diff --git a/tests/spec/003-basic-timeline-spec.js b/tests/spec/003-basic-timeline-spec.js
index c89d149..4521f77 100644
--- a/tests/spec/003-basic-timeline-spec.js
+++ b/tests/spec/003-basic-timeline-spec.js
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ fixture`003-basic-timeline-spec.js`
 test('Shows the home timeline', async t => {
   await loginAsFoobar(t)
   await t
+    .expect(getUrl()).eql('http://localhost:4002/')
+    .expect(getNthStatus(0).exists).ok({timeout: 30000})
     .hover(getNthStatus(0))
     .expect(getFirstVisibleStatus().exists).ok()
     .expect(getFirstVisibleStatus().hasAttribute('aria-setsize')).ok()
@@ -26,6 +28,8 @@ test('Shows the home timeline', async t => {
 test('Shows notifications', async t => {
   await loginAsFoobar(t)
   await t
+    .expect(getUrl()).eql('http://localhost:4002/')
+    .expect(getNthStatus(0).exists).ok({timeout: 30000})
     .click(notificationsNavButton)
     .expect(getUrl()).contains('/notifications')
 
@@ -35,6 +39,8 @@ test('Shows notifications', async t => {
 test('Shows the local timeline', async t => {
   await loginAsFoobar(t)
   await t
+    .expect(getUrl()).eql('http://localhost:4002/')
+    .expect(getNthStatus(0).exists).ok({timeout: 30000})
     .click(localTimelineNavButton)
     .expect(getUrl()).contains('/local')
 
@@ -44,6 +50,8 @@ test('Shows the local timeline', async t => {
 test('Shows the federated timeline', async t => {
   await loginAsFoobar(t)
   await t
+    .expect(getUrl()).eql('http://localhost:4002/')
+    .expect(getNthStatus(0).exists).ok({timeout: 30000})
     .click(communityNavButton)
     .expect(getUrl()).contains('/community')
     .click($('a').withText('Federated'))
@@ -55,6 +63,8 @@ test('Shows the federated timeline', async t => {
 test('Shows favorites', async t => {
   await loginAsFoobar(t)
   await t
+    .expect(getUrl()).eql('http://localhost:4002/')
+    .expect(getNthStatus(0).exists).ok({timeout: 30000})
     .click(communityNavButton)
     .expect(getUrl()).contains('/community')
     .click($('a').withText('Favorites'))