diff --git a/test/appium/support/api/network_api.py b/test/appium/support/api/network_api.py
index 1024ece318..9617580be4 100644
--- a/test/appium/support/api/network_api.py
+++ b/test/appium/support/api/network_api.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import logging
 import pytest
 import requests
 import time
+from json import JSONDecodeError
 
 
 class NetworkApi:
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ class NetworkApi:
         method = self.network_url + 'module=account&action=txlist&address=0x%s&sort=desc' % address
         return requests.request('GET', url=method).json()['result']
 
-    def get_token_transaction(self, address: str) -> dict:
+    def get_token_transactions(self, address: str) -> dict:
         method = self.network_url + 'module=account&action=tokentx&address=0x%s&sort=desc' % address
         return requests.request('GET', url=method).json()['result']
 
@@ -53,10 +54,13 @@ class NetworkApi:
             else:
                 counter += 10
                 time.sleep(10)
-                if token:
-                    transactions = self.get_token_transaction(address=address)
-                else:
-                    transactions = self.get_transactions(address=address)
+                try:
+                    if token:
+                        transactions = self.get_token_transactions(address)
+                    else:
+                        transactions = self.get_transactions(address)
+                except JSONDecodeError:
+                    continue
                 logging.info('Looking for a transaction with unique amount %s in list of transactions, address is %s' %
                              (amount, address))
                 for transaction in transactions:
diff --git a/test/appium/views/home_view.py b/test/appium/views/home_view.py
index f0d211eebd..468885edf4 100644
--- a/test/appium/views/home_view.py
+++ b/test/appium/views/home_view.py
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ class HomeView(BaseView):
     def add_contact(self, public_key):
         start_new_chat = self.plus_button.click()
         start_new_chat.start_new_chat_button.click()
+        start_new_chat.public_key_edit_box.wait_for_visibility_of_element()
         start_new_chat.public_key_edit_box.set_value(public_key)
         one_to_one_chat = self.get_chat_view()
         start_new_chat.confirm_until_presence_of_element(one_to_one_chat.chat_message_input)