diff --git a/testcases/cli-test/pcp/oe_test_dstat_03.sh b/testcases/cli-test/pcp/oe_test_dstat_03.sh
index fa7a82f311689bf642f6e36911ddd7293077f50c..ec943ce88f2340d9cc01ba9e2099538e01d447fc 100644
--- a/testcases/cli-test/pcp/oe_test_dstat_03.sh
+++ b/testcases/cli-test/pcp/oe_test_dstat_03.sh
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ function run_test() {
     kill -9 $!
     nohup dstat -o file >/tmp/dstat_o 2>&1 &
     local_pid=$!
+    SLEEP_WAIT 3
     SLEEP_WAIT 3 "kill -9 $local_pid" 2
     CHECK_RESULT $?
     grep 'pcp-dstat' file