diff --git a/.github/workflows/mls-client.yml b/.github/workflows/mls-client.yml
index 657edaf1b..8eb8f1260 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mls-client.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mls-client.yml
@@ -95,6 +95,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: yarn
       - run: ./dev/up
+      - name: Sleep for 10 seconds
+        run: sleep 10s
+        shell: bash
       - run: |
           cd packages/mls-client
           yarn test