diff --git a/tests/qa/run b/tests/qa/run
index a8fefa451..b713d10f6 100755
--- a/tests/qa/run
+++ b/tests/qa/run
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ function cleanup_and_exit {
     exit $1
 }
 
-sleep 0.1
+sleep 1
 
 ps -p $background_pid > /dev/null
 if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then