diff --git a/apps/wolfsshd/test/sshd_term_size_test.sh b/apps/wolfsshd/test/sshd_term_size_test.sh
index ad5138a5..c5964dba 100755
--- a/apps/wolfsshd/test/sshd_term_size_test.sh
+++ b/apps/wolfsshd/test/sshd_term_size_test.sh
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ echo "tmux 'test' session has COL = ${COL} and ROW = ${ROW}"
 # get the terminals columns and lines
 tmux send-keys -t test 'echo;echo $COLUMNS $LINES;echo'
 tmux send-keys -t test 'ENTER'
+
+# give the command a second to run
+sleep 0.5
+
 tmux capture-pane -t test
 RESULT=$(tmux show-buffer | grep '^[0-9]* [0-9]*$')
 tmux show-buffer