diff --git a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/integration_test/devices/test_device_beam.py b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/integration_test/devices/test_device_beam.py
index a1a9d0b4cb9f8b0eeb2e8544b7cfe01081816655..19b578a75111eb9a8922082ef00fb2a217d9e4e0 100644
--- a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/integration_test/devices/test_device_beam.py
+++ b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/integration_test/devices/test_device_beam.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 # Distributed under the terms of the APACHE license.
 # See LICENSE.txt for more info.
 
+import time
 import numpy
 from tangostationcontrol.integration_test.device_proxy import TestDeviceProxy
 
@@ -47,6 +48,8 @@ class TestDeviceBeam(AbstractTestBases.TestDeviceBase):
         # HBAT_bf_delay_step_delays = recv_proxy.get_hbat_bf_delay_step_delays()
         # HBAT_bf_delays = self.proxy._calculate_HBAT_bf_delays(HBAT_delays, HBAT_signal_input_delays, HBAT_bf_delay_step_delays)
         # self.assertNotEqual(HBAT_delays, HBAT_bf_delays)
+
+        time.sleep(3)
         
         # Verify writing operation does not lead to errors
         self.proxy.HBAT_set_pointing(numpy.array([["J2000","0deg","0deg"]] * 96).flatten())  # write values to RECV