diff --git a/tests/spec/02-login-spec.js b/tests/spec/02-login-spec.js
index 78c84b29..9b2113d0 100644
--- a/tests/spec/02-login-spec.js
+++ b/tests/spec/02-login-spec.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Selector as $ } from 'testcafe'
 import {
-  authorizeInput, emailInput, formError, getUrl, instanceInput, passwordInput,
+  authorizeInput, emailInput, formError, getFirstVisibleStatus, getUrl, instanceInput, passwordInput,
   settingsButton
 } from '../utils'
 
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ test('Cannot log in to a fake instance', async t => {
 
 test('Logs in and logs out of localhost:3000', async t => {
   await manualLogin(t, 'foobar@localhost:3000', 'foobarfoobar')
+    .expect(getUrl()).eql('http://localhost:4002/')
+    .hover(getFirstVisibleStatus())
     .expect($('article.status-article').exists).ok()
     .click(settingsButton)
     .click($('a').withText('Instances'))
diff --git a/tests/spec/03-basic-timeline-spec.js b/tests/spec/03-basic-timeline-spec.js
index c4bc9d8e..c525df2c 100644
--- a/tests/spec/03-basic-timeline-spec.js
+++ b/tests/spec/03-basic-timeline-spec.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Selector as $ } from 'testcafe'
-import { getFirstVisibleStatus, getUrl, validateTimeline } from '../utils'
+import { getFirstVisibleStatus, getNthStatus, getUrl, validateTimeline } from '../utils'
 import { homeTimeline, notifications, localTimeline, favorites } from '../fixtures'
 import { foobarRole } from '../roles'
 
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ fixture`03-basic-timeline-spec.js`
 
 test('Shows the home timeline', async t => {
   await t.useRole(foobarRole)
+    .hover(getNthStatus(0))
     .expect(getFirstVisibleStatus().exists).ok()
     .expect(getFirstVisibleStatus().hasAttribute('aria-setsize')).ok()
     .expect(getFirstVisibleStatus().getAttribute('aria-posinset')).eql('0')
diff --git a/tests/utils.js b/tests/utils.js
index 1a7797d9..63ae1602 100644
--- a/tests/utils.js
+++ b/tests/utils.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { ClientFunction as exec, Selector as $ } from 'testcafe'
 import * as images from './images'
 import * as blobUtils from './blobUtils'
 
-const SCROLL_INTERVAL = 3
+const SCROLL_INTERVAL = 2
 
 export const settingsButton = $('nav a[aria-label=Settings]')
 export const instanceInput = $('#instanceInput')