diff --git a/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/grids/grid/grid.search.spec.ts b/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/grids/grid/grid.search.spec.ts
index f3bada047db..7563af922db 100644
--- a/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/grids/grid/grid.search.spec.ts
+++ b/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/grids/grid/grid.search.spec.ts
@@ -714,8 +714,8 @@ describe('IgxGrid - search API', () => {
             expect(isInView(3, grid.rowList.first.virtDirRow.state)).toBeTruthy();
         });
 
-        it('should keep the active highlight when active cell enters and exits edit mode', () => {
-            pending('When the cell enters edit mode, the highlight stays and the content is doubled! Happens in tests only!');
+        fit('should keep the active highlight when active cell enters and exits edit mode', async () => {
+            // pending('When the cell enters edit mode, the highlight stays and the content is doubled! Happens in tests only!');
             const rv = fix.debugElement.query(By.css(CELL_CSS_CLASS)).nativeElement;
             const cell = grid.getCellByColumn(0, 'ID');
             const initialValue = rv.textContent;
@@ -724,6 +724,7 @@ describe('IgxGrid - search API', () => {
 
             cell.column.editable = true;
             fix.detectChanges();
+            await wait(16);
 
             grid.findNext('1');
 
@@ -731,6 +732,8 @@ describe('IgxGrid - search API', () => {
             expect(activeHighlight).not.toBeNull();
 
             cell.inEditMode = true;
+            // fix.detectChanges();
+            await wait(16);
             fix.detectChanges();
 
             expect(cell.inEditMode).toBe(true);
@@ -738,16 +741,17 @@ describe('IgxGrid - search API', () => {
             expect(activeHighlight).toBeNull();
 
             cell.inEditMode = false;
+            await wait(16);
             fix.detectChanges();
 
-            expect(rv.textContent).toBe(initialValue);
+            expect(rv.innerText).toBe(initialValue);
             expect(rv.querySelectorAll('.' + component.highlightClass).length).toBe(1);
             activeHighlight = rv.querySelector('.' + component.activeClass);
             expect(activeHighlight).not.toBeNull();
         });
 
-        it('should update highlights when a new value is entered', () => {
-            pending('When the cell enters edit mode, the highlight stays and the content is doubled! Happens in tests only!');
+        fit('should update highlights when a new value is entered', async () => {
+            // pending('When the cell enters edit mode, the highlight stays and the content is doubled! Happens in tests only!');
 
             const rv = fix.debugElement.query(By.css(CELL_CSS_CLASS));
             const cell = grid.getCellByColumn(0, 'ID');
@@ -774,8 +778,9 @@ describe('IgxGrid - search API', () => {
 
             cell.update(inputElem.value);
             fix.detectChanges();
+            await wait(16);
 
-            expect(rv.nativeElement.textContent).toBe('11');
+            expect(rv.nativeElement.innerText).toBe('11');
             activeHighlight = rv.nativeElement.querySelector('.' + component.activeClass);
             const highlights = rv.nativeElement.querySelectorAll('.' + component.highlightClass);
             expect(highlights.length).toBe(2);