diff --git a/Sources/KIF/Classes/KIFTestActor.m b/Sources/KIF/Classes/KIFTestActor.m
index ad6dfa12..79325e5d 100644
--- a/Sources/KIF/Classes/KIFTestActor.m
+++ b/Sources/KIF/Classes/KIFTestActor.m
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ - (void)runBlock:(KIFTestExecutionBlock)executionBlock
 
 #pragma mark Class Methods
 
-static NSTimeInterval KIFTestStepDefaultAnimationWaitingTimeout = 0.5;
+static NSTimeInterval KIFTestStepDefaultAnimationWaitingTimeout = 2.0;
 static NSTimeInterval KIFTestStepDefaultAnimationStabilizationTimeout = 0.5;
 static NSTimeInterval KIFTestStepDefaultMainThreadDispatchStabilizationTimeout = 0.5;
 static NSTimeInterval KIFTestStepDefaultTimeout = 10.0;
diff --git a/Sources/KIF/Classes/KIFUITestActor.m b/Sources/KIF/Classes/KIFUITestActor.m
index 8b753ae2..80b1f8f9 100644
--- a/Sources/KIF/Classes/KIFUITestActor.m
+++ b/Sources/KIF/Classes/KIFUITestActor.m
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ - (void)longPressAccessibilityElement:(UIAccessibilityElement *)element inView:(
     }];
 
     // Wait for view to settle.
-    [self waitForTimeInterval:0.5 relativeToAnimationSpeed:YES];
+    [self waitForAnimationsToFinish];
 }
 
 - (void)waitForKeyboard