diff --git a/tests/p_tomcat/1-config_tomcat.sh b/tests/p_tomcat/1-config_tomcat.sh
index c13c7c1..c63f21b 100755
--- a/tests/p_tomcat/1-config_tomcat.sh
+++ b/tests/p_tomcat/1-config_tomcat.sh
@@ -16,3 +16,6 @@ sed -i 's/<\/tomcat-users>/<user username="admin" password="admin" roles="admin,
 
 
 service $TOMCAT_SRV_NAME restart
+
+# we need extra sec for tomcat
+sleep 5
diff --git a/tests/p_tomcat/tomcat_manager_test.sh b/tests/p_tomcat/tomcat_manager_test.sh
index 93d7f08..ca31401 100755
--- a/tests/p_tomcat/tomcat_manager_test.sh
+++ b/tests/p_tomcat/tomcat_manager_test.sh
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 
 t_Log "Running $0 - Tomcat Web Application Manager test."
 
-sleep 4
-
 curl -u admin:admin -s http://localhost:8080/manager/html | grep "Tomcat Web Application Manager"  >/dev/null 2>&1
 
 t_CheckExitStatus $?