diff --git a/dispatchers/lib_test.go b/dispatchers/lib_test.go
index c69e99fa7..a473a6b30 100644
--- a/dispatchers/lib_test.go
+++ b/dispatchers/lib_test.go
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ func (d *testDispatcher) stopEngine(t *testing.T) {
 	if err := exec.Command("kill", "-9", pid).Run(); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Error at stop engine:%v\n", err)
 	}
+	time.Sleep(200 * time.Millisecond)
 	// // if err := d.cmd.Process.Kill(); err != nil {
 	// // 	t.Fatalf("Error at stop engine:%v\n", err)
 	// }
diff --git a/dispatchers/responder_it_test.go b/dispatchers/responder_it_test.go
index 598f66e6f..382cc644a 100644
--- a/dispatchers/responder_it_test.go
+++ b/dispatchers/responder_it_test.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ package dispatchers
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/cgrates/cgrates/utils"
 )
@@ -159,6 +160,7 @@ func testDspResponderShutdown(t *testing.T) {
 	} else if reply != "Done!" {
 		t.Errorf("Received: %s", utils.ToJSON(reply))
 	}
+	time.Sleep(200 * time.Millisecond)
 	if err := dispEngine.RPC.Call(utils.CoreSv1Status, &ev, &statusReply); err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	} else if statusReply[utils.NodeID] != "ALL2" {