diff --git a/tests/p_exim/20_exim_mta_helo-test.sh b/tests/p_exim/20_exim_mta_helo-test.sh
index 437f9f7..8b463c9 100755
--- a/tests/p_exim/20_exim_mta_helo-test.sh
+++ b/tests/p_exim/20_exim_mta_helo-test.sh
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ if [ $centos_ver == '5' ]
   regex='250\ OK\ id\=([0-9A-Za-z-]*)'
   if [[ $mail =~ $regex ]]
     then
+    sleep 1
     grep -q "${BASH_REMATCH[1]} Completed" /var/log/exim/main.log
     DELIVERED=$?
   fi
diff --git a/tests/p_exim/30_exim_mta_ehlo-test.sh b/tests/p_exim/30_exim_mta_ehlo-test.sh
index 16bed68..bb32f1d 100755
--- a/tests/p_exim/30_exim_mta_ehlo-test.sh
+++ b/tests/p_exim/30_exim_mta_ehlo-test.sh
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ if [ $centos_ver == '5' ]
   regex='250\ OK\ id\=([0-9A-Za-z-]*)'
   if [[ $mail =~ $regex ]]
     then
+    sleep 1
     grep -q "${BASH_REMATCH[1]} Completed" /var/log/exim/main.log
     DELIVERED=$?
   fi
diff --git a/tests/p_exim/_helper_exim_ehlo.expect b/tests/p_exim/_helper_exim_ehlo.expect
index d36e962..4ca9624 100755
--- a/tests/p_exim/_helper_exim_ehlo.expect
+++ b/tests/p_exim/_helper_exim_ehlo.expect
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ spawn telnet localhost 25
 expect "220 *"
 send -- "ehlo localhost\n"
 expect -- "250-PIPELINING"
+sleep 1
 send -- "mail from: root@localhost\nrcpt to: eximtest@localhost\ndata\nt_functional test\n.\n"
 expect -- "250\ OK"
 send -- "quit\n"