diff --git a/pages/groups_page.py b/pages/groups_page.py
index c732d2085f..ff37cc84c6 100644
--- a/pages/groups_page.py
+++ b/pages/groups_page.py
@@ -181,13 +181,19 @@ def get_links_status_codes(self):
     @allure.step("Click on links on the 'ru' local and thereby open corresponding web pages in the same tab")
     def click_on_links_on_ru_local(self):
         opened_pages = []
-        self.element_is_present_and_clickable(self.locators.PAGE_LINK1).click()
-        time.sleep(3)
+
+        link1 = self.element_is_present_and_clickable(self.locators.PAGE_LINK1)
+        current_url = self.driver.current_url
+        link1.click()
+        Wait(self.driver, 10).until(EC.url_changes(current_url))
         opened_pages.append(self.get_current_tab_url())
         self.element_is_present_and_clickable(self.locators1.LOGO_LINK).click()
-        self.element_is_present_and_clickable(self.locators.PAGE_LINK2).click()
-        time.sleep(3)
+        link2 = self.element_is_present_and_clickable(self.locators.PAGE_LINK2)
+        current_url = self.driver.current_url
+        link2.click()
+        Wait(self.driver, 10).until(EC.url_changes(current_url))
         opened_pages.append(self.get_current_tab_url())
+
         return opened_pages
 
     @allure.step("Click on links on the 'en' local and thereby open corresponding web pages in the same tab")
diff --git a/tests/groups_page_test.py b/tests/groups_page_test.py
index 3adc673678..1c65e5e9ad 100644
--- a/tests/groups_page_test.py
+++ b/tests/groups_page_test.py
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ def test_gp_03_04_verify_links_en(self, driver, groups_en_page_open):
         def test_gp_03_05_verify_ru_links_lead_to_proper_pages(self, driver, groups_ru_page_open):
             page = gPage(driver)
             opened_pages = page.click_on_links_on_ru_local()
+            print(opened_pages)  # Temporarily for refactoring
             assert opened_pages, "Transitions to exercises pages have not performed"
             assert all(element in gPD.pages_urls for element in opened_pages), \
                 "Some links lead to incorrect pages after clicking"
@@ -162,7 +163,7 @@ def test_gp_03_05_verify_ru_links_lead_to_proper_pages(self, driver, groups_ru_p
         def test_gp_03_06_verify_en_links_lead_to_proper_pages(self, driver, groups_en_page_open):
             page = gPage(driver)
             opened_pages = page.click_on_links_on_en_local()
-            print(opened_pages)         # Temporarily for refactoring
+            print(opened_pages)  # Temporarily for refactoring
             assert opened_pages, "Transitions to exercises pages have not performed"
             assert all(element in gPD.pages_urls for element in opened_pages), \
                 "Some links lead to incorrect pages after clicking"