diff --git a/src/testdir/term_util.vim b/src/testdir/term_util.vim
index 98c9cfb..0f03731 100644
--- a/src/testdir/term_util.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/term_util.vim
@@ -141,6 +141,9 @@
 
   call assert_equal("running", term_getstatus(a:buf))
 
+  " Wait for all the pending updates to terminal to complete
+  call TermWait(a:buf)
+
   " CTRL-O : works both in Normal mode and Insert mode to start a command line.
   " In Command-line it's inserted, the CTRL-U removes it again.
   call term_sendkeys(a:buf, "\<C-O>:\<C-U>qa!\<cr>")