diff --git a/test_runner/regress/test_tenant_delete.py b/test_runner/regress/test_tenant_delete.py
index 08fe41e6ac..e523663d95 100644
--- a/test_runner/regress/test_tenant_delete.py
+++ b/test_runner/regress/test_tenant_delete.py
@@ -859,6 +859,8 @@ def test_tenant_delete_races_timeline_creation(
     except PageserverApiException:
         pass
 
+    os.wait(4)
+
     # Physical deletion should have happened
     assert_prefix_empty(
         neon_env_builder.pageserver_remote_storage,