diff --git a/test/tests/test_specs/test_spec_merge/test_spec_merge.sh b/test/tests/test_specs/test_spec_merge/test_spec_merge.sh
index e9c0188a..a10c6cc9 100755
--- a/test/tests/test_specs/test_spec_merge/test_spec_merge.sh
+++ b/test/tests/test_specs/test_spec_merge/test_spec_merge.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 set -euo pipefail
+source $(dirname $0)/../../../utils.sh
 
 env_p=nodep
 fn_p=nodehellop
@@ -19,19 +20,23 @@ pushd $(dirname $0)
 
 fission spec apply
 
+log "Waiting for changes to reflect"
+sleep 5
+
+fission fn list | grep $fn_p
 fission fn test --name $fn_p
+
+fission fn list | grep $fn_nd
 fission fn test --name $fn_nd
 
 hnd=$(kubectl -n $FUNCTION_NAMESPACE get deployment -l=functionName=$fn_nd -ojsonpath='{.items[0].spec.template.spec.hostname}')
 
-if [[ "${hnd}" == "foo-bar" ]]
-    then
-        echo "Hostname matches for newdeployment function, podspec test 1/2 passsed"
-    fi
+if [[ "${hnd}" == "foo-bar" ]]; then
+    echo "Hostname matches for newdeployment function, podspec test 1/2 passsed"
+fi
 
 hnp=$(kubectl -n $FUNCTION_NAMESPACE get deployment -l=environmentName=$env_p -ojsonpath='{.items[0].spec.template.spec.hostname}')
 
-if [[ "${hnp}" == "foo-bar" ]]
-    then
-        echo "Hostname matches for poolmgr function, podspec test 2/2 passsed"
-    fi    
+if [[ "${hnp}" == "foo-bar" ]]; then
+    echo "Hostname matches for poolmgr function, podspec test 2/2 passsed"
+fi
diff --git a/test/tests/test_specs/test_spec_multifile.sh b/test/tests/test_specs/test_spec_multifile.sh
index ad0586a7..4d42f1a3 100755
--- a/test/tests/test_specs/test_spec_multifile.sh
+++ b/test/tests/test_specs/test_spec_multifile.sh
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ fission fn create --spec --name $fn --env $env --deploy "multifile/*" --entrypoi
 log "Applying specs"
 fission spec apply
 
+log "Waiting for changes to reflect"
+sleep 5
+
 log "Checking function's existance"
 fission fn list | grep $fn