diff --git a/test/cachetransaction.cpp b/test/cachetransaction.cpp
index 6092dfb..e0bac76 100644
--- a/test/cachetransaction.cpp
+++ b/test/cachetransaction.cpp
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ TEST_F(CacheTransactionsTest, ConcurentModification) {
 
     int pid = fork();
     if (pid == 0) {  // I am the child
+        usleep(1);
         std::cout << "beggining second transaction" << std::endl;
         LMDBAL::WriteTransaction txn2 = db->beginTransaction();      //<--- this is where the execution should pause
                                                                     //and wait for the first transaction to get finished
@@ -234,6 +235,7 @@ TEST_F(CacheTransactionsTest, RAIIResourceFree) {
 
     int pid = fork();
     if (pid == 0) {  // I am the child
+        usleep(1);
         std::cout << "beggining child transaction" << std::endl;
         LMDBAL::WriteTransaction txn2 = db->beginTransaction();     //<--- this is where the execution should pause
                                                                     //and wait for the first transaction to get finished