diff --git a/tests/spec/108-compose-dialog.js b/tests/spec/108-compose-dialog.js
index cadb37af..1dbe0f3f 100644
--- a/tests/spec/108-compose-dialog.js
+++ b/tests/spec/108-compose-dialog.js
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ test('can compose using a dialog', async t => {
   await t.useRole(foobarRole)
   await scrollToStatus(t, 15)
   await t.expect(modalDialog.getAttribute('aria-hidden')).eql('true')
-  await sleep(1000)
+    .expect(composeButton.getAttribute('aria-label')).eql('Compose')
+  await sleep(2000)
   await t.click(composeButton)
     .expect(modalDialog.hasAttribute('aria-hidden')).notOk()
     .typeText(modalDialog.find('.compose-box-input'), 'hello from the modal')