diff --git a/test/end-to-end-tests/src/usecases/room-settings.js b/test/end-to-end-tests/src/usecases/room-settings.js
index 5b425f14b7..8e9e267d45 100644
--- a/test/end-to-end-tests/src/usecases/room-settings.js
+++ b/test/end-to-end-tests/src/usecases/room-settings.js
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ module.exports = async function changeRoomSettings(session, settings) {
         await session.replaceInputText(aliasField, settings.alias.substring(1, settings.alias.lastIndexOf(":")));
         const addButton = await session.query(".mx_RoomSettingsDialog .mx_AliasSettings .mx_AccessibleButton");
         await addButton.click();
+        await session.delay(10); // delay to give time for the validator to run and check the alias
         session.log.done();
     }