diff --git a/threadtaskworker_test.go b/threadtaskworker_test.go
index f10ad2b7..73507cd4 100644
--- a/threadtaskworker_test.go
+++ b/threadtaskworker_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"log/slog"
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
@@ -61,7 +62,8 @@ func TestDispatchToTaskWorkerFromWorker(t *testing.T) {
 
 	assertGetRequest(t, "http://example.com/testdata/tasks/task-dispatcher.php?count=4", "dispatched 4 tasks")
 
-	// shutdown to ensure all logs are flushed
+	// wait and shutdown to ensure all logs are flushed
+	time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
 	Shutdown()
 
 	// task output appears in logs at info level