diff --git a/tests/test_basic.py b/tests/test_basic.py
index 20c5456..79fc867 100644
--- a/tests/test_basic.py
+++ b/tests/test_basic.py
@@ -2,16 +2,19 @@
 import pubrunner
 import pubrunner.command_line
 import os
+import time
 
 def test_countwords():
 	parentDir = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
 	projectPath = os.path.join(parentDir,'examples','CountWords')
 	sys.argv = ['pubrunner', '--defaultsettings', '--test',projectPath]
 	pubrunner.command_line.main()
+	time.sleep(1)
 
 def test_textminingcounter():
 	parentDir = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
 	projectPath = os.path.join(parentDir,'examples','TextMiningCounter')
 	sys.argv = ['pubrunner', '--defaultsettings', '--test',projectPath]
 	pubrunner.command_line.main()
+	time.sleep(1)