diff --git a/src/app/community-page/sub-collection-list/community-page-sub-collection-list.component.spec.ts b/src/app/community-page/sub-collection-list/community-page-sub-collection-list.component.spec.ts
index 60b1c78f8c..6a9de52f1f 100644
--- a/src/app/community-page/sub-collection-list/community-page-sub-collection-list.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/community-page/sub-collection-list/community-page-sub-collection-list.component.spec.ts
@@ -180,17 +180,20 @@ describe('CommunityPageSubCollectionList Component', () => {
     comp.community = mockCommunity;
   });
 
-  it('should display a list of collections', () => {
-    subCollList = collections;
-    fixture.detectChanges();
 
-    const collList = fixture.debugElement.queryAll(By.css('li'));
-    expect(collList.length).toEqual(5);
-    expect(collList[0].nativeElement.textContent).toContain('Collection 1');
-    expect(collList[1].nativeElement.textContent).toContain('Collection 2');
-    expect(collList[2].nativeElement.textContent).toContain('Collection 3');
-    expect(collList[3].nativeElement.textContent).toContain('Collection 4');
-    expect(collList[4].nativeElement.textContent).toContain('Collection 5');
+  it('should display a list of collections', () => {
+    waitForAsync(() => {
+      subCollList = collections;
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      const collList = fixture.debugElement.queryAll(By.css('li'));
+      expect(collList.length).toEqual(5);
+      expect(collList[0].nativeElement.textContent).toContain('Collection 1');
+      expect(collList[1].nativeElement.textContent).toContain('Collection 2');
+      expect(collList[2].nativeElement.textContent).toContain('Collection 3');
+      expect(collList[3].nativeElement.textContent).toContain('Collection 4');
+      expect(collList[4].nativeElement.textContent).toContain('Collection 5');
+    });
   });
 
   it('should not display the header when list of collections is empty', () => {
diff --git a/src/app/community-page/sub-community-list/community-page-sub-community-list.component.spec.ts b/src/app/community-page/sub-community-list/community-page-sub-community-list.component.spec.ts
index c3db1bd17d..c75c5b6f6c 100644
--- a/src/app/community-page/sub-community-list/community-page-sub-community-list.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/community-page/sub-community-list/community-page-sub-community-list.component.spec.ts
@@ -181,17 +181,20 @@ describe('CommunityPageSubCommunityListComponent Component', () => {
 
   });
 
-  it('should display a list of sub-communities', () => {
-    subCommList = subcommunities;
-    fixture.detectChanges();
 
-    const subComList = fixture.debugElement.queryAll(By.css('li'));
-    expect(subComList.length).toEqual(5);
-    expect(subComList[0].nativeElement.textContent).toContain('SubCommunity 1');
-    expect(subComList[1].nativeElement.textContent).toContain('SubCommunity 2');
-    expect(subComList[2].nativeElement.textContent).toContain('SubCommunity 3');
-    expect(subComList[3].nativeElement.textContent).toContain('SubCommunity 4');
-    expect(subComList[4].nativeElement.textContent).toContain('SubCommunity 5');
+  it('should display a list of sub-communities', () => {
+    waitForAsync(() => {
+      subCommList = subcommunities;
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      const subComList = fixture.debugElement.queryAll(By.css('li'));
+      expect(subComList.length).toEqual(5);
+      expect(subComList[0].nativeElement.textContent).toContain('SubCommunity 1');
+      expect(subComList[1].nativeElement.textContent).toContain('SubCommunity 2');
+      expect(subComList[2].nativeElement.textContent).toContain('SubCommunity 3');
+      expect(subComList[3].nativeElement.textContent).toContain('SubCommunity 4');
+      expect(subComList[4].nativeElement.textContent).toContain('SubCommunity 5');
+    });
   });
 
   it('should not display the header when list of sub-communities is empty', () => {
diff --git a/src/app/home-page/top-level-community-list/top-level-community-list.component.spec.ts b/src/app/home-page/top-level-community-list/top-level-community-list.component.spec.ts
index fcddccd89e..5dbf1ff8a2 100644
--- a/src/app/home-page/top-level-community-list/top-level-community-list.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/home-page/top-level-community-list/top-level-community-list.component.spec.ts
@@ -175,14 +175,18 @@ describe('TopLevelCommunityList Component', () => {
 
   });
 
-  it('should display a list of top-communities', () => {
-    const subComList = fixture.debugElement.queryAll(By.css('li'));
 
-    expect(subComList.length).toEqual(5);
-    expect(subComList[0].nativeElement.textContent).toContain('TopCommunity 1');
-    expect(subComList[1].nativeElement.textContent).toContain('TopCommunity 2');
-    expect(subComList[2].nativeElement.textContent).toContain('TopCommunity 3');
-    expect(subComList[3].nativeElement.textContent).toContain('TopCommunity 4');
-    expect(subComList[4].nativeElement.textContent).toContain('TopCommunity 5');
+  it('should display a list of top-communities', () => {
+    waitForAsync(() => {
+      const subComList = fixture.debugElement.queryAll(By.css('li'));
+
+      expect(subComList.length).toEqual(5);
+      expect(subComList[0].nativeElement.textContent).toContain('TopCommunity 1');
+      expect(subComList[1].nativeElement.textContent).toContain('TopCommunity 2');
+      expect(subComList[2].nativeElement.textContent).toContain('TopCommunity 3');
+      expect(subComList[3].nativeElement.textContent).toContain('TopCommunity 4');
+      expect(subComList[4].nativeElement.textContent).toContain('TopCommunity 5');
+    });
   });
+
 });
diff --git a/src/app/shared/browse-by/browse-by.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/browse-by/browse-by.component.spec.ts
index 2a679035f6..43a3910216 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/browse-by/browse-by.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/browse-by/browse-by.component.spec.ts
@@ -198,11 +198,13 @@ describe('BrowseByComponent', () => {
       });
 
       it('should use the base component to render browse entries', () => {
-        const componentLoaders = fixture.debugElement.queryAll(By.directive(ListableObjectComponentLoaderComponent));
-        expect(componentLoaders.length).toEqual(browseEntries.length);
-        componentLoaders.forEach((componentLoader) => {
-          const browseEntry = componentLoader.query(By.css('ds-browse-entry-list-element'));
-          expect(browseEntry.componentInstance).toBeInstanceOf(BrowseEntryListElementComponent);
+        waitForAsync(() => {
+          const componentLoaders = fixture.debugElement.queryAll(By.directive(ListableObjectComponentLoaderComponent));
+          expect(componentLoaders.length).toEqual(browseEntries.length);
+          componentLoaders.forEach((componentLoader) => {
+            const browseEntry = componentLoader.query(By.css('ds-browse-entry-list-element'));
+            expect(browseEntry.componentInstance).toBeInstanceOf(BrowseEntryListElementComponent);
+          });
         });
       });
     });
@@ -215,11 +217,13 @@ describe('BrowseByComponent', () => {
       });
 
       it('should use the themed component to render browse entries', () => {
-        const componentLoaders = fixture.debugElement.queryAll(By.directive(ListableObjectComponentLoaderComponent));
-        expect(componentLoaders.length).toEqual(browseEntries.length);
-        componentLoaders.forEach((componentLoader) => {
-          const browseEntry = componentLoader.query(By.css('ds-browse-entry-list-element'));
-          expect(browseEntry.componentInstance).toBeInstanceOf(MockThemedBrowseEntryListElementComponent);
+        waitForAsync(() => {
+          const componentLoaders = fixture.debugElement.queryAll(By.directive(ListableObjectComponentLoaderComponent));
+          expect(componentLoaders.length).toEqual(browseEntries.length);
+          componentLoaders.forEach((componentLoader) => {
+            const browseEntry = componentLoader.query(By.css('ds-browse-entry-list-element'));
+            expect(browseEntry.componentInstance).toBeInstanceOf(MockThemedBrowseEntryListElementComponent);
+          });
         });
       });
     });