diff --git a/tests/system/suite_tools/tst_git_local/test.py b/tests/system/suite_tools/tst_git_local/test.py
index 72943b3eb2e..cd9fed32e18 100644
--- a/tests/system/suite_tools/tst_git_local/test.py
+++ b/tests/system/suite_tools/tst_git_local/test.py
@@ -46,8 +46,9 @@ def commit(commitMessage, expectedLogMessage, uncheckUntracked=False):
     checkOrFixCommitterInformation('invalidEmailLabel', 'emailLineEdit', 'nobody@nowhere.com')
     clickButton(waitForObject(":splitter.Commit File(s)_VcsBase::QActionPushButton"))
     vcsLog = waitForObject("{type='QPlainTextEdit' unnamed='1' visible='1' "
-                           "window=':Qt Creator_Core::Internal::MainWindow'}").plainText
-    test.verify(expectedLogMessage in str(vcsLog), "Searching for '%s' in log:\n%s " % (expectedLogMessage, vcsLog))
+                           "window=':Qt Creator_Core::Internal::MainWindow'}")
+    test.verify(waitFor('expectedLogMessage in str(vcsLog.plainText)', 2000),
+                "Searching for '%s' in log:\n%s " % (expectedLogMessage, vcsLog.plainText))
     return commitMessage
 
 def verifyItemsInGit(commitMessages):