diff --git a/src/test/java/net/openhft/chronicle/set/SetForTCPSocketReplication3wayTest.java b/src/test/java/net/openhft/chronicle/set/SetForTCPSocketReplication3wayTest.java
index 0bea14b02..98b75f4dd 100644
--- a/src/test/java/net/openhft/chronicle/set/SetForTCPSocketReplication3wayTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/net/openhft/chronicle/set/SetForTCPSocketReplication3wayTest.java
@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@ public class SetForTCPSocketReplication3wayTest {
 
         set2.add(5);
 
+        Thread.sleep(100);
+
         // allow time for the recompilation to resolve
         waitTillEqual(15000);