diff --git a/tests/unit/slowlog.tcl b/tests/unit/slowlog.tcl
index dbd7a1547..9b88f3090 100644
--- a/tests/unit/slowlog.tcl
+++ b/tests/unit/slowlog.tcl
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ start_server {tags {"slowlog"} overrides {slowlog-log-slower-than 1000000}} {
     test {SLOWLOG - can be disabled} {
         r config set slowlog-log-slower-than 1
         r slowlog reset
+        r debug sleep 0.2
         assert_equal [r slowlog len] 1 
         r config set slowlog-log-slower-than -1
         r slowlog reset