diff --git a/tests/signals.expect b/tests/signals.expect
index 8fba5b7c8..95f29538e 100644
--- a/tests/signals.expect
+++ b/tests/signals.expect
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ expect_prompt
 
 send_line "function stuffs --on-signal INT; echo SIGINT spotted; end"
 expect_prompt
+after 20
 exec -- kill -INT $pid
 expect "SIGINT spotted"