diff --git a/reg-tests/http-rules/acl_cli_spaces.vtc b/reg-tests/http-rules/acl_cli_spaces.vtc
index 334133d91..81b7b0dcf 100644
--- a/reg-tests/http-rules/acl_cli_spaces.vtc
+++ b/reg-tests/http-rules/acl_cli_spaces.vtc
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ client c1 -connect ${h1_fe1_sock} {
 } -run
 
 haproxy h1 -cli {
+  delay 0.1
   send "add acl ${testdir}/agents.acl Mon\\ User\\ Agent\\;"
   expect ~ .*
 
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ client c1 -connect ${h1_fe1_sock} {
 
 
 haproxy h1 -cli {
+  delay 0.1
   send "del acl ${testdir}/agents.acl Mon\\ User\\ Agent\\;"
   expect ~ .*
 
@@ -64,6 +66,7 @@ client c1 -connect ${h1_fe1_sock} {
 
 # Try it with the master CLI
 haproxy h1 -mcli {
+  delay 0.1
   send "@1 add acl ${testdir}/agents.acl Mon\\ User\\ Agent\\;;@1 show acl ${testdir}/agents.acl"
   expect ~ ".*Mon User Agent;.*"
 }
diff --git a/reg-tests/mcli/mcli_debug_dev.vtc b/reg-tests/mcli/mcli_debug_dev.vtc
index beab61604..147ff0dc7 100644
--- a/reg-tests/mcli/mcli_debug_dev.vtc
+++ b/reg-tests/mcli/mcli_debug_dev.vtc
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ haproxy h1 -W -S -conf {
 } -start
 
 haproxy h1 -mcli {
+    delay 0.1
     send "@1; expert-mode on; debug dev log Victory"
     expect ~ ".*"
 } -wait
diff --git a/reg-tests/mcli/mcli_show_info.vtc b/reg-tests/mcli/mcli_show_info.vtc
index 3c44461a7..276488a1b 100644
--- a/reg-tests/mcli/mcli_show_info.vtc
+++ b/reg-tests/mcli/mcli_show_info.vtc
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ haproxy h1 -W -S -conf {
 } -start
 
 haproxy h1 -mcli {
+    delay 0.1
     send "@1 show info"
     expect ~ ".*\nProcess_num: 1\n.*"
 } -wait
diff --git a/reg-tests/mcli/mcli_start_progs.vtc b/reg-tests/mcli/mcli_start_progs.vtc
index 51b335ce5..c812288e0 100644
--- a/reg-tests/mcli/mcli_start_progs.vtc
+++ b/reg-tests/mcli/mcli_start_progs.vtc
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ haproxy h1 -W -S -conf {
 } -start
 
 haproxy h1 -mcli {
+    delay 0.1
     send "show proc"
     expect ~ ".*foo.*\n.*bar.*\n"
 } -wait