diff --git a/test/appium/tests/critical/chats/test_1_1_public_chats.py b/test/appium/tests/critical/chats/test_1_1_public_chats.py
index aa52ac6f280..26e6f082bd2 100644
--- a/test/appium/tests/critical/chats/test_1_1_public_chats.py
+++ b/test/appium/tests/critical/chats/test_1_1_public_chats.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 from tests import marks, run_in_parallel, transl
 from tests.base_test_case import MultipleSharedDeviceTestCase, create_shared_drivers
+from views.base_element import Button
 from views.sign_in_view import SignInView
 
 
@@ -161,13 +162,15 @@ def test_1_1_chat_emoji_send_reply_and_open_link(self):
 
         self.home_2.just_fyi("Check 'Open in Status' option")
         # url_to_open = 'http://status.app'
-        url_to_open = 'https://www.ethereum.org/en/run-a-node/'
+        url_to_open = 'https://github.com/status-im/status-mobile'
         self.chat_1.send_message(url_to_open)
         chat_element = self.chat_2.chat_element_by_text(url_to_open)
         if chat_element.is_element_displayed(120):
             chat_element.click_on_link_inside_message_body()
             web_view = self.chat_2.open_in_status_button.click()
-            if not web_view.element_by_text("Take full control. Run your own node.").is_element_displayed(60):
+            text_element = web_view.element_by_text("a free (libre) open source, mobile OS for Ethereum")
+            sign_in_button = Button(self.chat_2.driver, xpath="//android.view.View[@content-desc='Sign in']")
+            if not text_element.is_element_displayed(30) or not sign_in_button.is_element_displayed(30):
                 self.errors.append('URL was not opened from 1-1 chat')
         else:
             self.errors.append("Message with URL was not received")
diff --git a/test/appium/tests/critical/chats/test_public_chat_browsing.py b/test/appium/tests/critical/chats/test_public_chat_browsing.py
index 740e2001a76..35d11f1d0e2 100644
--- a/test/appium/tests/critical/chats/test_public_chat_browsing.py
+++ b/test/appium/tests/critical/chats/test_public_chat_browsing.py
@@ -1090,8 +1090,6 @@ def test_community_hashtag_links_to_community_channels(self):
         self.errors.verify_no_errors()
 
     @marks.testrail_id(703629)
-    @marks.xfail(
-        reason="Can't join a community if admin goes offline, https://github.com/status-im/status-mobile/issues/17678")
     def test_community_join_when_node_owner_offline(self):
         for home in self.homes:
             home.navigate_back_to_home_view()
@@ -1143,7 +1141,8 @@ def test_community_join_when_node_owner_offline(self):
         else:
             self.errors.append("Community channel is not displayed for user before join")
         self.community_2.toast_content_element.wait_for_invisibility_of_element(30)
-        self.community_2.close_community_view_button.click()
+        self.community_2.close_community_view_button.click_until_absense_of_element(
+            self.community_2.close_community_view_button)
         self.home_2.pending_communities_tab.click()
         if self.home_2.get_chat(community_name, community=True).is_element_displayed():
             self.home_2.get_chat(community_name, community=True).click()
@@ -1166,7 +1165,8 @@ def test_community_join_when_node_owner_offline(self):
         # ToDo: add verification when toast is fixed
         if not self.community_2.community_status_joined.is_element_displayed():
             self.errors.append("Joined status is not displayed")
-        self.community_2.close_community_view_button.click()
+        self.community_2.close_community_view_button.click_until_absense_of_element(
+            self.community_2.close_community_view_button)
         self.home_2.joined_communities_tab.click()
         chat_element = self.home_2.get_chat(community_name, community=True)
         if chat_element.is_element_displayed(30):