diff --git a/redisinsight/api/test/api/cli/POST-instance-id-cli-uuid-send_command.test.ts b/redisinsight/api/test/api/cli/POST-instance-id-cli-uuid-send_command.test.ts
index 7742e64d36..ba5e28740c 100644
--- a/redisinsight/api/test/api/cli/POST-instance-id-cli-uuid-send_command.test.ts
+++ b/redisinsight/api/test/api/cli/POST-instance-id-cli-uuid-send_command.test.ts
@@ -869,7 +869,7 @@ describe('POST /instance/:instanceId/cli/:uuid/send-command', () => {
           before: async function () {
             // unblock command after 1 sec
             setTimeout(async () => {
-              await request(server).patch(`/instance/${constants.TEST_INSTANCE_ID}/cli/${constants.TEST_CLI_UUID_1}`);
+              await request(server).delete(`/instance/${constants.TEST_INSTANCE_ID}/cli/${constants.TEST_CLI_UUID_1}`);
             }, 1000)
           },
         },
@@ -880,6 +880,9 @@ describe('POST /instance/:instanceId/cli/:uuid/send-command', () => {
             outputFormat: 'TEXT',
           },
           responseSchema,
+          before: async () => {
+            await request(server).patch(`/instance/${constants.TEST_INSTANCE_ID}/cli/${constants.TEST_CLI_UUID_1}`);
+          },
           after: async () => {
             expect(await rte.client.exists(constants.TEST_LIST_KEY_1)).to.eql(0);
           }
diff --git a/redisinsight/api/test/helpers/test.ts b/redisinsight/api/test/helpers/test.ts
index f434e17afb..6bdd18500c 100644
--- a/redisinsight/api/test/helpers/test.ts
+++ b/redisinsight/api/test/helpers/test.ts
@@ -194,3 +194,5 @@ export const getMainCheckFn = (endpoint) => async (testCase) => {
     }
   });
 };
+
+export const sleep = (ms: number) => new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, ms));