diff --git a/spec/features/merge_request/user_merges_only_if_pipeline_succeeds_spec.rb b/spec/features/merge_request/user_merges_only_if_pipeline_succeeds_spec.rb
index 62414700f01048e94c2cbd1760a3513bca3efda9..eef4d361e8d53fe7f4783430902bdd7ee9b69959 100644
--- a/spec/features/merge_request/user_merges_only_if_pipeline_succeeds_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/merge_request/user_merges_only_if_pipeline_succeeds_spec.rb
@@ -147,6 +147,8 @@
             end
 
             it 'the MR gets merged' do
+              wait_for_requests
+
               expect(page).to have_content("Pipeline ##{pipeline.id} passed")
 
               wait_for_requests
@@ -239,6 +241,8 @@
             end
 
             it 'the MR gets merged' do
+              wait_for_requests
+
               expect(page).to have_content("Pipeline ##{pipeline.id} passed")
 
               wait_for_requests