diff --git a/test/WireMock.Net.Tests/WebSockets/WebSocketIntegrationTests.cs b/test/WireMock.Net.Tests/WebSockets/WebSocketIntegrationTests.cs
index 201e652a..e8a8a9d3 100644
--- a/test/WireMock.Net.Tests/WebSockets/WebSocketIntegrationTests.cs
+++ b/test/WireMock.Net.Tests/WebSockets/WebSocketIntegrationTests.cs
@@ -750,6 +750,8 @@ public class WebSocketIntegrationTests(ITestOutputHelper output, ITestContextAcc
         {
             await client.SendAsync(testMessage, cancellationToken: _ct);
 
+            await Task.Delay(250, _ct);
+
             var received = await client.ReceiveAsTextAsync(cancellationToken: _ct);
             received.Should().Be(testMessage, $"message '{testMessage}' should be proxied and echoed back");
         }