1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/qa/qa/factory/resource/branch.rb b/qa/qa/factory/resource/branch.rb
index 2a3e8e81571..20c3f7e6d24 100644
--- a/qa/qa/factory/resource/branch.rb
+++ b/qa/qa/factory/resource/branch.rb
@@ -84,6 +84,11 @@ module QA
               # Avoid Selenium::WebDriver::Error::StaleElementReferenceError
               # without sleeping. I.e. this completes fast on fast machines.
               page.refresh
+
+              # It is possible for the protected branch row to "disappear" at first
+              page.wait do
+                page.has_content?(branch_name)
+              end
             end
           end
         end