diff --git a/Runner/suites/Connectivity/WiFi/WiFi_OnOff/run.sh b/Runner/suites/Connectivity/WiFi/WiFi_OnOff/run.sh
index d3358bbf..8d805898 100755
--- a/Runner/suites/Connectivity/WiFi/WiFi_OnOff/run.sh
+++ b/Runner/suites/Connectivity/WiFi/WiFi_OnOff/run.sh
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ mhi
 EOF
 )"
 
-WIFI_WAIT_SECS="${WIFI_WAIT_SECS:-30}"
+WIFI_WAIT_SECS="${WIFI_WAIT_SECS:-60}"
 WIFI_WAIT_STEP_SECS="${WIFI_WAIT_STEP_SECS:-2}"
 WIFI_PROBE_LOG_DIR="${WIFI_PROBE_LOG_DIR:-./wifi_onoff_dmesg}"
 WIFI_PROBE_LOG_TAG="${WIFI_PROBE_LOG_TAG:-${TESTNAME}/probe}"
diff --git a/Runner/utils/lib_connectivity.sh b/Runner/utils/lib_connectivity.sh
index 2a32a473..ffccea45 100755
--- a/Runner/utils/lib_connectivity.sh
+++ b/Runner/utils/lib_connectivity.sh
@@ -19,39 +19,68 @@ wait_for_wifi_interface() {
     sleep_step="${2:-2}"
     waited=0
     iface=""
-
+    settle_done=0
+ 
     case "$max_wait" in
         ''|*[!0-9]*)
             max_wait=30
             ;;
     esac
-
+ 
     case "$sleep_step" in
         ''|*[!0-9]*)
             sleep_step=2
             ;;
     esac
-
+ 
     if [ "$max_wait" -le 0 ] 2>/dev/null; then
         max_wait=30
     fi
     if [ "$sleep_step" -le 0 ] 2>/dev/null; then
         sleep_step=2
     fi
-
-    while [ "$waited" -lt "$max_wait" ]; do
-        wifi_unblock_rfkill
-
-        iface="$(get_wifi_interface 2>/dev/null || true)"
-        if [ -n "$iface" ]; then
-            printf '%s\n' "$iface"
-            return 0
-        fi
-
-        sleep "$sleep_step"
-        waited=$((waited + sleep_step))
-    done
-
+ 
+    # Keep stdout reserved for the detected interface name. This helper is
+    # commonly used through command substitution, so all diagnostics from the
+    # wait loop must go to stderr. The final interface is printed through fd 3,
+    # which preserves the caller's original stdout.
+    {
+        log_info "Waiting up to ${max_wait}s for WiFi interface creation"
+ 
+        while [ "$waited" -lt "$max_wait" ]; do
+            wifi_unblock_rfkill
+ 
+            iface="$(get_wifi_interface 2>/dev/null || true)"
+            if [ -n "$iface" ]; then
+                printf '%s\n' "$iface" >&3
+                return 0
+            fi
+ 
+            if [ "$settle_done" -eq 0 ]; then
+                settle_done=1
+ 
+                if command -v udevadm >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+                    log_info "No WiFi interface yet; triggering net uevents and waiting for udev settle"
+                    udevadm trigger --subsystem-match=net >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+                    udevadm settle --timeout=5 >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+ 
+                    iface="$(get_wifi_interface 2>/dev/null || true)"
+                    if [ -n "$iface" ]; then
+                        printf '%s\n' "$iface" >&3
+                        return 0
+                    fi
+                fi
+            fi
+ 
+            sleep "$sleep_step"
+            waited=$((waited + sleep_step))
+ 
+            if [ "$waited" -gt 0 ] && [ $((waited % 10)) -eq 0 ]; then
+                log_info "Still waiting for WiFi interface... waited=${waited}s/${max_wait}s"
+            fi
+        done
+    } 3>&1 1>&2
+ 
     return 1
 }