diff --git a/tests/desktop_terminal.pm b/tests/desktop_terminal.pm
index b9b69ce3..14f12017 100644
--- a/tests/desktop_terminal.pm
+++ b/tests/desktop_terminal.pm
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ sub run {
     wait_still_screen 5;
     # need to be root
     my $rootpass = get_var("ROOT_PASSWORD", "weakpassword");
-    wait_screen_change { type_string "su\n", 20; };
-    wait_still_screen 3;
+    type_string "su\n", 20;
+    assert_screen "console_password_required";
     # can't use type_safely for now as current implementation relies
     # on screen change checks, and there is no screen change here
     type_string "$rootpass\n", 1;