diff --git a/javascript/packages/orchestrator/src/networkNode.ts b/javascript/packages/orchestrator/src/networkNode.ts
index 1009711f8..38156acb9 100644
--- a/javascript/packages/orchestrator/src/networkNode.ts
+++ b/javascript/packages/orchestrator/src/networkNode.ts
@@ -433,6 +433,8 @@ export class NetworkNode implements NetworkNodeInterface {
   async countPatternLines(
     pattern: string,
     isGlob: boolean,
+    comparator: string,
+    desiredMetricValue: number,
     timeout: number = DEFAULT_INDIVIDUAL_TEST_TIMEOUT,
   ): Promise<number> {
     try {
@@ -441,18 +443,31 @@ export class NetworkNode implements NetworkNodeInterface {
       if (!re) throw new Error(`Invalid glob pattern: ${pattern} `);
       const client = getClient();
       const getValue = async (): Promise<number> => {
-        await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, timeout * 1000));
-        const logs = await client.getNodeLogs(this.name, undefined, true);
+        let done = false;
+
+        while (!done) {
+          let value = 0;
+          const logs = await client.getNodeLogs(this.name, undefined, true);
 
-        for (let line of logs.split("\n")) {
-          if (client.providerName !== "native") {
-            // remove the extra timestamp
-            line = line.split(" ").slice(1).join(" ");
+          for (let line of logs.split("\n")) {
+            if (client.providerName !== "native") {
+              // remove the extra timestamp
+              line = line.split(" ").slice(1).join(" ");
+            }
+            if (re.test(line)) {
+              value += 1;
+            }
           }
-          if (re.test(line)) {
-            total_count += 1;
+
+          // save to return
+          total_count = value;
+          if (compare(comparator, value, desiredMetricValue)) {
+            done = true;
+          } else {
+            await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 1000));
           }
         }
+
         return total_count;
       };
 
diff --git a/javascript/packages/orchestrator/src/test-runner/assertions.ts b/javascript/packages/orchestrator/src/test-runner/assertions.ts
index 6a7908936..21ca9c357 100644
--- a/javascript/packages/orchestrator/src/test-runner/assertions.ts
+++ b/javascript/packages/orchestrator/src/test-runner/assertions.ts
@@ -189,7 +189,13 @@ const CountLogMatch = ({
     const nodes = network.getNodes(node_name!);
     const results = await Promise.all(
       nodes.map((node: any) =>
-        node.countPatternLines(pattern!, isGlob, timeout),
+        node.countPatternLines(
+          pattern!,
+          isGlob,
+          toChaiComparator(op!),
+          target_value,
+          timeout,
+        ),
       ),
     );
 
diff --git a/tests/smoke/0001-smoke.zndsl b/tests/smoke/0001-smoke.zndsl
index a973e1500..b53c6d2cd 100644
--- a/tests/smoke/0001-smoke.zndsl
+++ b/tests/smoke/0001-smoke.zndsl
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ alice: parachain 100 block height is at least 3 within 250 seconds
 alice: log line contains "Imported #2" within 20 seconds
 alice: log line matches glob "*rted #2*" within 20 seconds
 alice: log line matches "Imported #[0-9]+" within 10 seconds
-alice: count of log lines containing "imported" is at least 4 within 10 seconds
+alice: count of log lines containing "imported" is at least 30 within 300 seconds
 
 
 # Events assertions