diff --git a/app/client/components/BehavioralPromptsManager.ts b/app/client/components/BehavioralPromptsManager.ts
index a7f7ec06..6d1a2c4f 100644
--- a/app/client/components/BehavioralPromptsManager.ts
+++ b/app/client/components/BehavioralPromptsManager.ts
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ export class BehavioralPromptsManager extends Disposable {
     return this._dismissedTips.get().has(prompt);
   }
 
+  public shouldShowTips() {
+    return !this._prefs.get().dontShowTips;
+  }
+
   private _queueTip(refElement: Element, prompt: BehavioralPrompt, options: AttachOptions) {
     if (
       // Don't show tips if surveying is disabled.
diff --git a/test/nbrowser/gristUtils.ts b/test/nbrowser/gristUtils.ts
index 695aba3d..531735a0 100644
--- a/test/nbrowser/gristUtils.ts
+++ b/test/nbrowser/gristUtils.ts
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ export async function reloadDoc() {
  * Wait for the doc list to show, to know that workspaces are fetched, and imports enabled.
  */
 export async function waitForDocMenuToLoad(): Promise<void> {
-  await driver.findWait('.test-dm-doclist', 1000);
+  await driver.findWait('.test-dm-doclist', 2000);
   await driver.wait(() => driver.find('.test-dm-doclist').isDisplayed(), 2000);
 }