diff --git a/bin/templates/cordova/lib/emulator.js b/bin/templates/cordova/lib/emulator.js
index c73e134c..928ad44d 100644
--- a/bin/templates/cordova/lib/emulator.js
+++ b/bin/templates/cordova/lib/emulator.js
@@ -352,8 +352,8 @@ module.exports.wait_for_emulator = function (port) {
  */
 module.exports.wait_for_boot = function (emulator_id, time_remaining) {
     var self = this;
-    return Adb.shell(emulator_id, 'ps').then(function (output) {
-        if (output.match(/android\.process\.acore/)) {
+    return Adb.shell(emulator_id, 'getprop sys.boot_completed').then(function (output) {
+        if (output.match(/1/)) {
             return true;
         } else if (time_remaining === 0) {
             return false;
diff --git a/spec/unit/emulator.spec.js b/spec/unit/emulator.spec.js
index 86cb3ed6..239e93de 100644
--- a/spec/unit/emulator.spec.js
+++ b/spec/unit/emulator.spec.js
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ describe('emulator', () => {
         it('should resolve with true if the system has booted', () => {
             AdbSpy.shell.and.callFake((emuId, shellArgs) => {
                 expect(emuId).toBe(emulatorId);
-                expect(shellArgs).toContain('ps');
+                expect(shellArgs).toContain('getprop sys.boot_completed');
 
                 return Promise.resolve(psOutput);
             });