diff --git a/tests/pexpects/bind.py b/tests/pexpects/bind.py
index 375d29586..c5c866405 100644
--- a/tests/pexpects/bind.py
+++ b/tests/pexpects/bind.py
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ expect_prompt("\r\nTENT\r\n", unmatched="Couldn't find expected output 'TENT'")
 send("\033")
 sleep(0.100)
 send("cc")
-sleep(0.01)
+sleep(0.50)
 send("echo some TExT\033")
 sleep(0.300)
 send("hh~~bbve~\r")