diff --git a/tests/acceptance/mocks/mock_dbus_server.py b/tests/acceptance/mocks/mock_dbus_server.py
index 6d76adc6e..ecdacff7f 100644
--- a/tests/acceptance/mocks/mock_dbus_server.py
+++ b/tests/acceptance/mocks/mock_dbus_server.py
@@ -21,29 +21,32 @@
 class IoMenderAuthenticationIface:
     """
 <node>
-	<interface name="io.mender.Authentication1">
-		<method name="GetJwtToken">
-			<arg type="s" name="token" direction="out"/>
-			<arg type="s" name="server_url" direction="out"/>
-		</method>
-		<method name="FetchJwtToken">
-			<arg type="b" name="success" direction="out"/>
-		</method>
+    <interface name="io.mender.Authentication1">
+        <method name="GetJwtToken">
+            <arg type="s" name="token" direction="out"/>
+            <arg type="s" name="server_url" direction="out"/>
+        </method>
+        <method name="FetchJwtToken">
+            <arg type="b" name="success" direction="out"/>
+        </method>
         <signal name="JwtTokenStateChange">
-			<arg type="s" name="token"/>
-			<arg type="s" name="server_url"/>
-		</signal>
-		<method name="MockSetJwtToken">
-			<arg type="s" name="token" direction="in"/>
-			<arg type="s" name="server_url" direction="in"/>
-		</method>
-		<method name="MockSetJwtTokenAndEmitSignal">
-			<arg type="s" name="token" direction="in"/>
-			<arg type="s" name="server_url" direction="in"/>
-		</method>
-	</interface>
+            <arg type="s" name="token"/>
+            <arg type="s" name="server_url"/>
+        </signal>
+        <method name="MockSetJwtToken">
+            <arg type="s" name="token" direction="in"/>
+            <arg type="s" name="server_url" direction="in"/>
+        </method>
+        <method name="MockSetJwtTokenAndEmitSignal">
+            <arg type="s" name="token" direction="in"/>
+            <arg type="s" name="server_url" direction="in"/>
+        </method>
+        <method name="MockEmitSignal">
+            <arg type="b" name="success" direction="out"/>
+        </method>
+    </interface>
 </node>
-	"""
+    """
 
     def __init__(self):
         self.token = ""
@@ -68,6 +71,9 @@ def MockSetJwtTokenAndEmitSignal(self, token, server_url):
         self.JwtTokenStateChange(self.token, self.server_url)
         return True
 
+    def MockEmitSignal(self):
+        self.JwtTokenStateChange(self.token, self.server_url)
+        return True
 
 loop = GLib.MainLoop()
 bus = SystemBus()
diff --git a/tests/acceptance/test_mender-connect.py b/tests/acceptance/test_mender-connect.py
index 2afc61d26..7a10a6549 100644
--- a/tests/acceptance/test_mender-connect.py
+++ b/tests/acceptance/test_mender-connect.py
@@ -165,6 +165,15 @@ def dbus_set_token_and_url_and_emit_signal(connection, token, server_url):
     )
 
 
+def dbus_emit_signal(connection):
+    connection.run(
+        "dbus-send --print-reply --system "
+        "--dest=io.mender.AuthenticationManager "
+        "/io/mender/AuthenticationManager "
+        "io.mender.Authentication1.MockEmitSignal "
+    )
+
+
 def wait_for_string_in_log(connection, since, timeout, search_string):
     output = ""
     while qemu_system_time(connection) < since + timeout:
@@ -193,14 +202,22 @@ def test_mender_connect_auth_changes(
         """Test that mender-connect can re-establish the connection on D-Bus signals"""
 
         try:
-            dbus_set_token_and_url(connection, "token1", "http://localhost:5000")
-
             # start the mender-connect service
-            startup_time = qemu_system_time(connection)
             connection.run(
                 "systemctl --job-mode=ignore-dependencies start mender-connect"
             )
 
+            startup_time = qemu_system_time(connection)
+            # wait until the connection happens
+            wait_for_string_in_log(
+                connection, startup_time, 30, "Started Mender Connect service"
+            )
+
+            signal_time = qemu_system_time(connection)
+            dbus_set_token_and_url_and_emit_signal(
+                connection, "token1", "http://localhost:5000"
+            )
+
             # wait for first connect
             _ = wait_for_string_in_log(
                 connection,
@@ -277,14 +294,22 @@ def test_mender_connect_reconnect(
         """Test that mender-connect can re-establish the connection on remote errors"""
 
         try:
-            dbus_set_token_and_url(connection, "badtoken", "http://localhost:12345")
-
             # start the mender-connect service
-            startup_time = qemu_system_time(connection)
             connection.run(
                 "systemctl --job-mode=ignore-dependencies start mender-connect"
             )
 
+            startup_time = qemu_system_time(connection)
+            # wait until the connection happens
+            wait_for_string_in_log(
+                connection, startup_time, 30, "Started Mender Connect service"
+            )
+
+            signal_time = qemu_system_time(connection)
+            dbus_set_token_and_url_and_emit_signal(
+                connection, "badtoken", "http://localhost:12345"
+            )
+
             # wait for error
             if version_is_minimum(bitbake_variables, "mender-connect", "2.3.0"):
                 error_message = "connection manager failed to connect"
@@ -305,11 +330,11 @@ def test_mender_connect_reconnect(
             )
 
             dbus_set_token_and_url(connection, "", "")
-            kill_time = qemu_system_time(connection)
             # kill the server and wait for error
             with_mock_servers[1].kill()
+            kill_time = qemu_system_time(connection)
             _ = wait_for_string_in_log(
-                connection, kill_time, 300, "error reconnecting:",
+                connection, kill_time, 300, "waiting for reconnect",
             )
 
             # Signal the other server