diff --git a/test/test-upstart-job.sh b/test/test-upstart-job.sh
index 39d60d76178d..83af32e7956f 100755
--- a/test/test-upstart-job.sh
+++ b/test/test-upstart-job.sh
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ ln -sfn /tmp/event.d /etc/event.d
 echo "restarting init..."
 kill -TERM 1 
 
+sleep 1
+
 for i in $*; do
     echo "restarting job $i..."
     initctl stop "$i"