diff --git a/test/streaming/conftest.py b/test/streaming/conftest.py
index 16a6a0517be86d6063af888523adb73038730362..a727f0e656812ae5c54a741eb8e51d67e2a32fdb 100644
--- a/test/streaming/conftest.py
+++ b/test/streaming/conftest.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import pytest
 import yaml
 import requests
+import time
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module", params=[{'config': {'rspec': '/vagrant/test/streaming/rspec.yml'}}])
@@ -29,3 +30,4 @@ def kapacitor_config(request):
 
     kapacitor_url = request.param['config']['kapacitor_url']
     requests.post(url=kapacitor_url, data=data, headers={"Content-Type": "application/json"})
+    time.sleep(1)