diff --git a/automation-tests/browserid/pages/account_manager.py b/automation-tests/browserid/pages/account_manager.py
index 3b97ce51193a4cfc4f2ca583878350541755f78d..4a4e036dcd5f77c254beec95328d2d8132ca1216 100644
--- a/automation-tests/browserid/pages/account_manager.py
+++ b/automation-tests/browserid/pages/account_manager.py
@@ -28,9 +28,7 @@ class AccountManager(Base):
 
     @property
     def signed_in(self):
-        WebDriverWait(self.selenium, self.timeout).until(
-            lambda s: s.execute_script('return jQuery.active == 0'))
-        return 'not_authenticated' not in self.selenium.find_element(By.TAG_NAME, 'body').get_attribute('class')
+        return not self.selenium.find_element(By.CSS_SELECTOR, 'body.not_authenticated')
 
     @property
     def emails(self):