diff --git a/fs-storage/src/file_storage.rs b/fs-storage/src/file_storage.rs
index 36b9d9ff..8de6f37a 100644
--- a/fs-storage/src/file_storage.rs
+++ b/fs-storage/src/file_storage.rs
@@ -377,6 +377,7 @@ mod tests {
             .unwrap()
             .modified()
             .unwrap();
+        std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(1));
         file_storage.write_fs().unwrap();
         let after_write = fs::metadata(&storage_path)
             .unwrap()
@@ -448,6 +449,7 @@ mod tests {
             file_storage.sync_status().unwrap(),
             SyncStatus::StorageStale
         );
+        std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(1));
         file_storage.write_fs().unwrap();
         // `write_fs()` updates the storage on disk, so the storage is in sync
         assert_eq!(file_storage.sync_status().unwrap(), SyncStatus::InSync);