diff --git a/test/appium/tests/critical/chats/test_1_1_public_chats.py b/test/appium/tests/critical/chats/test_1_1_public_chats.py
index d963bcb673b..e163bba8e52 100644
--- a/test/appium/tests/critical/chats/test_1_1_public_chats.py
+++ b/test/appium/tests/critical/chats/test_1_1_public_chats.py
@@ -158,20 +158,17 @@ def test_1_1_chat_emoji_send_reply_and_open_link(self):
         except Failed:
             self.errors.append("Link message reaction is not shown for the sender")
 
-        # self.home_2.just_fyi("Check 'Open in Status' option")
-        # # url_to_open = 'http://status.im' # ToDo: enable when a bug with Status link is fixed
-        # url_to_open = 'https://coinmarketcap.com/'
-        # self.chat_1.send_message(url_to_open)
-        # chat_element = self.chat_2.chat_element_by_text(url_to_open)
-        # if chat_element.is_element_displayed(120):
-        #     chat_element.click_on_link_inside_message_body()
-        #     web_view = self.chat_2.open_in_status_button.click()
-        #     # if not web_view.element_by_text('Private, Secure Communication').is_element_displayed(60):
-        #     if not web_view.element_by_text_part(
-        #             "Today's Cryptocurrency Prices by Market Cap").is_element_displayed(30):
-        #         self.errors.append('URL was not opened from 1-1 chat')
-        # else:
-        #     self.errors.append("Message with URL was not received") # ToDo: temp
+        self.home_2.just_fyi("Check 'Open in Status' option")
+        url_to_open = 'http://status.app'
+        self.chat_1.send_message(url_to_open)
+        chat_element = self.chat_2.chat_element_by_text(url_to_open)
+        if chat_element.is_element_displayed(120):
+            chat_element.click_on_link_inside_message_body()
+            web_view = self.chat_2.open_in_status_button.click()
+            if not web_view.element_by_text('Make the jump to web3').is_element_displayed(60):
+                self.errors.append('URL was not opened from 1-1 chat')
+        else:
+            self.errors.append("Message with URL was not received")
 
         self.errors.verify_no_errors()
 
diff --git a/test/appium/tests/critical/chats/test_public_chat_browsing.py b/test/appium/tests/critical/chats/test_public_chat_browsing.py
index 960c6e0f3a3..222686a5934 100644
--- a/test/appium/tests/critical/chats/test_public_chat_browsing.py
+++ b/test/appium/tests/critical/chats/test_public_chat_browsing.py
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ def prepare_devices(self):
         self.channel = self.community_view.get_channel(self.channel_name).click()
 
     @marks.testrail_id(703503)
+    @marks.xfail(reason="Curated communities not loading, https://github.com/status-im/status-mobile/issues/17852",
+                 run=False)
     def test_community_discovery(self):
         self.home.navigate_back_to_home_view()
         self.home.communities_tab.click()
@@ -190,8 +192,6 @@ def test_restore_multiaccount_with_waku_backup_remove_switch(self):
         self.home.just_fyi("Restore user with predefined communities and contacts")
         self.sign_in.recover_access(passphrase=waku_user.seed, second_user=True)
 
-        self.home.just_fyi("Restore user with predefined communities and contacts")
-
         self.home.just_fyi("Check contacts/blocked users")
         self.home.chats_tab.click()
         self.home.contacts_tab.click()
@@ -200,10 +200,9 @@ def test_restore_multiaccount_with_waku_backup_remove_switch(self):
             self.errors.append(
                 "Incorrect contacts number restored: %s instead of %s" % (contacts_number, len(waku_user.contacts)))
         else:
-            for i in range(contacts_number):
-                key = waku_user.contacts[i]
-                if not self.home.element_by_text(key).is_element_displayed(30):
-                    self.errors.append('%s was not restored as a contact from waku backup!' % key)
+            for contact in waku_user.contacts:
+                if not self.home.element_by_text(contact).is_element_displayed(30):
+                    self.errors.append('%s was not restored as a contact from waku backup!' % contact)
                 # Disabled for simple check as sometimes from waku-backup users restored with 3-random names
                 # self.home.click_system_back_button_until_element_is_shown()
                 # contact_row = self.home.contact_details_row(index=i + 1)
diff --git a/test/appium/views/dbs/waku_backup/user.py b/test/appium/views/dbs/waku_backup/user.py
index a502f943e00..7ecdf916773 100644
--- a/test/appium/views/dbs/waku_backup/user.py
+++ b/test/appium/views/dbs/waku_backup/user.py
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@
 
 #contacts = ['Test_contact', 'MyCustomNickname'] # enable back when https://github.com/status-im/status-mobile/issues/15500 is fixed
 
-contacts = ['zQ3...rLSpUs', 'zQ3...mxAZUU']
+contacts = ['zQ3...LSpUs', 'zQ3...xAZUU']
 blocked_user = 'Clear Flat Milkweedbug'