diff --git a/superset/assets/cypress/integration/sqllab/query.js b/superset/assets/cypress/integration/sqllab/query.js
index 2f799b0341..0f520395cb 100644
--- a/superset/assets/cypress/integration/sqllab/query.js
+++ b/superset/assets/cypress/integration/sqllab/query.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export default () => {
 
       cy.wait('@sqlLabQuery');
 
-      cy.get('.SouthPane .ReactVirtualized__Table')
+      selectResultsTab()
         .eq(0) // ensures results tab in case preview tab exists
         .then((tableNodes) => {
           const [header, bodyWrapper] = tableNodes[0].childNodes;
diff --git a/superset/assets/cypress/integration/sqllab/sqllab.helper.js b/superset/assets/cypress/integration/sqllab/sqllab.helper.js
index 7c28b5f9ae..e366661748 100644
--- a/superset/assets/cypress/integration/sqllab/sqllab.helper.js
+++ b/superset/assets/cypress/integration/sqllab/sqllab.helper.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-export const selectResultsTab = () => cy.get('.SouthPane .ReactVirtualized__Table');
+export const selectResultsTab = () =>
+  cy.get('.SouthPane .ReactVirtualized__Table', { timeout: 10000 });
 
 // this function asserts that the result set for two SQL lab table results are equal
 export const assertSQLLabResultsAreEqual = (resultsA, resultsB) => {