diff --git a/enos/modules/vault_cluster/scripts/enable_audit_logging.sh b/enos/modules/vault_cluster/scripts/enable_audit_logging.sh
index 2ec35a4eab..041fa69b59 100644
--- a/enos/modules/vault_cluster/scripts/enable_audit_logging.sh
+++ b/enos/modules/vault_cluster/scripts/enable_audit_logging.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@
 set -eux
 
 # Run nc to listen to port 9090 for the socket audit log
-nohup nc -l 9090 &>/dev/null </dev/null &
+nc -l 9090 &>/dev/null &
+
+# Sleep for a second to make sure nc is up and running
+sleep 1
 
 $VAULT_BIN_PATH audit enable file file_path="$LOG_FILE_PATH"
 $VAULT_BIN_PATH audit enable syslog tag="vault" facility="AUTH"