diff --git a/src/test/java/io/getunleash/DefaultUnleashTest.java b/src/test/java/io/getunleash/DefaultUnleashTest.java
index 5344bf54..fe6bd001 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/getunleash/DefaultUnleashTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/getunleash/DefaultUnleashTest.java
@@ -310,6 +310,7 @@ public void asynchronous_fetch_on_initialisation_fails_silently_and_retries()
                         .build();
 
         Unleash unleash = new DefaultUnleash(config);
+        Thread.sleep(500);
         verify(fetcher, times(1)).fetchFeatures();
         Thread.sleep(1200);
         verify(fetcher, times(2)).fetchFeatures();