diff --git a/tests/checks/tmux-history-search.fish b/tests/checks/tmux-history-search.fish
index 1739b1746..102afb033 100644
--- a/tests/checks/tmux-history-search.fish
+++ b/tests/checks/tmux-history-search.fish
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ tmux-sleep
 isolated-tmux send-keys "echo sdifjsdoifjsdoifj"
 tmux-sleep
 isolated-tmux send-keys F1
+tmux-sleep
 isolated-tmux capture-pane -p | grep "(no matches)"
 # CHECK: (no matches)
 isolated-tmux send-keys Enter C-e C-u "echo foo" Enter