diff --git a/changedetectionio/tests/test_rss_group.py b/changedetectionio/tests/test_rss_group.py
index 12d453de4..1f25d6784 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/tests/test_rss_group.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/tests/test_rss_group.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import time
 from flask import url_for
-from .util import live_server_setup, wait_for_all_checks, extract_rss_token_from_UI, get_UUID_for_tag_name, delete_all_watches
+from .util import live_server_setup, wait_for_all_checks, wait_for_watch_history, extract_rss_token_from_UI, get_UUID_for_tag_name, delete_all_watches
 import os
 
 
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@ def test_rss_group(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage, datastore_path):
     # Wait for initial checks to complete
     wait_for_all_checks(client)
 
+    # Ensure initial snapshots are saved
+    assert wait_for_watch_history(client, min_history_count=1, timeout=10), "Watches did not save initial snapshots"
+
     # Trigger a change
     set_modified_response(datastore_path=datastore_path)
 
@@ -94,6 +97,9 @@ def test_rss_group(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage, datastore_path):
     res = client.get(url_for("ui.form_watch_checknow"), follow_redirects=True)
     wait_for_all_checks(client)
 
+    # Ensure all watches have sufficient history for RSS generation
+    assert wait_for_watch_history(client, min_history_count=2, timeout=10), "Watches did not accumulate sufficient history"
+
     # Get RSS token
     rss_token = extract_rss_token_from_UI(client)
     assert rss_token is not None
@@ -216,11 +222,13 @@ def test_rss_group_only_unviewed(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage, data
     assert b"Watch added" in res.data
 
     wait_for_all_checks(client)
+    assert wait_for_watch_history(client, min_history_count=1, timeout=10), "Initial snapshots not saved"
 
     # Trigger changes
     set_modified_response(datastore_path=datastore_path)
     res = client.get(url_for("ui.form_watch_checknow"), follow_redirects=True)
     wait_for_all_checks(client)
+    assert wait_for_watch_history(client, min_history_count=2, timeout=10), "History not accumulated"
 
     # Get RSS token
     rss_token = extract_rss_token_from_UI(client)
diff --git a/changedetectionio/tests/util.py b/changedetectionio/tests/util.py
index 03e6fa213..2b8dda989 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/tests/util.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/tests/util.py
@@ -164,8 +164,8 @@ def wait_for_all_checks(client=None):
         if q_length == 0 and not any_workers_busy:
             if empty_since is None:
                 empty_since = time.time()
-            # Longer stabilization period to ensure async workers have finished all updates
-            elif time.time() - empty_since >= 0.5:  # Increased from 0.15 to 0.5
+            # Brief stabilization period for async workers
+            elif time.time() - empty_since >= 0.3:
                 break
         else:
             empty_since = None
@@ -173,6 +173,36 @@ def wait_for_all_checks(client=None):
         attempt += 1
         time.sleep(0.3)
 
+def wait_for_watch_history(client, min_history_count=2, timeout=10):
+    """
+    Wait for watches to have sufficient history entries.
+    Useful after wait_for_all_checks() when you need to ensure history is populated.
+
+    Args:
+        client: Test client with access to datastore
+        min_history_count: Minimum number of history entries required
+        timeout: Maximum time to wait in seconds
+    """
+    datastore = client.application.config.get('DATASTORE')
+    start_time = time.time()
+
+    while time.time() - start_time < timeout:
+        all_have_history = True
+        for uuid, watch in datastore.data['watching'].items():
+            history_count = len(watch.history.keys())
+            if history_count < min_history_count:
+                all_have_history = False
+                break
+
+        if all_have_history:
+            return True
+
+        time.sleep(0.2)
+
+    # Timeout - return False
+    return False
+
+
 # Replaced by new_live_server_setup and calling per function scope in conftest.py
 def  live_server_setup(live_server):
     return True