diff --git a/packages/tests/tests/utils.spec.ts b/packages/tests/tests/utils.spec.ts
index 45f814a71e..89c77ebd8a 100644
--- a/packages/tests/tests/utils.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/tests/tests/utils.spec.ts
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ describe("Util: toAsyncIterator: Filter", () => {
       payload: utf8ToBytes("This should be received")
     });
 
+    await delay(400);
+
     await stop();
 
     await waku.lightPush.send(TestEncoder, {