diff --git a/tests/gui/TestGui.cpp b/tests/gui/TestGui.cpp
index 71cb7d705..1440cc8b5 100644
--- a/tests/gui/TestGui.cpp
+++ b/tests/gui/TestGui.cpp
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ void TestGui::initTestCase()
 
     m_mainWindow.reset(new MainWindow());
     m_tabWidget = m_mainWindow->findChild<DatabaseTabWidget*>("tabWidget");
+    m_statusBarLabel = m_mainWindow->findChild<QLabel*>("statusBarLabel");
     m_mainWindow->show();
     m_mainWindow->resize(1024, 768);
 }
@@ -288,7 +289,7 @@ void TestGui::testCreateDatabase()
 
     QCOMPARE(m_tabWidget->count(), 2);
 
-    statusBarLabelShouldBe("0 Entry(s)");
+    checkStatusBarText("0 Ent");
 
     // there is a new empty db
     m_db = m_tabWidget->currentDatabaseWidget()->database();
@@ -310,14 +311,14 @@ void TestGui::testCreateDatabase()
     compositeKey->addKey(fileKey);
     QCOMPARE(m_db->key()->rawKey(), compositeKey->rawKey());
 
-    statusBarLabelShouldBe("0 Entry(s)");
+    checkStatusBarText("0 Ent");
 
     // Test the switching to other DB tab
     m_tabWidget->setCurrentIndex(0);
-    statusBarLabelShouldBe("1 Entry(s)");
+    checkStatusBarText("1 Ent");
 
     m_tabWidget->setCurrentIndex(1);
-    statusBarLabelShouldBe("0 Entry(s)");
+    checkStatusBarText("0 Ent");
 
     // close the new database
     MessageBox::setNextAnswer(MessageBox::No);
@@ -606,7 +607,7 @@ void TestGui::testAddEntry()
     auto* entryView = m_dbWidget->findChild<EntryView*>("entryView");
 
     // Given the status bar label with initial number of entries.
-    statusBarLabelShouldBe("1 Entry(s)");
+    checkStatusBarText("1 Ent");
 
     // Find the new entry action
     auto* entryNewAction = m_mainWindow->findChild<QAction*>("actionEntryNew");
@@ -643,7 +644,7 @@ void TestGui::testAddEntry()
     m_db->updateCommonUsernames();
 
     // Then the status bar label should be updated with incremented number of entries.
-    statusBarLabelShouldBe("2 Entry(s)");
+    checkStatusBarText("2 Ent");
 
     // Add entry "something 2"
     QTest::mouseClick(entryNewWidget, Qt::LeftButton);
@@ -664,9 +665,6 @@ void TestGui::testAddEntry()
     QCOMPARE(entry->username(), QString("AutocompletionUsername"));
     QCOMPARE(entry->historyItems().size(), 0);
 
-    // Then the status bar label should be updated with incremented number of entries.
-    statusBarLabelShouldBe("3 Entry(s)");
-
     // Add entry "something 5" but click cancel button (does NOT add entry)
     QTest::mouseClick(entryNewWidget, Qt::LeftButton);
     QTest::keyClicks(titleEdit, "something 5");
@@ -677,7 +675,6 @@ void TestGui::testAddEntry()
 
     // Confirm no changed entry count
     QTRY_COMPARE(entryView->model()->rowCount(), 3);
-    statusBarLabelShouldBe("3 Entry(s)");
 }
 
 void TestGui::testPasswordEntryEntropy_data()
@@ -1110,7 +1107,7 @@ void TestGui::testDeleteEntry()
 {
     // Add canned entries for consistent testing
     addCannedEntries();
-    statusBarLabelShouldBe("4 Entry(s)");
+    checkStatusBarText("4 Ent");
 
     auto* groupView = m_dbWidget->findChild<GroupView*>("groupView");
     auto* entryView = m_dbWidget->findChild<EntryView*>("entryView");
@@ -1140,7 +1137,7 @@ void TestGui::testDeleteEntry()
         QCOMPARE(m_db->metadata()->recycleBin()->entries().size(), 1);
     }
 
-    statusBarLabelShouldBe("3 Entry(s)");
+    checkStatusBarText("3 Ent");
 
     // Select multiple entries and move them to the recycling bin
     clickIndex(entryView->model()->index(1, 1), entryView, Qt::LeftButton);
@@ -1162,7 +1159,6 @@ void TestGui::testDeleteEntry()
         QCOMPARE(entryView->model()->rowCount(), 1);
         QCOMPARE(m_db->metadata()->recycleBin()->entries().size(), 3);
     }
-    statusBarLabelShouldBe("1 Entry(s)");
 
     // Go to the recycling bin
     QCOMPARE(groupView->currentGroup(), m_db->rootGroup());
@@ -1171,7 +1167,6 @@ void TestGui::testDeleteEntry()
                groupView,
                Qt::LeftButton);
     QCOMPARE(groupView->currentGroup()->name(), m_db->metadata()->recycleBin()->name());
-    statusBarLabelShouldBe("3 Entry(s)");
 
     // Delete one entry from the bin
     clickIndex(entryView->model()->index(0, 1), entryView, Qt::LeftButton);
@@ -1179,7 +1174,6 @@ void TestGui::testDeleteEntry()
     QTest::mouseClick(entryDeleteWidget, Qt::LeftButton);
     QCOMPARE(entryView->model()->rowCount(), 3);
     QCOMPARE(m_db->metadata()->recycleBin()->entries().size(), 3);
-    statusBarLabelShouldBe("3 Entry(s)");
 
     MessageBox::setNextAnswer(MessageBox::Delete);
     QTest::mouseClick(entryDeleteWidget, Qt::LeftButton);
@@ -1193,7 +1187,6 @@ void TestGui::testDeleteEntry()
     QTest::mouseClick(entryDeleteWidget, Qt::LeftButton);
     QCOMPARE(entryView->model()->rowCount(), 0);
     QCOMPARE(m_db->metadata()->recycleBin()->entries().size(), 0);
-    statusBarLabelShouldBe("0 Entry(s)");
 
     // Ensure the entry preview widget shows the recycling group since all entries are deleted
     auto* previewWidget = m_dbWidget->findChild<EntryPreviewWidget*>("previewWidget");
@@ -1914,14 +1907,12 @@ void TestGui::checkSaveDatabase()
     QFAIL("Could not save database.");
 }
 
-void TestGui::statusBarLabelShouldBe(const char* expectedText)
+void TestGui::checkStatusBarText(const QString& textFragment)
 {
-    // Wait a little to have updated status bar text.
-    // It fails with 150ms on i7 2.5Ghz, let's have double more time: 300ms.
-    Tools::wait(300);
-    auto* statusBarLabel = m_mainWindow->findChild<QLabel*>("statusBarLabel");
-    QVERIFY2(statusBarLabel->isVisible(), "StatusBarLabel is to be visible");
-    QCOMPARE(statusBarLabel->text(), QString(expectedText));
+    QApplication::processEvents();
+    QVERIFY(m_statusBarLabel->isVisible());
+    QTRY_VERIFY2(m_statusBarLabel->text().startsWith(textFragment),
+                 qPrintable(QString("'%1' doesn't start with '%2'").arg(m_statusBarLabel->text(), textFragment)));
 }
 
 void TestGui::triggerAction(const QString& name)
diff --git a/tests/gui/TestGui.h b/tests/gui/TestGui.h
index aa0891808..c631e5bdc 100644
--- a/tests/gui/TestGui.h
+++ b/tests/gui/TestGui.h
@@ -84,9 +84,10 @@ private:
                     Qt::MouseButton button,
                     Qt::KeyboardModifiers stateKey = 0);
     void checkSaveDatabase();
-    void statusBarLabelShouldBe(const char* expectedText);
+    void checkStatusBarText(const QString& textFragment);
 
     QScopedPointer<MainWindow> m_mainWindow;
+    QPointer<QLabel> m_statusBarLabel;
     QPointer<DatabaseTabWidget> m_tabWidget;
     QPointer<DatabaseWidget> m_dbWidget;
     QSharedPointer<Database> m_db;