diff --git a/app/src/androidTest/java/org/mozilla/fenix/ui/robots/DownloadRobot.kt b/app/src/androidTest/java/org/mozilla/fenix/ui/robots/DownloadRobot.kt
index 5687dcb7cc14..61e82ddab308 100644
--- a/app/src/androidTest/java/org/mozilla/fenix/ui/robots/DownloadRobot.kt
+++ b/app/src/androidTest/java/org/mozilla/fenix/ui/robots/DownloadRobot.kt
@@ -133,16 +133,29 @@ fun downloadRobot(interact: DownloadRobot.() -> Unit): DownloadRobot.Transition
 }
 
 private fun assertDownloadPrompt(fileName: String) {
-    assertTrue(
-        "Download prompt button not visible",
-        mDevice.findObject(UiSelector().resourceId("$packageName:id/download_button"))
-            .waitForExists(waitingTime)
-    )
-    assertTrue(
-        "$fileName title doesn't match",
-        mDevice.findObject(UiSelector().text(fileName))
-            .waitForExists(waitingTime)
-    )
+    var currentTries = 0
+    while (currentTries++ < 3) {
+        try {
+            assertTrue(
+                "Download prompt button not visible",
+                mDevice.findObject(UiSelector().resourceId("$packageName:id/download_button"))
+                    .waitForExists(waitingTime)
+            )
+            assertTrue(
+                "$fileName title doesn't match",
+                mDevice.findObject(UiSelector().text(fileName))
+                    .waitForExists(waitingTime)
+            )
+
+            break
+        } catch (e: AssertionError) {
+            println("Failed to find locator: ${e.localizedMessage}")
+
+            browserScreen {
+            }.clickDownloadLink(fileName) {
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 private fun assertDownloadNotificationPopup() {