diff --git a/test/api/TestUtils.ts b/test/api/TestUtils.ts
index f36d2830..2b1e8828 100644
--- a/test/api/TestUtils.ts
+++ b/test/api/TestUtils.ts
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@
 import * as playwright from 'playwright';
 import deepEqual = require('deep-equal');
 import { ITerminalOptions } from 'xterm';
+import { deepStrictEqual, fail } from 'assert';
 
-export async function pollFor<T>(page: playwright.Page, evalOrFn: string | (() => Promise<T>), val: T, preFn?: () => Promise<void>): Promise<void> {
+export async function pollFor<T>(page: playwright.Page, evalOrFn: string | (() => Promise<T>), val: T, preFn?: () => Promise<void>, maxDuration?: number): Promise<void> {
   if (preFn) {
     await preFn();
   }
@@ -18,8 +19,14 @@ export async function pollFor<T>(page: playwright.Page, evalOrFn: string | (() =
   }
 
   if (!deepEqual(result, val)) {
+    if (maxDuration === undefined) {
+      maxDuration = 2000;
+    }
+    if (maxDuration <= 0) {
+      deepStrictEqual(result, val, 'pollFor max duration exceeded');
+    }
     return new Promise<void>(r => {
-      setTimeout(() => r(pollFor(page, evalOrFn, val, preFn)), 1);
+      setTimeout(() => r(pollFor(page, evalOrFn, val, preFn, maxDuration! - 10)), 10);
     });
   }
 }
diff --git a/typings/xterm.d.ts b/typings/xterm.d.ts
index b1995bb2..6bfb71ae 100644
--- a/typings/xterm.d.ts
+++ b/typings/xterm.d.ts
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ declare module 'xterm' {
      * Adds an event listener for when the bell is triggered.
      * @returns an `IDisposable` to stop listening.
      */
-     onBell: IEvent<void>;
+    onBell: IEvent<void>;
 
     /**
      * Unfocus the terminal.