diff --git a/modules/playground/e2e_test/web_workers/kitchen_sink/kitchen_sink_spec.ts b/modules/playground/e2e_test/web_workers/kitchen_sink/kitchen_sink_spec.ts
index 084caa36d1..e4da453e51 100644
--- a/modules/playground/e2e_test/web_workers/kitchen_sink/kitchen_sink_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/playground/e2e_test/web_workers/kitchen_sink/kitchen_sink_spec.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ describe('WebWorkers Kitchen Sink', function() {
     browser.get(URL);
 
     browser.wait(protractor.until.elementLocated(by.css(selector)), 15000);
-    expect(element.all(by.css(selector)).first().getText()).toEqual("hello world!");
+    var elem = element(by.css(selector));
+    browser.wait(protractor.until.elementTextIs(elem, 'hello world!'), 5000);
+    expect(elem.getText()).toEqual("hello world!");
 
   });