diff --git a/app/controllers/hyrax/batch_edits_controller.rb b/app/controllers/hyrax/batch_edits_controller.rb
index 22ff4c7bd4..3ed8ed30f2 100644
--- a/app/controllers/hyrax/batch_edits_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/hyrax/batch_edits_controller.rb
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ def valkyrie_update_document(obj)
       form = form_class.new(obj, current_ability, nil)
       return unless form.validate(params[form_class.model_class.model_name.param_key])
 
-      cleanu_form_fields form
+      cleanup_form_fields form
 
       result = transactions['change_set.update_work']
                .with_step_args('work_resource.save_acl' => { permissions_params: form.input_params["permissions"] })
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ def redirect_to_return_controller
 
     # Clean up form fields
     # @param form Hyrax::Froms::ResourceBatchEditForm
-    def cleanu_form_fields(form)
+    def cleanup_form_fields(form)
       form.lease = nil if form.lease && form.lease.fields['lease_expiration_date'].nil?
       form.embargo = nil if form.embargo && form.embargo.fields['embargo_release_date'].nil?
       form.fields.keys.each do |k|
diff --git a/spec/features/batch_edit_spec.rb b/spec/features/batch_edit_spec.rb
index 61bd0919c1..4c88e15a0b 100644
--- a/spec/features/batch_edit_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/batch_edit_spec.rb
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
   let(:permission_template) { create(:permission_template, source_id: admin_set.id) }
   let!(:workflow) { create(:workflow, allows_access_grant: true, active: true, permission_template_id: permission_template.id) }
 
-  let!(:work1)       { create(:public_work, admin_set_id: admin_set.id, user: current_user, ordered_members: [file_set]) }
-  let!(:work2)       { create(:public_work, admin_set_id: admin_set.id, user: current_user) }
+  let!(:work1)       { create(:public_work, creator: ["Creator"], admin_set_id: admin_set.id, user: current_user, ordered_members: [file_set]) }
+  let!(:work2)       { create(:public_work, creator: ["Creator"], admin_set_id: admin_set.id, user: current_user) }
   let!(:file_set)    { create(:file_set) }
 
   before do
@@ -77,10 +77,12 @@
         batch_edit_expand('permissions_visibility')
         find('#generic_work_visibility_authenticated').click
         find('#permissions_visibility_save').click
+
+        ajax_wait(30)
         # This was `expect(page).to have_content 'Changes Saved'`, however in debugging,
         # the `have_content` check was ignoring the `within` scoping and finding
         # "Changes Saved" for other field areas
-        find('.status', text: 'Changes Saved', wait: 5)
+        find('.status', text: 'Changes Saved')
       end
 
       within "#form_permissions" do
@@ -91,10 +93,12 @@
         find('#collapse_permissions_sharing table', text: 'View/Download')
         find('#collapse_permissions_sharing table', text: 'donor')
         find('#permissions_sharing_save').click
+
+        ajax_wait(30)
         # This was `expect(page).to have_content 'Changes Saved'`, however in debugging,
         # the `have_content` check was ignoring the `within` scoping and finding
         # "Changes Saved" for other field areas
-        find('.status', text: 'Changes Saved', wait: 5)
+        find('.status', text: 'Changes Saved')
       end
 
       # Visit work permissions and verify
diff --git a/spec/support/features/batch_edit_actions.rb b/spec/support/features/batch_edit_actions.rb
index c6babcba8c..96a0631c7e 100644
--- a/spec/support/features/batch_edit_actions.rb
+++ b/spec/support/features/batch_edit_actions.rb
@@ -15,10 +15,12 @@ def fill_in_batch_edit_fields_and_verify!
       fill_in "generic_work_#{field_id}", with: "NEW #{field_id}"
 
       find("##{field_id}_save").click
+
+      ajax_wait(15)
       # This was `expect(page).to have_content 'Changes Saved'`, however in debugging,
       # the `have_content` check was ignoring the `within` scoping and finding
       # "Changes Saved" for other field areas
-      find('.status', text: 'Changes Saved', wait: 5)
+      find('.status', text: 'Changes Saved')
     end
   end
 end
@@ -27,3 +29,9 @@ def batch_edit_expand(field)
   find("#expand_link_#{field}").click
   yield if block_given?
 end
+
+def ajax_wait(s)
+  Timeout.timeout(s) do
+    loop until page.evaluate_script("jQuery.active").zero?
+  end
+end