diff --git a/.github/workflows/separate_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/separate_tests.yml
index b642a5ae..5a240579 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/separate_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/separate_tests.yml
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ jobs:
         run: | 
           cd mint
           poetry run mint &
+          sleep 20s
           cd ../wallet
           poetry run pytest tests/wallet --cov-report xml --cov cashu
           poetry run pytest tests/common --cov-report xml --cov cashu