diff --git a/e2e/app.e2e-spec.ts b/e2e/app.e2e-spec.ts
index f5ac9094d0..6856a6f01b 100644
--- a/e2e/app.e2e-spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/app.e2e-spec.ts
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ describe('protractor App', () => {
     expect<any>(page.getPageTitleText()).toEqual('DSpace Angular :: Home');
   });
 
-  it('should display header "Welcome to DSpace"', () => {
+  it('should contain a news section', () => {
     page.navigateTo();
-    expect<any>(page.getFirstHeaderText()).toEqual('Welcome to DSpace');
+    expect<any>(page.getHomePageNewsText()).toBeDefined();
   });
 });
diff --git a/e2e/app.po.ts b/e2e/app.po.ts
index d8d2acf120..54b5b55af3 100644
--- a/e2e/app.po.ts
+++ b/e2e/app.po.ts
@@ -9,11 +9,7 @@ export class ProtractorPage {
     return browser.getTitle();
   }
 
-  getFirstPText() {
-    return element(by.xpath('//p[1]')).getText();
-  }
-
-  getFirstHeaderText() {
-    return element(by.xpath('//h1[1]')).getText();
+  getHomePageNewsText() {
+    return element(by.xpath('//ds-home-news')).getText();
   }
 }