diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
index 34080750c..20ec090d2 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ public class LatinIME extends InputMethodServiceCompatWrapper implements Keyboar
     private View mKeyPreviewBackingView;
     private View mSuggestionsContainer;
     private SuggestionsView mSuggestionsView;
-    private Suggest mSuggest;
+    /* package for tests */ Suggest mSuggest;
     private CompletionInfo[] mApplicationSpecifiedCompletions;
 
     private InputMethodManagerCompatWrapper mImm;
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/InputLogicTests.java b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/InputLogicTests.java
index 693352c85..fef704a0e 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/InputLogicTests.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/InputLogicTests.java
@@ -111,6 +111,20 @@ public class InputLogicTests extends ServiceTestCase<LatinIME> {
         mLatinIME.onStartInputView(ei, false);
         mLatinIME.onCreateInputMethodInterface().startInput(ic, ei);
         mInputConnection = ic;
+        // Wait for the main dictionary to be loaded (we need it for auto-correction tests)
+        int remainingAttempts = 10;
+        while (remainingAttempts > 0 && !mLatinIME.mSuggest.hasMainDictionary()) {
+            try {
+                Thread.sleep(100);
+            } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+                // Don't do much
+            } finally {
+                --remainingAttempts;
+            }
+        }
+        if (!mLatinIME.mSuggest.hasMainDictionary()) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("Can't initialize the main dictionary");
+        }
     }
 
     // type(int) and type(String): helper methods to send a code point resp. a string to LatinIME.