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..d657cbd2 100755
--- a/Runner/utils/lib_connectivity.sh
+++ b/Runner/utils/lib_connectivity.sh
@@ -15,43 +15,73 @@ wifi_unblock_rfkill() {
 # Retry WiFi interface discovery for a bounded time while unblocking rfkill.
 # Prints interface name on success and returns non-zero on timeout.
 wait_for_wifi_interface() {
-    max_wait="${1:-30}"
+    max_wait="${1:-60}"
     sleep_step="${2:-2}"
     waited=0
     iface=""
-
+    settle_done=0
+ 
     case "$max_wait" in
         ''|*[!0-9]*)
-            max_wait=30
+            max_wait=60
             ;;
     esac
-
+ 
     case "$sleep_step" in
         ''|*[!0-9]*)
             sleep_step=2
             ;;
     esac
-
+ 
     if [ "$max_wait" -le 0 ] 2>/dev/null; then
-        max_wait=30
+        max_wait=60
     fi
+ 
     if [ "$sleep_step" -le 0 ] 2>/dev/null; then
         sleep_step=2
     fi
-
+ 
+    # Keep stdout reserved only for the detected interface name because callers
+    # commonly use command substitution:
+    #   wifi_iface="$(wait_for_wifi_interface ...)"
+    #
+    # All diagnostics must go to stderr to avoid contaminating the returned
+    # interface name.
+    log_info "Waiting up to ${max_wait}s for WiFi interface creation" >&2
+ 
     while [ "$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
-
+ 
+        if [ "$settle_done" -eq 0 ]; then
+            settle_done=1
+ 
+            if command -v udevadm >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+                log_info "No WiFi interface yet; triggering net add uevents and waiting for udev settle" >&2
+                udevadm trigger --action=add --subsystem-match=net >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+                udevadm settle --timeout=5 >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+ 
+                iface="$(get_wifi_interface 2>/dev/null || true)"
+                if [ -n "$iface" ]; then
+                    printf '%s\n' "$iface"
+                    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" >&2
+        fi
     done
-
+ 
     return 1
 }