diff --git a/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/commands/addFile.ts b/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/commands/addFile.ts
index 71baf1d117..4eeca25002 100644
--- a/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/commands/addFile.ts
+++ b/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/commands/addFile.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ function addFile (browser: NightwatchBrowser, name: string, content: NightwatchC
     // .scrollAndClick('*[data-id="treeViewLitreeViewItembrowser/blank"] .remixui_items')
     .sendKeys('*[data-id="treeViewLitreeViewItembrowser/blank"] .remixui_items', name)
     .sendKeys('*[data-id="treeViewLitreeViewItembrowser/blank"] .remixui_items', browser.Keys.ENTER)
-    .pause(5000)
+    .pause(2000)
     .waitForElementVisible(`li[data-id="treeViewLitreeViewItembrowser/${name}"]`)
     .click(`li[data-id="treeViewLitreeViewItembrowser/${name}"]`)
     .setEditorValue(content.content)
diff --git a/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/commands/journalLastChildIncludes.ts b/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/commands/journalLastChildIncludes.ts
index e32e0ac7eb..e215e6c24d 100644
--- a/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/commands/journalLastChildIncludes.ts
+++ b/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/commands/journalLastChildIncludes.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ class JournalLastChildIncludes extends EventEmitter {
   command (this: NightwatchBrowser, val: string): NightwatchBrowser {
     this.api
     .waitForElementVisible('*[data-id="terminalJournal"] > div:last-child', 10000)
-    .pause(5000)
     .getText('*[data-id="terminalJournal"] > div:last-child', (result) => {
       console.log('JournalLastChildIncludes', result.value)
       if (typeof result.value === 'string' && result.value.indexOf(val) === -1) return this.api.assert.fail(`wait for ${val} in ${result.value}`)
diff --git a/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/commands/testContracts.ts b/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/commands/testContracts.ts
index a11e499d7c..7b7192348e 100644
--- a/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/commands/testContracts.ts
+++ b/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/commands/testContracts.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ function testContracts (browser: NightwatchBrowser, fileName: string, contractCo
     .clickLaunchIcon('solidity')
     .addFile(fileName, contractCode)
     .pause(1000)
-    .pause(50000)
     .verifyContracts(compiledContractNames)
     .perform(() => {
       callback()
diff --git a/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/ballot.test.ts b/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/ballot.test.ts
index 80528bf886..ff78b6fbb5 100644
--- a/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/ballot.test.ts
+++ b/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/ballot.test.ts
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ module.exports = {
     .clickInstance(0)
     .click('*[data-id="terminalClearConsole"]')
     .clickFunction('delegate - transact (not payable)', {types: 'address to', values: '0xCA35b7d915458EF540aDe6068dFe2F44E8fa733c'})
+    .pause(15000)
     .journalLastChildIncludes('Ballot.delegate(address)')
     .journalLastChildIncludes('data: 0x5c1...a733c')
     .end()