diff --git a/test/integration/targets/expect/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/expect/tasks/main.yml
index 28cbeb59552..887e1b22035 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/expect/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/expect/tasks/main.yml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 
 - name: test chdir
   expect:
-    command: "pwd"
+    command: "/bin/sh -c 'pwd && sleep 1'"
     chdir: "{{output_dir}}"
     responses:
       foo: bar