diff --git a/tests/system/shared/qtcreator.py b/tests/system/shared/qtcreator.py
index 6986ed70a702a2c86f126d50cc1e68eccd649283..28fdeed5ff334b04dc75127ed71f32bc289dff72 100644
--- a/tests/system/shared/qtcreator.py
+++ b/tests/system/shared/qtcreator.py
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ def waitForCleanShutdown(timeOut=10):
                     shutdownDone=True
             if not shutdownDone and datetime.utcnow() > endtime:
                 break
+    snooze(1)
 
 def __removeTmpSettingsDir__():
     waitForCleanShutdown()