diff --git a/test/gtest_time_stamp.cpp b/test/gtest_time_stamp.cpp
index 90f69fb57e5e061ba09bc32ae18d0e692f12e459..0505276d5a77bc22d40f9ba2b391719ee607bbf2 100644
--- a/test/gtest_time_stamp.cpp
+++ b/test/gtest_time_stamp.cpp
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ TEST(WolfTestTimeStamp, TimeStampEquality)
 
   ASSERT_EQ(time_stamp.get(), start.get());
 
+  std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::microseconds(1));
   time_stamp.setToNow();
 
   ASSERT_NE(time_stamp.get(), start.get());