diff --git a/test/app-tests/joining.js b/test/app-tests/joining.js
index 989effa3..442b67c2 100644
--- a/test/app-tests/joining.js
+++ b/test/app-tests/joining.js
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ describe('joining a room', function () {
             httpBackend.when('POST', '/filter').respond(200, { filter_id: 'fid' });
             httpBackend.when('GET', '/sync').respond(200, {});
             httpBackend.when('POST', '/publicRooms').respond(200, {chunk: []});
+            httpBackend.when('GET', '/thirdparty/protocols').respond(200, {});
             httpBackend.when('GET', '/directory/room/'+encodeURIComponent(ROOM_ALIAS)).respond(200, { room_id: ROOM_ID });
 
             // start with a logged-in client
@@ -132,6 +133,12 @@ describe('joining a room', function () {
                 httpBackend.when('POST', '/join/'+encodeURIComponent(ROOM_ALIAS))
                     .respond(200, {room_id: ROOM_ID});
                 return httpBackend.flush();
+            }).then(() => {
+                // wait for the join request to be made
+                return q.delay(1);
+            }).then(() => {
+                // flush it through
+                return httpBackend.flush();
             }).then(() => {
                 httpBackend.verifyNoOutstandingExpectation();