diff --git a/src/testing/test_bank_api.c b/src/testing/test_bank_api.c
index ffce3503f..3a3fd353b 100644
--- a/src/testing/test_bank_api.c
+++ b/src/testing/test_bank_api.c
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ run (void *cls,
                                             "KUDOS:5.01",
                                             &bc.exchange_auth,
                                             bc.user42_payto),
+      TALER_TESTING_cmd_sleep ("Waiting 4s for 'credit-1' to settle",
+		               4),
       TALER_TESTING_cmd_bank_credits ("history-1c",
                                       &bc.exchange_auth,
                                       NULL,
@@ -106,6 +108,9 @@ run (void *cls,
                                   bc.user42_payto,
                                   &wtid,
                                   "http://exchange.example.com/"),
+
+      TALER_TESTING_cmd_sleep ("Waiting 5s for 'debit-1' to settle",
+		               5),
       TALER_TESTING_cmd_bank_debits ("history-2b",
                                      &bc.exchange_auth,
                                      NULL,