diff --git a/test/integration/targets/junos_netconf/tests/cli/changeport.yaml b/test/integration/targets/junos_netconf/tests/cli/changeport.yaml
index 0d8ad9f02db..52c5c2ebb71 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/junos_netconf/tests/cli/changeport.yaml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/junos_netconf/tests/cli/changeport.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
     state: present
   register: result
 
-
 ###################################
 - name: Change port
   junos_netconf:
@@ -29,6 +28,10 @@
     that:
       - "result.changed == false"
 
+- name: wait for netconf server to come up
+  pause:
+    seconds: 10
+
 - name: Ensure we can communicate over 8022
   junos_command:
     rpcs:
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/junos_netconf/tests/cli/netconf.yaml b/test/integration/targets/junos_netconf/tests/cli/netconf.yaml
index fbc0fe3bb6e..e22834d2b05 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/junos_netconf/tests/cli/netconf.yaml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/junos_netconf/tests/cli/netconf.yaml
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@
 
 ###################################
 
+- name: wait for netconf server to come up
+  pause:
+    seconds: 10
+
 - name: Ensure we can communicate over netconf
   junos_command:
     rpcs: get-software-information
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/prepare_junos_tests/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/prepare_junos_tests/tasks/main.yml
index 91d8baad2d4..21157493d66 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/prepare_junos_tests/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/prepare_junos_tests/tasks/main.yml
@@ -7,3 +7,7 @@
 - name: Ensure netconf is enabled
   junos_netconf:
     state: present
+
+- name: wait for netconf server to come up
+  pause:
+    seconds: 10