diff --git a/java/integTest/src/test/java/glide/cluster/CommandTests.java b/java/integTest/src/test/java/glide/cluster/CommandTests.java
index 8ab25d34e1..080655a624 100644
--- a/java/integTest/src/test/java/glide/cluster/CommandTests.java
+++ b/java/integTest/src/test/java/glide/cluster/CommandTests.java
@@ -1253,6 +1253,7 @@ public void functionStats_and_functionKill_without_route() {
                 }
 
                 assertEquals(OK, clusterClient.functionKill().get());
+                Thread.sleep(404); // sometimes kill doesn't happen immediately
 
                 exception =
                         assertThrows(ExecutionException.class, () -> clusterClient.functionKill().get());
@@ -1339,7 +1340,7 @@ public void functionStats_and_functionKill_with_route(boolean singleNodeRoute) {
 
                 // redis kills a function with 5 sec delay
                 assertEquals(OK, clusterClient.functionKill(route).get());
-                Thread.sleep(404);
+                Thread.sleep(404); // sometimes kill doesn't happen immediately
 
                 exception =
                         assertThrows(ExecutionException.class, () -> clusterClient.functionKill(route).get());
@@ -1410,6 +1411,7 @@ public void functionStats_and_functionKill_with_key_based_route() {
 
                 // redis kills a function with 5 sec delay
                 assertEquals(OK, clusterClient.functionKill(route).get());
+                Thread.sleep(404); // sometimes kill doesn't happen immediately
 
                 exception =
                         assertThrows(ExecutionException.class, () -> clusterClient.functionKill(route).get());
diff --git a/java/integTest/src/test/java/glide/standalone/CommandTests.java b/java/integTest/src/test/java/glide/standalone/CommandTests.java
index 42bc850322..9f84cdfb27 100644
--- a/java/integTest/src/test/java/glide/standalone/CommandTests.java
+++ b/java/integTest/src/test/java/glide/standalone/CommandTests.java
@@ -604,6 +604,7 @@ public void functionStats_and_functionKill() {
 
                 // redis kills a function with 5 sec delay
                 assertEquals(OK, regularClient.functionKill().get());
+                Thread.sleep(404); // sometimes kill doesn't happen immediately
 
                 exception =
                         assertThrows(ExecutionException.class, () -> regularClient.functionKill().get());