diff --git a/maxscale-system-test/backend_auth_fail.cpp b/maxscale-system-test/backend_auth_fail.cpp
index adc0ed3b1..e1504821d 100644
--- a/maxscale-system-test/backend_auth_fail.cpp
+++ b/maxscale-system-test/backend_auth_fail.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,10 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
         }
     }
 
+    // Wait for the connections to clean up
     Test->stop_timeout();
+    sleep(5);
+
     Test->check_maxscale_alive();
     int rval = Test->global_result;
     delete Test;