diff --git a/script/test/replication.js b/script/test/replication.js
index 224f589..f54ffff 100644
--- a/script/test/replication.js
+++ b/script/test/replication.js
@@ -1280,6 +1280,7 @@
 
     // delete docs from source
     TEquals(true, sourceDb.deleteDoc(newDocs[0]).ok);
+    wait(1000);
     TEquals(true, sourceDb.deleteDoc(newDocs[6]).ok);
 
     waitForSeq(sourceDb, targetDb);