diff --git a/client/cypress/support/commands.js b/client/cypress/support/commands.js
index 2a0fa5f9..66477c4a 100644
--- a/client/cypress/support/commands.js
+++ b/client/cypress/support/commands.js
@@ -59,3 +59,12 @@ Cypress.Commands.add('loginByCsrf', (username, password, csrftoken) => {
     }
   });
 });
+
+// from https://stackoverflow.com/questions/53814647/how-can-i-alias-specific-graphql-requests-in-cypress
+Cypress.Commands.add('waitFor', operationName => {
+  cy.wait('@graphQL').then(({request}) => {
+    if(request.body.operationName !== operationName) {
+      return cy.waitFor(operationName);
+    }
+  });
+});