diff --git a/tests/05r6tor0 b/tests/05r6tor0
index 2e0f185..2fd51f2 100644
--- a/tests/05r6tor0
+++ b/tests/05r6tor0
@@ -4,24 +4,24 @@ set -x -e
 # then reshape back up to RAID5 and RAID5
 
 mdadm -CR $md0 -l6 -n5 $dev0 $dev1 $dev2 $dev3 $dev4
-check wait
+check wait; sleep 1
 check raid6
 testdev $md0 3 19456 512
 mdadm -G $md0 -l5
-check wait
+check wait; sleep 1
 check raid5
 testdev $md0 3 19456 512
 mdadm -G $md0 -l0
-check wait
+check wait; sleep 1
 check raid0
 testdev $md0 3 19456 512
 mdadm -G $md0 -l5 --add $dev3 $dev4
-check wait
+check wait; sleep 1
 check raid5
 check algorithm 2
 testdev $md0 3 19456 512
 mdadm -G $md0 -l 6
-check wait
+check wait; sleep 1
 check raid6
 check algorithm 2
 testdev $md0 3 19456 512