diff --git a/gui-local/src/test/java/place/sita/labelle/TagTranslationTabTest.java b/gui-local/src/test/java/place/sita/labelle/TagTranslationTabTest.java
index 5ff62b4..19ec71b 100644
--- a/gui-local/src/test/java/place/sita/labelle/TagTranslationTabTest.java
+++ b/gui-local/src/test/java/place/sita/labelle/TagTranslationTabTest.java
@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@ public void shouldValidateTagTranslation(FxRobot robot) {
 			.expect(toBeTrueAfterAction(() -> unstableSceneReporter.isStable()))
 			.test();
 
+		try { // todo fix test randomly failing
+			Thread.sleep(1000);
+		} catch (InterruptedException e) {
+			throw new RuntimeException(e);
+		}
+
 		// perform tag translation
 		withAction(() -> {
 			robot.clickOn(TagTranslationActions.tagLevelRulesTextArea());