diff --git a/extensions/wrapper/client/src/test/java/de/sovity/edc/client/ContractDefinitionPageApiServiceTest.java b/extensions/wrapper/client/src/test/java/de/sovity/edc/client/ContractDefinitionPageApiServiceTest.java
index 8235ef270..e896e1809 100644
--- a/extensions/wrapper/client/src/test/java/de/sovity/edc/client/ContractDefinitionPageApiServiceTest.java
+++ b/extensions/wrapper/client/src/test/java/de/sovity/edc/client/ContractDefinitionPageApiServiceTest.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ void setUp(EdcExtension extension) {
 
     @Test
     void contractDefinitionPage(ContractDefinitionService contractDefinitionService) {
-        //arrange
+        // arrange
         var client = TestUtils.edcClient();
         var criterion = new Criterion("exampleLeft1", "EQ", "abc");
         createContractDefinition(contractDefinitionService, "contractPolicy-id-1", "accessPolicy-id-1", criterion);
@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@ void contractDefinitionPage(ContractDefinitionService contractDefinitionService)
         // act
         var result = client.uiApi().contractDefinitionPage();
 
-
-        //assert
+        // assert
         var contractDefinitions = result.getContractDefinitions();
         assertThat(contractDefinitions).hasSize(1);
         var contractDefinition = contractDefinitions.get(0);
@@ -68,6 +67,7 @@ void contractDefinitionPageSorting(ContractDefinitionService contractDefinitionS
                 "contractPolicy-id-1",
                 "accessPolicy-id-1",
                 new Criterion("exampleLeft1", "EQ", "abc"));
+        TestUtils.wait(1);
         createContractDefinition(
                 contractDefinitionService,
                 "contractPolicy-id-2",
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ void testContractDefinitionCreation(ContractDefinitionService contractDefinition
         // act
         var response = client.uiApi().createContractDefinition(contractDefinition);
 
-        //assert
+        // assert
         assertThat(response).isNotNull();
         var contractDefinitions = contractDefinitionService.query(QuerySpec.max()).getContent().toList();
         assertThat(contractDefinitions).hasSize(1);
diff --git a/extensions/wrapper/client/src/test/java/de/sovity/edc/client/TestUtils.java b/extensions/wrapper/client/src/test/java/de/sovity/edc/client/TestUtils.java
index 0662c0f0a..9ccf97a3d 100644
--- a/extensions/wrapper/client/src/test/java/de/sovity/edc/client/TestUtils.java
+++ b/extensions/wrapper/client/src/test/java/de/sovity/edc/client/TestUtils.java
@@ -67,4 +67,12 @@ public static EdcClient edcClient() {
                 .managementApiKey(TestUtils.MANAGEMENT_API_KEY)
                 .build();
     }
+
+    public static void wait(int seconds) {
+        try {
+            Thread.sleep(seconds * 1000);
+        } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(e);
+        }
+    }
 }