diff --git a/ocaml/libs/xapi-stdext/lib/xapi-stdext-unix/test/test_systemd.t b/ocaml/libs/xapi-stdext/lib/xapi-stdext-unix/test/test_systemd.t
index bfa73c84c6..e3b19dbaff 100644
--- a/ocaml/libs/xapi-stdext/lib/xapi-stdext-unix/test/test_systemd.t
+++ b/ocaml/libs/xapi-stdext/lib/xapi-stdext-unix/test/test_systemd.t
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
   $ ./test_systemd.exe --server &
   @systemd.socket
   READY=1
+  $ sleep 1
   $ ./test_systemd.exe --notify
   $ wait