diff --git a/tests/fixtures/config/remote-zuul-stream/git/org_project/playbooks/command.yaml b/tests/fixtures/config/remote-zuul-stream/git/org_project/playbooks/command.yaml
index dec392381d..db7292facd 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/config/remote-zuul-stream/git/org_project/playbooks/command.yaml
+++ b/tests/fixtures/config/remote-zuul-stream/git/org_project/playbooks/command.yaml
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@
     - name: Show contents of first file
       command: "cat {{ ansible_user_dir }}/command_test_file1"
     - name: Show contents of second file
-      command: "cat {{ ansible_user_dir }}/command_test_file2"
+      # We use a sleep here to ensure that we log even after
+      # a period of no logging.
+      shell: "sleep 6 && cat {{ ansible_user_dir }}/command_test_file2"
 
     # Test a task with a handler
     - name: Run a command with notifying a handler