diff --git a/tests/scripts/actionutils.sh b/tests/scripts/actionutils.sh
index 151fcaba..55feeb9c 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/actionutils.sh
+++ b/tests/scripts/actionutils.sh
@@ -928,13 +928,13 @@ function test_maintenance_enter_and_exit() {
 
     # Debug
     nodeexec $node "microceph status"
-    nodeexec $node "microceph.ceph -s"
 
     # Enter idempotently
     for i in $(seq 1 3); do
         echo "Enter counts: $i"
         nodeexec $node "microceph cluster maintenance enter --set-noout=false --stop-osds=false $node"
-        sleep 1
+        sleep 5
+        nodeexec $node "microceph.ceph -s"
         [ ! $(nodeexec $node is_osd_noout_set) ]  # assert noout is unset
         nodeexec $node check_snap_service_active_enabled osd  # assert osd service is still active and enabled
     done
@@ -943,7 +943,8 @@ function test_maintenance_enter_and_exit() {
     for i in $(seq 1 3); do
         echo "Exit counts: $i"
         nodeexec $node "microceph cluster maintenance exit $node"
-        sleep 1
+        sleep 5
+        nodeexec $node "microceph.ceph -s"
         [ ! $(nodeexec $node is_osd_noout_set) ]  # assert noout is unset
         nodeexec $node check_snap_service_active_enabled osd  # assert osd service is active and enabled
     done
@@ -958,13 +959,13 @@ function test_maintenance_enter_set_noout_stop_osds_and_exit() {
 
     # Debug
     nodeexec $node "microceph status"
-    nodeexec $node "microceph.ceph -s"
 
     # Enter idempotently
     for i in $(seq 1 3); do
         echo "Enter counts: $i"
         nodeexec $node "microceph cluster maintenance enter --set-noout=true --stop-osds=true $node"
-        sleep 1
+        sleep 5
+        nodeexec $node "microceph.ceph -s"
         nodeexec $node is_osd_noout_set  # assert noout is set
         [ ! $(nodeexec $node check_snap_service_active_enabled osd) ]  # assert osd service is not active and not enabled
     done
@@ -973,7 +974,8 @@ function test_maintenance_enter_set_noout_stop_osds_and_exit() {
     for i in $(seq 1 3); do
         echo "Exit counts: $i"
         nodeexec $node "microceph cluster maintenance exit $node"
-        sleep 1
+        sleep 5
+        nodeexec $node "microceph.ceph -s"
         [ ! $(nodeexec $node is_osd_noout_set) ]  # assert noout is unset
         nodeexec $node check_snap_service_active_enabled osd  # assert osd service is active and enabled
     done
@@ -988,13 +990,13 @@ function test_maintenance_enter_and_exit_force() {
 
     # Debug
     nodeexec $node "microceph status"
-    nodeexec $node "microceph.ceph -s"
 
     # Enter idempotently
     for i in $(seq 1 3); do
         echo "Enter counts: $i"
         nodeexec $node "microceph cluster maintenance enter --set-noout=false --stop-osds=false --force $node"
-        sleep 1
+        sleep 5
+        nodeexec $node "microceph.ceph -s"
         [ ! $(nodeexec $node is_osd_noout_set) ]  # assert noout is unset
         nodeexec $node check_snap_service_active_enabled osd  # assert osd service is still active and enabled
     done
@@ -1003,7 +1005,8 @@ function test_maintenance_enter_and_exit_force() {
     for i in $(seq 1 3); do
         echo "Exit counts: $i"
         nodeexec $node "microceph cluster maintenance exit $node"
-        sleep 1
+        sleep 5
+        nodeexec $node "microceph.ceph -s"
         [ ! $(nodeexec $node is_osd_noout_set) ]  # assert noout is unset
         nodeexec $node check_snap_service_active_enabled osd  # assert osd service is active and enabled
     done
@@ -1018,13 +1021,13 @@ function test_maintenance_enter_set_noout_stop_osds_and_exit_force() {
 
     # Debug
     nodeexec $node "microceph status"
-    nodeexec $node "microceph.ceph -s"
 
     # Enter idempotently
     for i in $(seq 1 3); do
         echo "Enter counts: $i"
         nodeexec $node "microceph cluster maintenance enter --set-noout=true --stop-osds=true --force $node"
-        sleep 1
+        sleep 5
+        nodeexec $node "microceph.ceph -s"
         nodeexec $node is_osd_noout_set  # assert noout is set
         [ ! $(nodeexec $node check_snap_service_active_enabled osd) ]  # assert osd service is not active and not enabled
     done
@@ -1033,7 +1036,8 @@ function test_maintenance_enter_set_noout_stop_osds_and_exit_force() {
     for i in $(seq 1 3); do
         echo "Exit counts: $i"
         nodeexec $node "microceph cluster maintenance exit $node"
-        sleep 1
+        sleep 5
+        nodeexec $node "microceph.ceph -s"
         [ ! $(nodeexec $node is_osd_noout_set) ]  # assert noout is unset
         nodeexec $node check_snap_service_active_enabled osd  # assert osd service is active and enabled
     done