diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/button.yml b/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/button.yml
index 7c0caa0b846..865b2c34511 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/button.yml
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/button.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 appId: ${APP_ID} # iOS: com.meta.RNTester.localDevelopment | Android: com.facebook.react.uiapp
 ---
 - launchApp
-- assertVisible: 'Components'
+# Wait for the JS bundle to render the landing screen instead of asserting
+# immediately, which races app cold start on CI.
+- extendedWaitUntil:
+    visible: 'Components'
+    timeout: 30000
 - scrollUntilVisible:
     element:
       id: 'Button'
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist.yml b/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist.yml
index ec75f6ccfb1..0915de4f6c0 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist.yml
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 appId: ${APP_ID} # iOS: com.meta.RNTester.localDevelopment | Android: com.facebook.react.uiapp
 ---
 - launchApp
-- assertVisible: 'Components'
+# Wait for the JS bundle to render the landing screen instead of asserting
+# immediately, which races app cold start on CI.
+- extendedWaitUntil:
+    visible: 'Components'
+    timeout: 30000
 - scrollUntilVisible:
     element:
       id: 'Flatlist'
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/helpers/launch-app-and-search.yml b/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/helpers/launch-app-and-search.yml
index b6fca0b4990..d9463c0908a 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/helpers/launch-app-and-search.yml
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/helpers/launch-app-and-search.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 appId: ${APP_ID} # iOS: com.meta.RNTester.localDevelopment | Android: com.facebook.react.uiapp
 ---
 - launchApp
-- assertVisible: 'Components'
+# Wait for the JS bundle to render the landing screen instead of asserting
+# immediately, which races app cold start on CI.
+- extendedWaitUntil:
+    visible: 'Components'
+    timeout: 30000
 - runFlow: ./search.yml
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/legacy-native-module.yml b/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/legacy-native-module.yml
index 1d81fd734c8..e68fbaa30ed 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/legacy-native-module.yml
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/legacy-native-module.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 appId: ${APP_ID} # iOS: com.meta.RNTester.localDevelopment | Android: com.facebook.react.uiapp
 ---
 - launchApp
-- assertVisible:
-    text: 'APIs'
+# Wait for the JS bundle to render the landing screen instead of asserting
+# immediately, which races app cold start on CI.
+- extendedWaitUntil:
+    visible:
+      text: 'APIs'
+    timeout: 30000
 - tapOn:
     id: 'apis-tab'
 - runFlow: ./helpers/search.yml
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/modal.yml b/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/modal.yml
index e0e2de4ef3c..e3b7bef5388 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/modal.yml
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/modal.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 appId: ${APP_ID} # iOS: com.meta.RNTester.localDevelopment | Android: com.facebook.react.uiapp
 ---
 - launchApp
-- assertVisible: 'Components'
+# Wait for the JS bundle to render the landing screen instead of asserting
+# immediately, which races app cold start on CI.
+- extendedWaitUntil:
+    visible: 'Components'
+    timeout: 30000
 - scrollUntilVisible:
     element:
       id: 'Modal'