diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Common.Test/ProcessProviderTests.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Common.Test/ProcessProviderTests.cs
index 40270c198..2587d86ad 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Common.Test/ProcessProviderTests.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Common.Test/ProcessProviderTests.cs
@@ -66,10 +66,13 @@ public void GetProcessById_should_return_null_for_invalid_process(int processId)
         }
 
         [Test]
+        [Retry(3)]
         public void should_be_able_to_start_process()
         {
             var process = StartDummyProcess();
 
+            Thread.Sleep(500);
+
             var check = Subject.GetProcessById(process.Id);
             check.Should().NotBeNull();
 
@@ -88,6 +91,8 @@ public void exists_should_find_running_process()
         {
             var process = StartDummyProcess();
 
+            Thread.Sleep(500);
+
             Subject.Exists(DummyApp.DUMMY_PROCCESS_NAME).Should()
                    .BeTrue("expected one dummy process to be already running");
 
@@ -147,12 +152,15 @@ public void Should_be_able_to_start_python()
         }
 
         [Test]
+        [Retry(3)]
         [Platform(Exclude="MacOsX")]
         public void kill_all_should_kill_all_process_with_name()
         {
             var dummy1 = StartDummyProcess();
             var dummy2 = StartDummyProcess();
 
+            Thread.Sleep(500);
+
             Subject.KillAll(DummyApp.DUMMY_PROCCESS_NAME);
 
             dummy1.HasExited.Should().BeTrue();
@@ -181,7 +189,7 @@ private Process StartDummyProcess()
                     }
                 });
 
-            if (!processStarted.Wait(2000))
+            if (!processStarted.Wait(5000))
             {
                 Assert.Fail("Failed to start process within 2 sec");
             }