diff --git a/tests/p_java-1.6.0-openjdk/0-install-openjdk.sh b/tests/p_java-1.6.0-openjdk/0-install-openjdk.sh
index cee4163..68e3505 100755
--- a/tests/p_java-1.6.0-openjdk/0-install-openjdk.sh
+++ b/tests/p_java-1.6.0-openjdk/0-install-openjdk.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Author: Christoph Galuschka <christoph.galuschka@chello.at>
 
 # Install python
-if (t_GetArch | grep -qE 'aarch64|armv7hl')
+if (t_GetArch | grep -qE 'aarch64|armv7hl|ppc64le')
   then
   echo "Package not included for current arch, skipping"
   exit 0
diff --git a/tests/p_java-1.6.0-openjdk/10-test_java.sh b/tests/p_java-1.6.0-openjdk/10-test_java.sh
index 75cf358..5857b26 100755
--- a/tests/p_java-1.6.0-openjdk/10-test_java.sh
+++ b/tests/p_java-1.6.0-openjdk/10-test_java.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # Author: Christoph Galuschka <christoph.galuschka@chello.at>
 
-if (t_GetArch | grep -qE 'aarch64|armv7hl')
+if (t_GetArch | grep -qE 'aarch64|armv7hl|ppc64le')
   then
   echo "Package not included for current arch, skipping"
   exit 0
diff --git a/tests/p_syslog/syslog_logging.sh b/tests/p_syslog/syslog_logging.sh
index d9344d1..8229b0f 100755
--- a/tests/p_syslog/syslog_logging.sh
+++ b/tests/p_syslog/syslog_logging.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ t_Log "Running $0 - check if syslog deamon is working"
 
 logger "t_functional_logging_test"
 
+sleep 2
+
 grep "t_functional_logging_test" /var/log/messages > /dev/null 2>&1
 
 t_CheckExitStatus $?