diff --git a/tests/integration/cli/restart_test.py b/tests/integration/cli/restart_test.py
index 1d159190..93c52375 100644
--- a/tests/integration/cli/restart_test.py
+++ b/tests/integration/cli/restart_test.py
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@
 from nose.tools import nottest
 
 from dusty.compiler.spec_assembler import get_all_repos
+from dusty import constants
 from dusty.source import Repo
+from dusty.subprocess import check_output_demoted
 from ...testcases import DustyIntegrationTestCase
 from ...fixtures import specs_fixture_with_depends
 
@@ -20,7 +22,7 @@ def setUp(self):
             self._set_up_fake_local_repo(path=repo.remote_path)
         self.run_command('bundles activate bundle-a bundle-b')
         self.run_command('up')
-        time.sleep(.1)
+        time.sleep(.5)
         self.up_complete_time = datetime.datetime.utcnow()
 
     def tearDown(self):
@@ -36,6 +38,10 @@ def assertContainerHasRestarted(self, app_name):
     def assertContainerNotRestarted(self, app_name):
         self.assertFalse(self.container_has_restarted(app_name))
 
+    def vm_current_time(self):
+        result = check_output_demoted(['docker-machine', 'ssh', constants.VM_MACHINE_NAME, 'date "+%Y-%m-%dT%X.%s"'])
+        return dateutil.parser.parse(result)
+
     @nottest
     def container_has_restarted(self, app_name):
         inspected = self.inspect_container(app_name)