diff --git a/openvidu-components-angular/e2e/stream.test.ts b/openvidu-components-angular/e2e/stream.test.ts
index 10d5844c..4fb23bb0 100644
--- a/openvidu-components-angular/e2e/stream.test.ts
+++ b/openvidu-components-angular/e2e/stream.test.ts
@@ -681,8 +681,8 @@ describe('Stream UI controls and interaction features', () => {
 
 		await browser.switchTo().window(tabs[0]);
 
+		await utils.waitForElement('.OV_stream.remote.speaking');
 		expect(await utils.getNumberOfElements('.OV_stream.remote.speaking')).toEqual(1);
-		// Wait for at least one speaking element to appear before asserting
 		expect(await utils.getNumberOfElements('.OV_stream.speaking')).toEqual(1);
 	});
 });
diff --git a/openvidu-components-angular/e2e/utils.po.test.ts b/openvidu-components-angular/e2e/utils.po.test.ts
index 392d3d4a..9571e3f0 100644
--- a/openvidu-components-angular/e2e/utils.po.test.ts
+++ b/openvidu-components-angular/e2e/utils.po.test.ts
@@ -15,13 +15,7 @@ export class OpenViduComponentsPO {
 		);
 	}
 
-	async getNumberOfElements(selector: string, timeout: number = this.TIMEOUT): Promise<number> {
-		try {
-			await this.waitForElement(selector);
-		} catch {
-			// If timeout, return 0 as no elements found
-			return 0;
-		}
+	async getNumberOfElements(selector: string): Promise<number> {
 		return (await this.browser.findElements(By.css(selector))).length;
 	}