diff --git a/mobile/android/base/tests/components/ToolbarComponent.java b/mobile/android/base/tests/components/ToolbarComponent.java
index 91674bb2a344..73dee5e428a0 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/tests/components/ToolbarComponent.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/tests/components/ToolbarComponent.java
@@ -33,10 +33,9 @@ public class ToolbarComponent extends BaseComponent {
 
     private static final String URL_HTTP_PREFIX = "http://";
 
-    // We are waiting up to 60 seconds instead of the default waiting time
-    // because reader mode parsing can take quite some time on slower devices
-    // See Bug 1142699
-    private static final int READER_MODE_WAIT_MS = 60000;
+    // We are waiting up to 30 seconds instead of the default waiting time because reader mode
+    // parsing can take quite some time on slower devices (Bug 1142699)
+    private static final int READER_MODE_WAIT_MS = 30000;
 
     public ToolbarComponent(final UITestContext testContext) {
         super(testContext);
diff --git a/mobile/android/base/tests/testReaderModeTitle.java b/mobile/android/base/tests/testReaderModeTitle.java
index 1001ebe515de..0dfffd7f1c8e 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/tests/testReaderModeTitle.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/tests/testReaderModeTitle.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package org.mozilla.gecko.tests;
 
+import org.mozilla.gecko.tests.helpers.GeckoHelper;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.tests.helpers.NavigationHelper;
 
 /**
@@ -7,6 +8,8 @@ import org.mozilla.gecko.tests.helpers.NavigationHelper;
  */
 public class testReaderModeTitle extends UITest {
     public void testReaderModeTitle() {
+        GeckoHelper.blockForReady();
+
         NavigationHelper.enterAndLoadUrl(StringHelper.ROBOCOP_READER_MODE_BASIC_ARTICLE);
 
         mToolbar.pressReaderModeButton();