diff --git a/qa/qa/ee/page/value_stream_analytics.rb b/qa/qa/ee/page/value_stream_analytics.rb
index 8c453f56044c0645fc41843cbac312e9dc64d649..9102e6cb9cc46fd4b94abeb5d5469277d0c36fc7 100644
--- a/qa/qa/ee/page/value_stream_analytics.rb
+++ b/qa/qa/ee/page/value_stream_analytics.rb
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ def lifecycle_metric(type)
         end
 
         def collecting_data?
-          has_element?('.gl-alert-title', text: 'Data is collecting and loading.')
+          has_element?('.gl-alert-title', text: 'Data is collecting and loading.', wait: 5)
         end
 
         private