feature
index 0432c0705..e1a7d3326 100644
--- a/tests/end2end/features/history.feature
+++ b/tests/end2end/features/history.feature
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ Feature: Page history
     Scenario: Escaping of URLs in :history
         When I open query?one=1&two=2
         And I open qute://history
+        And I wait 0.5s  # JS loads the history async
         And I hint with args "links normal" and follow a
         And I wait until query?one=1&two=2 is loaded
         Then the query parameter two should be set to 2