diff --git a/src/testdir/test_autocmd.vim b/src/testdir/test_autocmd.vim
index c3d3bbb..1f901a9 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_autocmd.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_autocmd.vim
@@ -2242,14 +2242,15 @@
   call writefile(lines, 'XSafeState')
   let buf = RunVimInTerminal('-S XSafeState', #{rows: 6})
 
+  " Sometimes we loop to handle an K_IGNORE
   call term_sendkeys(buf, ":echo g:safe\<CR>")
-  call WaitForAssert({-> assert_match('^2 ', term_getline(buf, 6))}, 1000)
+  call WaitForAssert({-> assert_match('^[12] ', term_getline(buf, 6))}, 1000)
 
   call term_sendkeys(buf, ":echo g:again\<CR>")
   call WaitForAssert({-> assert_match('^xxxx', term_getline(buf, 6))}, 1000)
 
   call term_sendkeys(buf, ":let g:again = ''\<CR>:call CallTimer()\<CR>")
-  call term_wait(buf)
+  call term_wait(buf, 50)
   call term_sendkeys(buf, ":echo g:again\<CR>")
   call WaitForAssert({-> assert_match('xtx', term_getline(buf, 6))}, 1000)