diff --git a/src/node/hooks/express/tests.js b/src/node/hooks/express/tests.js
index 7921da5af..94cd5fb62 100644
--- a/src/node/hooks/express/tests.js
+++ b/src/node/hooks/express/tests.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-var path = require("path");
-var fs = require("fs");
+var path = require("path")
+  , npm = require("npm")
+  , fs = require("fs");
 
 exports.expressCreateServer = function (hook_name, args, cb) {
   args.app.get('/tests/frontend/specs_list.js', function(req, res){
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ exports.expressCreateServer = function (hook_name, args, cb) {
     }
     subPath = subPath.split("?")[0];
 
-    var filePath = path.normalize(__dirname + "/../../../../tests/frontend/")
+    var filePath = path.normalize(npm.root + "/../tests/frontend/")
     filePath += subPath.replace("..", "");
     return filePath;
   }
diff --git a/tests/frontend/specs/language.js b/tests/frontend/specs/language.js
index 254493c46..377e4a7f8 100644
--- a/tests/frontend/specs/language.js
+++ b/tests/frontend/specs/language.js
@@ -21,13 +21,7 @@ describe("Language select and change", function(){
     $languageoption.attr('selected','selected');
     $language.change();
 
-    helper.waitFor(function(){
-
-      var $boldButton = chrome$(".buttonicon-bold").parent();
-      //get the title of the bold button
-      var boldButtonTitle = $boldButton[0]["title"];
-      return boldButtonTitle !== undefined;
-    }).done(function(){
+    setTimeout(function(){
 
       //get the value of the bold button
       var $boldButton = chrome$(".buttonicon-bold").parent();
@@ -39,7 +33,7 @@ describe("Language select and change", function(){
       expect(boldButtonTitle).to.be("Fett (Strg-B)");
       done();
 
-    });
+    }, 1000);
   });
 
   it("makes text English", function(done) {
@@ -58,13 +52,7 @@ describe("Language select and change", function(){
     $languageoption.attr('selected','selected');
     $language.change();
 
-    helper.waitFor(function(){
-
-      var $boldButton = chrome$(".buttonicon-bold").parent();
-      //get the title of the bold button
-      var boldButtonTitle = $boldButton[0]["title"];
-      return boldButtonTitle !== undefined;
-    }).done(function(){
+    setTimeout(function(){
 
       //get the value of the bold button
       var $boldButton = chrome$(".buttonicon-bold").parent();
@@ -76,7 +64,7 @@ describe("Language select and change", function(){
       expect(boldButtonTitle).to.be("Bold (Ctrl-B)");
       done();
 
-    });
+    }, 1000);
   });
 
 });