diff --git a/qubesmanager/tests/test_qube_manager.py b/qubesmanager/tests/test_qube_manager.py
index bf745add..811a2807 100644
--- a/qubesmanager/tests/test_qube_manager.py
+++ b/qubesmanager/tests/test_qube_manager.py
@@ -1187,10 +1187,13 @@ def _run_command_and_process_events(self, command, timeout=5,
 
         future1 = asyncio.ensure_future(self.dispatcher.listen_for_events())
         self.loop.run_until_complete(asyncio.sleep(0))
+
         future2 = asyncio.create_subprocess_exec(*command,
                                                  stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL,
                                                  stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL)
 
+        future2 = self.loop.run_until_complete(future2).wait()
+
         if additional_timeout:
             (done, pending) = self.loop.run_until_complete(
                 asyncio.wait({future1, future2}, timeout=timeout,