diff --git a/tx-cucumber-tests/src/test/java/org/eclipse/tractusx/traceability/test/TraceabilityTestStepDefinition.java b/tx-cucumber-tests/src/test/java/org/eclipse/tractusx/traceability/test/TraceabilityTestStepDefinition.java
index 46005d2e22..283d41a304 100644
--- a/tx-cucumber-tests/src/test/java/org/eclipse/tractusx/traceability/test/TraceabilityTestStepDefinition.java
+++ b/tx-cucumber-tests/src/test/java/org/eclipse/tractusx/traceability/test/TraceabilityTestStepDefinition.java
@@ -110,9 +110,14 @@ public void iCheckIfQualityInvestigationHasProperValues(DataTable dataTable) {
                 .pollInterval(1, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
                 .ignoreExceptions()
                 .until(() -> {
-                    QualityNotificationResponse result = restProvider.getNotification(getNotificationIdBasedOnEnv(), INVESTIGATION);
-                    NotificationValidator.assertHasFields(result, normalize(dataTable.asMap()));
-                            return true;
+                    try {
+                        QualityNotificationResponse result = restProvider.getNotification(getNotificationIdBasedOnEnv(), INVESTIGATION);
+                        NotificationValidator.assertHasFields(result, normalize(dataTable.asMap()));
+                        return true;
+                    } catch (AssertionError assertionError) {
+                        assertionError.printStackTrace();
+                        return false;
+                    }
                         }
                 );
     }
@@ -215,7 +220,6 @@ private Long getNotificationIdBasedOnEnv() {
     }
 
 
-
     @And("I request assets with {string}")
     public void iRequestAssetsWith(String ownerFilter) {
         requestedAssets = restProvider.getAssets(ownerFilter);
@@ -308,9 +312,14 @@ public void iCheckIfQualityAlertHasProperValues(DataTable dataTable) {
                 .pollInterval(1, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
                 .ignoreExceptions()
                 .until(() -> {
-                            QualityNotificationResponse result = restProvider.getNotification(getNotificationIdBasedOnEnv(), ALERT);
-                            NotificationValidator.assertHasFields(result, normalize(dataTable.asMap()));
-                            return true;
+                    try {
+                        QualityNotificationResponse result = restProvider.getNotification(getNotificationIdBasedOnEnv(), ALERT);
+                        NotificationValidator.assertHasFields(result, normalize(dataTable.asMap()));
+                        return true;
+                    } catch (AssertionError assertionError) {
+                        assertionError.printStackTrace();
+                        return false;
+                    }
                         }
                 );
     }
diff --git a/tx-cucumber-tests/src/test/java/org/eclipse/tractusx/traceability/test/tooling/rest/RestProvider.java b/tx-cucumber-tests/src/test/java/org/eclipse/tractusx/traceability/test/tooling/rest/RestProvider.java
index c37c3c3849..d8615a17ff 100644
--- a/tx-cucumber-tests/src/test/java/org/eclipse/tractusx/traceability/test/tooling/rest/RestProvider.java
+++ b/tx-cucumber-tests/src/test/java/org/eclipse/tractusx/traceability/test/tooling/rest/RestProvider.java
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 import io.restassured.specification.RequestSpecification;
 import lombok.Getter;
 import org.apache.http.HttpStatus;
-import org.awaitility.Duration;
 import org.eclipse.tractusx.traceability.test.tooling.EnvVariablesResolver;
 import org.eclipse.tractusx.traceability.test.tooling.NotificationTypeEnum;
 import org.eclipse.tractusx.traceability.test.tooling.TraceXEnvironmentEnum;
@@ -39,12 +38,10 @@
 import org.eclipse.tractusx.traceability.test.tooling.rest.request.UpdateQualityNotificationRequest;
 import org.eclipse.tractusx.traceability.test.tooling.rest.request.UpdateQualityNotificationStatusRequest;
 import org.eclipse.tractusx.traceability.test.tooling.rest.response.QualityNotificationResponse;
-import org.hamcrest.Matchers;
 import qualitynotification.base.response.QualityNotificationIdResponse;
 
 import java.time.Instant;
 import java.util.List;
-import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
 import static com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.DeserializationFeature.FAIL_ON_IGNORED_PROPERTIES;
 import static com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.DeserializationFeature.FAIL_ON_UNKNOWN_PROPERTIES;
@@ -52,7 +49,6 @@
 import static com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.DeserializationFeature.READ_UNKNOWN_ENUM_VALUES_USING_DEFAULT_VALUE;
 import static com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.SerializationFeature.WRITE_DATES_AS_TIMESTAMPS;
 import static io.restassured.RestAssured.given;
-import static org.awaitility.Awaitility.await;
 import static org.eclipse.tractusx.traceability.test.tooling.TraceXEnvironmentEnum.TRACE_X_A;
 import static org.eclipse.tractusx.traceability.test.tooling.TraceXEnvironmentEnum.TRACE_X_B;
 
@@ -189,23 +185,18 @@ public List<QualityNotificationResponse> getReceivedNotifications(NotificationTy
     }
 
     public QualityNotificationResponse getNotification(Long investigationId, NotificationTypeEnum notificationType) {
-        return await()
-                .atMost(Duration.TWO_MINUTES)
-                .pollInterval(1, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
-                .until(() -> given().spec(getRequestSpecification())
-                        .contentType(ContentType.JSON)
-                        .when()
-                        .get("/api/" + notificationType.label + "/" + investigationId)
-                        .then()
-                        .statusCode(HttpStatus.SC_OK)
-                        .log()
-                        .body()
-                        .extract()
-                        .body().as(QualityNotificationResponse.class), Matchers.notNullValue()
-                );
+        return given().spec(getRequestSpecification())
+                .contentType(ContentType.JSON)
+                .when()
+                .get("/api/" + notificationType.label + "/" + investigationId)
+                .then()
+                .statusCode(HttpStatus.SC_OK)
+                .log()
+                .body()
+                .extract()
+                .body().as(QualityNotificationResponse.class);
     }
 
-
     private RequestSpecification getRequestSpecification() {
         final String accessToken = authentication.obtainAccessToken();
 
diff --git a/tx-cucumber-tests/src/test/resources/features/1_TRACEFOSS-1393.feature b/tx-cucumber-tests/src/test/resources/features/1_TRACEFOSS-1393.feature
index 9bedc5be6d..92ac6ae9f4 100644
--- a/tx-cucumber-tests/src/test/resources/features/1_TRACEFOSS-1393.feature
+++ b/tx-cucumber-tests/src/test/resources/features/1_TRACEFOSS-1393.feature
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ Feature: ⭐ [BE][QUALITY_ALERTS] Create (POST) quality alerts (Rest API)
     Then I check, if quality alert has proper values
       | "status" | "DECLINED" |
     And I check, if quality alert has proper values
-      | "description" | "declined in TRACEFOSS-1545" |
+      | "declineReason" | "declined in TRACEFOSS-1545" |
 
 	#Check if *ACCEPTANCE* of quality alerts is processed correctly which contains following checks:
 	#* correct ACCEPTANCE on receiver side
diff --git a/tx-cucumber-tests/src/test/resources/features/2_TRACEFOSS-600.feature b/tx-cucumber-tests/src/test/resources/features/2_TRACEFOSS-600.feature
index 86fdbcc9dd..c13e5c2122 100644
--- a/tx-cucumber-tests/src/test/resources/features/2_TRACEFOSS-600.feature
+++ b/tx-cucumber-tests/src/test/resources/features/2_TRACEFOSS-600.feature
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ Feature: ⭐ [BE][QUALITY_ALERTS] Enable Quality Alerts
     Then I check, if quality alert has proper values
       | "status" | "DECLINED" |
     And I check, if quality alert has proper values
-      | "description" | "declined in TRACEFOSS-1545" |
+      | "declineReason" | "declined in TRACEFOSS-1545" |
 
 	#Check if *ACCEPTANCE* of quality alerts is processed correctly which contains following checks:
 	#* correct ACCEPTANCE on receiver side