diff --git a/test/sanity/resources/verifyUnixCtlScript.sh b/test/sanity/resources/verifyUnixCtlScript.sh
index c19ba0a06..44fc3d212 100755
--- a/test/sanity/resources/verifyUnixCtlScript.sh
+++ b/test/sanity/resources/verifyUnixCtlScript.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 
 assertStatus() {
+     sleep 3
      keyToCheck="${1:-}"
      expectedVal="${2:-}"
 
@@ -81,4 +82,4 @@ step=9
 /usr/bin/amazon-cloudwatch-agent-ctl -a remove-config -c all
 /usr/bin/amazon-cloudwatch-agent-ctl -a stop
 assertStatus "cwa_running_status" "stopped"
-assertStatus "cwa_config_status" "not configured"
\ No newline at end of file
+assertStatus "cwa_config_status" "not configured"