diff --git a/tools/autotest.py b/tools/autotest.py
index 83939034..70e373d4 100644
--- a/tools/autotest.py
+++ b/tools/autotest.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ try:
 	options = webdriver.FirefoxOptions()
 	#options.add_argument('--headless')
 	driver = webdriver.Firefox(options = options)
+	wait = WebDriverWait(driver, 30)
 	driver.get('http://localhost:8888')
 	driver.find_element(By.TAG_NAME, 'tf-navigation').shadow_root.find_element(By.LINK_TEXT, 'login').click()
 	driver.find_element(By.ID, 'register').click()
@@ -32,15 +33,15 @@ try:
 	driver.find_element(By.ID, 'loginButton').click()
 
 	driver.switch_to.frame(driver.find_element(By.ID, 'document'))
-	WebDriverWait(driver, 30).until(expected_conditions.presence_of_element_located((By.LINK_TEXT, 'ssb'))).click()
+	wait.until(expected_conditions.presence_of_element_located((By.LINK_TEXT, 'ssb'))).click()
 	driver.switch_to.default_content()
 
-	driver.switch_to.frame(WebDriverWait(driver, 30).until(expected_conditions.presence_of_element_located((By.ID, 'document'))))
-	tf_app = WebDriverWait(driver, 30).until(expected_conditions.presence_of_element_located((By.TAG_NAME, 'tf-app'))).shadow_root
-	WebDriverWait(driver, 30).until(expected_conditions.element_to_be_clickable(tf_app.find_element(By.ID, 'create_identity'))).click()
-	WebDriverWait(driver, 30).until(expected_conditions.alert_is_present()).accept()
+	driver.switch_to.frame(wait.until(expected_conditions.presence_of_element_located((By.ID, 'document'))))
+	tf_app = wait.until(expected_conditions.presence_of_element_located((By.TAG_NAME, 'tf-app'))).shadow_root
+	wait.until(expected_conditions.element_to_be_clickable(tf_app.find_element(By.ID, 'create_identity'))).click()
+	wait.until(expected_conditions.alert_is_present()).accept()
 
-	tf_tab_news = WebDriverWait(driver, 30).until(exists_in_shadow_root(tf_app, By.ID, 'tf-tab-news')).shadow_root
+	tf_tab_news = wait.until(exists_in_shadow_root(tf_app, By.ID, 'tf-tab-news')).shadow_root
 	tf_tab_news.find_element(By.ID, 'tf-compose').shadow_root.find_element(By.ID, 'edit').send_keys('Hello, world!')
 	tf_tab_news.find_element(By.ID, 'tf-compose').shadow_root.find_element(By.ID, 'submit').click()