diff --git a/logback-classic/src/test/java/ch/qos/logback/classic/net/SocketReceiverTest.java b/logback-classic/src/test/java/ch/qos/logback/classic/net/SocketReceiverTest.java
index e9b74fd6f5..fd9dd5230a 100644
--- a/logback-classic/src/test/java/ch/qos/logback/classic/net/SocketReceiverTest.java
+++ b/logback-classic/src/test/java/ch/qos/logback/classic/net/SocketReceiverTest.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 
 import ch.qos.logback.core.status.InfoStatus;
 import ch.qos.logback.core.status.StatusChecker;
+import ch.qos.logback.core.testUtil.Wait;
 import ch.qos.logback.core.util.Duration;
 import ch.qos.logback.core.util.StatusPrinter;
 import org.junit.After;
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ public void testStartUnknownHost() throws Exception {
     receiver.start();
     //  invalid host name does not impact start status
     assertTrue(receiver.isStarted());
-    waitForStatusMessage(statusChecker, "unknown host");
+    Wait.forStatusMessage(statusChecker, "unknown host");
     statusChecker.assertContainsMatch(Status.ERROR, "unknown host");
   }
 
@@ -170,7 +171,7 @@ public void testDispatchEventForEnabledLevel() throws Exception {
     receiver.setPort(port);
     receiver.start();
     // TODO find a way to wait for connector creation
-    waitForActiveCountToEqual((ThreadPoolExecutor) receiversLoggerContext.getExecutorService(), 1);
+    Wait.forActiveCountToEqual((ThreadPoolExecutor) receiversLoggerContext.getExecutorService(), 1);
     Thread.sleep(100);
     //assertTrue(receiver.awaitConnectorCreated(DELAY));
     Socket socket = serverSocket.accept();
@@ -215,25 +216,8 @@ public void testNoDispatchEventForDisabledLevel() throws Exception {
     assertNull(mockAppender.awaitAppend(DELAY));
   }
 
-  private void waitForActiveCountToEqual(ThreadPoolExecutor executorService, int i) {
-    while (executorService.getActiveCount() != i) {
-      try {
-        Thread.sleep(10);
-        System.out.print(".");
-      } catch (InterruptedException e) {
-      }
-    }
-  }
 
-  private void waitForStatusMessage(StatusChecker statusChecker, String regex) {
-    while (!statusChecker.containsMatch(regex)) {
-      try {
-        Thread.sleep(10);
-        System.out.print(".");
-      } catch (InterruptedException e) {
-      }
-    }
-  }
+
 
   /**
    * A {@link SocketReceiver} with instrumentation for unit testing.
diff --git a/logback-core/src/test/java/ch/qos/logback/core/net/AbstractSocketAppenderTest.java b/logback-core/src/test/java/ch/qos/logback/core/net/AbstractSocketAppenderTest.java
index 98fa61d49d..52e447c1f5 100644
--- a/logback-core/src/test/java/ch/qos/logback/core/net/AbstractSocketAppenderTest.java
+++ b/logback-core/src/test/java/ch/qos/logback/core/net/AbstractSocketAppenderTest.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 import ch.qos.logback.core.status.StatusChecker;
 import ch.qos.logback.core.status.StatusListener;
 import ch.qos.logback.core.status.StatusManager;
+import ch.qos.logback.core.testUtil.Wait;
 import ch.qos.logback.core.util.Duration;
 import ch.qos.logback.core.util.StatusPrinter;
 import org.junit.After;
@@ -80,14 +81,16 @@ public void appenderShouldFailToStartWithoutValidPort() throws Exception {
     statusChecker.assertContainsMatch(Status.ERROR, "No port was configured");
   }
 
-  @Test
-  public void appenderShouldFailToStartWithoutValidRemoteHost() throws Exception {
+  @Test(timeout = DELAY)
+  public void appenderShouldNotStartWithMissingRemoteHostProperty() throws Exception {
     instrumentedAppender.setPort(1);
     instrumentedAppender.setRemoteHost(null);
     instrumentedAppender.setQueueSize(0);
     instrumentedAppender.start();
     assertFalse(instrumentedAppender.isStarted());
-    statusChecker.assertContainsMatch(Status.ERROR, "No remote host");
+    String errMessage = "No remote host was configured";
+    Wait.forStatusMessage(statusChecker, errMessage);
+    statusChecker.assertContainsMatch(Status.ERROR, errMessage);
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -100,7 +103,7 @@ public void appenderShouldFailToStartWithNegativeQueueSize() throws Exception {
     statusChecker.assertContainsMatch(Status.ERROR, "Queue");
   }
 
-  @Test(timeout=10000)
+  @Test(timeout = 10000)
   public void appenderShouldFailToStartWithUnresolvableRemoteHost() throws Exception {
     instrumentedAppender.setPort(1);
     instrumentedAppender.setRemoteHost("NOT.A.VALID.REMOTE.HOST.NAME");
@@ -109,7 +112,7 @@ public void appenderShouldFailToStartWithUnresolvableRemoteHost() throws Excepti
     instrumentedAppender.append("invalid host");
 
     instrumentedAppender.stop();
-    waitForActiveCountToEqual(executorService, 0);
+    Wait.forActiveCountToEqual(executorService, 0);
 
     StatusPrinter.print(mockContext);
     assertFalse(instrumentedAppender.isStarted());
@@ -147,25 +150,14 @@ public void appenderShouldCleanupTasksWhenStopped() throws Exception {
     instrumentedAppender.start();
     assertTrue(instrumentedAppender.isStarted());
 
-    waitForActiveCountToEqual(executorService, 2);
+    Wait.forActiveCountToEqual(executorService, 2);
     instrumentedAppender.stop();
-    waitForActiveCountToEqual(executorService, 0);
+    Wait.forActiveCountToEqual(executorService, 0);
     StatusPrinter.print(mockContext);
     assertEquals(0, executorService.getActiveCount());
 
   }
 
-  private void waitForActiveCountToEqual(ThreadPoolExecutor executorService, int i) {
-    while (executorService.getActiveCount() != i) {
-      try {
-        Thread.yield();
-        Thread.sleep(1);
-        System.out.print(".");
-      } catch (InterruptedException e) {
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
 
   @Test
   public void testAppendWhenNotStarted() throws Exception {
@@ -219,7 +211,6 @@ public void testDispatchEvent() throws Exception {
     serverSocket.close();
 
 
-
     final int shortDelay = 100;
     for (int i = 0, retries = DELAY / shortDelay;
          !instrumentedAppender.lastQueue.isEmpty() && i < retries;
diff --git a/logback-core/src/test/java/ch/qos/logback/core/testUtil/Wait.java b/logback-core/src/test/java/ch/qos/logback/core/testUtil/Wait.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a9ead17c10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/logback-core/src/test/java/ch/qos/logback/core/testUtil/Wait.java
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package ch.qos.logback.core.testUtil;
+
+import ch.qos.logback.core.status.StatusChecker;
+
+import java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor;
+
+public class Wait {
+
+  static public void forActiveCountToEqual(ThreadPoolExecutor executorService, int i) {
+    while (executorService.getActiveCount() != i) {
+      try {
+        Thread.sleep(10);
+        System.out.print(".");
+      } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  static public void forStatusMessage(StatusChecker statusChecker, String regex) {
+    while (!statusChecker.containsMatch(regex)) {
+      try {
+        Thread.sleep(10);
+        System.out.print(".");
+      } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+}