diff --git a/radio/1.6/vts/functional/radio_hidl_hal_api.cpp b/radio/1.6/vts/functional/radio_hidl_hal_api.cpp
index 7c05984..27e641a 100644
--- a/radio/1.6/vts/functional/radio_hidl_hal_api.cpp
+++ b/radio/1.6/vts/functional/radio_hidl_hal_api.cpp
@@ -498,6 +498,8 @@
                  ::android::hardware::radio::V1_6::RadioError::NONE,
                  ::android::hardware::radio::V1_6::RadioError::INVALID_ARGUMENTS}));
     }
+
+    sleep(1);
 }
 
 /*