diff --git a/test/api_spec.js b/test/api_spec.js
index 4b951005..eec6a639 100644
--- a/test/api_spec.js
+++ b/test/api_spec.js
@@ -51,6 +51,14 @@ const LABEL_INT_1 = 'metadata_label_1_' + TEST_ID;
 const LABEL_INT_2 = 'metadata_label_2_' + TEST_ID;
 const LABEL_INT_3 = 'metadata_label_3_' + TEST_ID;
 
+function wait(ms = 0) {
+  return new Promise((resolve) => {
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      resolve();
+    }, ms);
+  });
+}
+
 sharedExamples("a list with a cursor", function (testFunc, ...args) {
   specify(":max_results", function () {
     return helper.mockPromise(function (xhr, writeSpy, requestSpy) {
@@ -330,7 +338,7 @@ describe("api", function () {
             crop: "scale",
           },
         ],
-      }).then(
+      }).then(wait(2000)).then(
         ({ public_id }) => cloudinary.v2.api.resource(public_id)
           .then(resource => [public_id, resource])
       ).then(([public_id, resource]) => {
@@ -365,7 +373,7 @@ describe("api", function () {
           tags: UPLOAD_TAGS,
           eager: [EXPLICIT_TRANSFORMATION, EXPLICIT_TRANSFORMATION2],
         }),
-      ]).then(() => cloudinary.v2.api.delete_derived_by_transformation(
+      ]).then(wait(4000)).then(() => cloudinary.v2.api.delete_derived_by_transformation(
         [PUBLIC_ID_1, PUBLIC_ID_3], [EXPLICIT_TRANSFORMATION, EXPLICIT_TRANSFORMATION2]
       )).then(
         () => cloudinary.v2.api.resource(PUBLIC_ID_1)
@@ -671,7 +679,13 @@ describe("api", function () {
           unsigned: true,
           tags: UPLOAD_TAGS,
           live: true
+        }).then((preset) => {
+          cloudinary.v2.api.delete_upload_preset(preset.name).catch((err) => {
+            console.log(err);
+            // we don't fail the test if the delete fails
+          });
         });
+
         sinon.assert.calledWith(write, sinon.match(helper.apiParamMatcher('unsigned', true, "unsigned=true")));
         sinon.assert.calledWith(write, sinon.match(helper.apiParamMatcher('live', true, "live=true")));
       });