diff --git a/test/smoke/src/areas/common.ts b/test/smoke/src/areas/common.ts
index 5f0c9a5aec2e5c9502b1add8fc3fbd071e6c75fa..c87846a330f25be60ed67069cf8d2e88f4b25419 100644
--- a/test/smoke/src/areas/common.ts
+++ b/test/smoke/src/areas/common.ts
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ export class CommonActions {
 				retry++;
 
 				if (retry < trials) {
-					this.spectron.wait();
+					await this.spectron.wait();
 				} else {
 					error = e;
 				}