diff --git a/chat-android/src/test/java/com/ably/chat/RoomLifecycleManagerTest.kt b/chat-android/src/test/java/com/ably/chat/RoomLifecycleManagerTest.kt
index 6f6cc73b..b4392e45 100644
--- a/chat-android/src/test/java/com/ably/chat/RoomLifecycleManagerTest.kt
+++ b/chat-android/src/test/java/com/ably/chat/RoomLifecycleManagerTest.kt
@@ -323,6 +323,7 @@ class RoomLifecycleManagerTest {
         coEvery { any<io.ably.lib.realtime.Channel>().attachCoroutine() } coAnswers {
             val channel = firstArg<io.ably.lib.realtime.Channel>()
             if ("typing" in channel.name) {
+                delay(500)
                 // Throw error for typing contributor, likely to throw because it uses different channel
                 val error = ErrorInfo("error attaching channel ${channel.name}", 500)
                 channel.setState(ChannelState.failed, error)