diff --git a/app/src/androidTest/java/com/owncloud/android/AbstractIT.java b/app/src/androidTest/java/com/owncloud/android/AbstractIT.java
index 9549951b3471..68bd9cc9d452 100644
--- a/app/src/androidTest/java/com/owncloud/android/AbstractIT.java
+++ b/app/src/androidTest/java/com/owncloud/android/AbstractIT.java
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ protected Activity getCurrentActivity() {
         return currentActivity;
     }
 
-    protected void shortSleep() {
+    protected static void shortSleep() {
         try {
             Thread.sleep(2000);
         } catch (InterruptedException e) {
diff --git a/app/src/androidTest/java/com/owncloud/android/AbstractOnServerIT.java b/app/src/androidTest/java/com/owncloud/android/AbstractOnServerIT.java
index fd2e206e7f2c..94f54f69615e 100644
--- a/app/src/androidTest/java/com/owncloud/android/AbstractOnServerIT.java
+++ b/app/src/androidTest/java/com/owncloud/android/AbstractOnServerIT.java
@@ -135,10 +135,20 @@ public static void deleteAllFilesOnServer() {
                                    .isSuccess());
                 }
 
-                assertTrue(new RemoveFileRemoteOperation(remoteFile.getRemotePath())
-                               .execute(client)
-                               .isSuccess()
-                          );
+                boolean removeResult = false;
+                for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
+                    removeResult = new RemoveFileRemoteOperation(remoteFile.getRemotePath())
+                        .execute(client)
+                        .isSuccess();
+                    
+                    if (removeResult) {
+                        break;
+                    }
+
+                    shortSleep();
+                }
+
+                assertTrue(removeResult);
             }
         }
     }