diff --git a/test/two_guests/basic b/test/two_guests/basic
index 9ba5efe..e2338ff 100644
--- a/test/two_guests/basic
+++ b/test/two_guests/basic
@@ -52,33 +52,33 @@ check	[ "__ADDR2_6__" = "__HOST_ADDR6__" ]
 test	TCP/IPv4: guest 1 > guest 2
 g1out	GW1 ip -j -4 route show|jq -rM '.[] | select(.dst == "default").gateway'
 guest2b	socat -u TCP4-LISTEN:10004 OPEN:msg,create,trunc
+sleep	1
 guest1	echo "Hello_from_guest_1" | socat -u STDIN TCP4:__GW1__:10004
 guest2w
-sleep	1
 g2out	MSG2 cat msg
 check	[ "__MSG2__" = "Hello_from_guest_1" ]
 
 test	TCP/IPv6: guest 2 > guest 1
 g2out	GW2_6 ip -j -6 route show|jq -rM '.[] | select(.dst == "default").gateway'
 guest1b	socat -u TCP6-LISTEN:10001 OPEN:msg,create,trunc
+sleep	1
 guest2	echo "Hello_from_guest_2" | socat -u STDIN TCP6:[__GW2_6__%__IFNAME2__]:10001
 guest1w
-sleep	1
 g1out	MSG1 cat msg
 check	[ "__MSG1__" = "Hello_from_guest_2" ]
 
 test	UDP/IPv4: guest 1 > guest 2
 guest2b	socat -u TCP4-LISTEN:10004 OPEN:msg,create,trunc
+sleep	1
 guest1	echo "Hello_from_guest_1" | socat -u STDIN TCP4:__GW1__:10004
 guest2w
-sleep	1
 g2out	MSG2 cat msg
 check	[ "__MSG2__" = "Hello_from_guest_1" ]
 
 test	UDP/IPv6: guest 2 > guest 1
 guest1b	socat -u TCP6-LISTEN:10001 OPEN:msg,create,trunc
+sleep	1
 guest2	echo "Hello_from_guest_2" | socat -u STDIN TCP6:[__GW2_6__%__IFNAME2__]:10001
 guest1w
-sleep	1
 g1out	MSG1 cat msg
 check	[ "__MSG1__" = "Hello_from_guest_2" ]