diff --git a/testing/btest/scripts/base/frameworks/control/configuration_update.bro b/testing/btest/scripts/base/frameworks/control/configuration_update.bro
index 920a162503..d9e62efe08 100644
--- a/testing/btest/scripts/base/frameworks/control/configuration_update.bro
+++ b/testing/btest/scripts/base/frameworks/control/configuration_update.bro
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 # @TEST-SERIALIZE: comm
 #
 # @TEST-EXEC: btest-bg-run controllee  BROPATH=$BROPATH:.. bro %INPUT frameworks/control/controllee Communication::listen_port=65531/tcp 
+# @TEST-EXEC: sleep 5
 # @TEST-EXEC: btest-bg-run controller  BROPATH=$BROPATH:.. bro %INPUT test-redef frameworks/control/controller Control::host=127.0.0.1 Control::host_port=65531/tcp Control::cmd=configuration_update
+# @TEST-EXEC: sleep 5
 # @TEST-EXEC: btest-bg-run controller2 BROPATH=$BROPATH:.. bro %INPUT frameworks/control/controller Control::host=127.0.0.1 Control::host_port=65531/tcp Control::cmd=shutdown
 # @TEST-EXEC: btest-bg-wait 10
 # @TEST-EXEC: btest-diff controllee/.stdout