diff --git a/app/src/androidTest/java/com/orgzly/android/espresso/util/EspressoUtils.java b/app/src/androidTest/java/com/orgzly/android/espresso/util/EspressoUtils.java
index 5dddd0038..b6b1941a3 100644
--- a/app/src/androidTest/java/com/orgzly/android/espresso/util/EspressoUtils.java
+++ b/app/src/androidTest/java/com/orgzly/android/espresso/util/EspressoUtils.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 import android.content.res.Resources;
 import android.os.Build;
+import android.os.SystemClock;
 import android.text.Spanned;
 import android.text.style.ClickableSpan;
 import android.view.KeyEvent;
@@ -187,6 +188,7 @@ public static ViewInteraction onSavedSearch(int position) {
     }
 
     public static ViewInteraction onRecyclerViewItem(@IdRes int recyclerView, int position, @IdRes int childView) {
+        SystemClock.sleep(500);
         onView(isRoot()).perform(waitId(recyclerView, 5000));
         onView(withId(recyclerView)).perform(RecyclerViewActions.scrollToPosition(position));
         return onView(new EspressoRecyclerViewMatcher(recyclerView)