diff --git a/test/appium/requirements.txt b/test/appium/requirements.txt
index e9795c9a37..5d093f5210 100644
--- a/test/appium/requirements.txt
+++ b/test/appium/requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 aiohttp==3.8.1
 allpairspy==2.5.0
 apipkg==1.5
-Appium-Python-Client==1.0.2
+Appium-Python-Client==1.3.0
 PyGithub==1.55
 async-timeout==4.0.1
 certifi==2020.11.8
diff --git a/test/appium/tests/medium/test_activity_center.py b/test/appium/tests/medium/test_activity_center.py
index dd0b784a10..324e780b4e 100644
--- a/test/appium/tests/medium/test_activity_center.py
+++ b/test/appium/tests/medium/test_activity_center.py
@@ -259,11 +259,12 @@ class TestActivityMultipleDevicePR(MultipleSharedDeviceTestCase):
         self.channel_2.send_message(reply_to_message_from_sender)
 
         self.home_1.just_fyi("Checking unread indicators")
+        self.home_1.notifications_unread_badge.wait_for_visibility_of_element(120)
         community_element_1 = self.home_1.get_chat(self.community_name, community=True)
         for unread_counter in community_element_1.new_messages_counter, self.home_1.communities_tab.counter:
             if not unread_counter.is_element_displayed(60):
                 self.errors.append('New message counter badge is not shown!')
-            if unread_counter.text != '1':
+            if int(unread_counter.text) != 1:
                 self.errors.append('New message counter badge is not 1, it is %s!' % unread_counter.text)
 
         self.home_1.just_fyi("Checking reply attributes in activity center")
diff --git a/test/appium/views/home_view.py b/test/appium/views/home_view.py
index 4553aeecb4..bfe64d514e 100644
--- a/test/appium/views/home_view.py
+++ b/test/appium/views/home_view.py
@@ -321,6 +321,9 @@ class HomeView(BaseView):
         chat = self.get_chat_view()
         chat.public_key_edit_box.click()
         chat.public_key_edit_box.send_keys(public_key)
+        chat.element_by_translation_id("user-found").wait_for_visibility_of_element()
+        if not chat.view_profile_new_contact_button.is_element_displayed():
+            chat.click_system_back_button()
         chat.view_profile_new_contact_button.click_until_presence_of_element(chat.profile_block_contact_button)
         if remove_from_contacts and chat.profile_remove_from_contacts.is_element_displayed():
             chat.profile_remove_from_contacts.click()
@@ -360,6 +363,9 @@ class HomeView(BaseView):
         self.add_a_contact_chat_bottom_sheet_button.click()
         chat.public_key_edit_box.click()
         chat.public_key_edit_box.send_keys(key)
+        chat.element_by_translation_id("user-found").wait_for_visibility_of_element()
+        if not chat.view_profile_new_contact_button.is_element_displayed():
+            chat.click_system_back_button()
         chat.view_profile_new_contact_button.click_until_presence_of_element(chat.profile_add_to_contacts_button)
         chat.profile_add_to_contacts_button.click()
         self.click_system_back_button_until_element_is_shown()