diff --git a/WatsonDeveloperCloud/Dialog/Tests/DialogTests.swift b/WatsonDeveloperCloud/Dialog/Tests/DialogTests.swift
index c0f814d65..4bed016c5 100644
--- a/WatsonDeveloperCloud/Dialog/Tests/DialogTests.swift
+++ b/WatsonDeveloperCloud/Dialog/Tests/DialogTests.swift
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ class DialogTests: XCTestCase {
         // create the Dialog application
         createDialogApp()
         
+        sleep(3)
+        
         // verify the content of the initial response node
         verifyInitialNode(initialResponse)