diff --git a/provisionerd/provisionerd_test.go b/provisionerd/provisionerd_test.go
index 61fa33a93152d..ec885a9a7fd98 100644
--- a/provisionerd/provisionerd_test.go
+++ b/provisionerd/provisionerd_test.go
@@ -918,6 +918,7 @@ func TestProvisionerd(t *testing.T) {
 					<-failChan
 					_ = client.DRPCConn().Close()
 					second.Store(true)
+					time.Sleep(50 * time.Millisecond)
 					failedOnce.Do(func() { close(failedChan) })
 				}()
 			}