diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 12ea247..9eca0ef 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -371,6 +371,9 @@ jobs:
           command: bin/iperf3 -s
           working_directory: << parameters.artefact-identifier >>
           background: true
+      - run:
+          name: Pause for a while for the server process to be up and running
+          command: exit
       - run:
           name: Run as a client
           command: bin/iperf3 -c localhost -R