diff --git a/playwright/sfu-reconnect-bug.spec.ts b/playwright/sfu-reconnect-bug.spec.ts
index 046f623d..78e89fe6 100644
--- a/playwright/sfu-reconnect-bug.spec.ts
+++ b/playwright/sfu-reconnect-bug.spec.ts
@@ -94,11 +94,7 @@ test("When creator left, avoid reconnect to the same SFU", async ({
   // https://github.com/element-hq/element-call/issues/3344
   // The app used to request a new jwt token then to reconnect to the SFU
   expect(wsConnectionCount).toBe(1);
-  await expect
-    .poll(() => wsConnectionCount, {
-      message:
-        "Expected only 1 WebSocket connection (no reconnection after creator left)",
-      timeout: 5000, // Check for 5 seconds that it stays at 1
-    })
-    .toBe(1);
+  // Wait a bit to be sure that if there was a reconnect, it would have happened by now
+  await guestCPage.waitForTimeout(6000);
+  expect(wsConnectionCount).toBe(1);
 });