diff --git a/sgsn/SGSN_Tests.ttcn b/sgsn/SGSN_Tests.ttcn
index 79e7434..6c8ea61 100644
--- a/sgsn/SGSN_Tests.ttcn
+++ b/sgsn/SGSN_Tests.ttcn
@@ -3105,6 +3105,9 @@
 	/* perform RAU (implicit RESUME) */
 	f_routing_area_update(g_pars.ra);
 
+	/* give SGSN some time to actually receve + process the RAU Complete we sent */
+	f_sleep(0.5);
+
 	/* now data should be flowing again */
 	f_gtpu_xceive_mt(apars, f_rnd_octstring(100));