diff --git a/services/kinesis/src/it/java/software/amazon/awssdk/services/kinesis/KinesisIntegrationTests.java b/services/kinesis/src/it/java/software/amazon/awssdk/services/kinesis/KinesisIntegrationTests.java
index 3237cd52b132..6f9d4bf4ac2a 100644
--- a/services/kinesis/src/it/java/software/amazon/awssdk/services/kinesis/KinesisIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/services/kinesis/src/it/java/software/amazon/awssdk/services/kinesis/KinesisIntegrationTests.java
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ public void testCreatePutGetDelete() throws Exception {
 
             // Wait for it to become ACTIVE.
             List<Shard> shards = waitForStream(streamName);
+            Thread.sleep(1000);
 
             Assert.assertEquals(1, shards.size());
             Shard shard = shards.get(0);