diff --git a/features/patroni_api.feature b/features/patroni_api.feature
index a94ad8bc..0702f308 100644
--- a/features/patroni_api.feature
+++ b/features/patroni_api.feature
@@ -29,17 +29,19 @@ Scenario: check local configuration reload
 
 Scenario: check dynamic configuration change via DCS
         Given I issue a PATCH request to http://127.0.0.1:8008/config with {"ttl": 20, "loop_wait": 1, "postgresql": {"parameters": {"max_connections": 101}}}
-	And I start postgres1
-	And replication works from postgres0 to postgres1 after 20 seconds
+        Then I receive a response code 200
+        And I receive a response loop_wait 1
+        And Response on GET http://127.0.0.1:8008/patroni contains restart_pending after 11 seconds
         When I issue a GET request to http://127.0.0.1:8008/config
         Then I receive a response code 200
         And I receive a response loop_wait 1
         When I issue a GET request to http://127.0.0.1:8008/patroni
         Then I receive a response code 200
-        And I receive a response restart_pending True
         And I receive a response tags {'tag': 'new_value'}
 
 Scenario: check API requests for the primary-replica pair
+	Given I start postgres1
+	And replication works from postgres0 to postgres1 after 20 seconds
 	When I issue a GET request to http://127.0.0.1:8009/replica
 	Then I receive a response code 200
 	And I receive a response state running
diff --git a/features/steps/patroni_api.py b/features/steps/patroni_api.py
index 1ecd1af7..90c38564 100644
--- a/features/steps/patroni_api.py
+++ b/features/steps/patroni_api.py
@@ -106,3 +106,15 @@ def scheduled_failover(context, at_url, from_host, to_host, in_seconds):
 @step('I add tag {tag:w} {value:w} to {pg_name:w} config')
 def add_tag_to_config(context, tag, value, pg_name):
     context.pctl.add_tag_to_config(pg_name, tag, value)
+
+
+@then('Response on GET {url} contains {value} after {timeout:d} seconds')
+def check_http_response(context, url, value, timeout):
+    for _ in range(int(timeout)):
+        r = requests.get(url)
+        if value in r.content.decode('utf-8'):
+            break
+        time.sleep(1)
+    else:
+        assert False,\
+            "Value {0} is not present in response after {1} seconds".format(value, timeout)