diff --git a/tests/unit/aofrw.tcl b/tests/unit/aofrw.tcl
index 4716d08e60e874341e6de3c398cf5021501ae585..8b09d1995a276db8e3b7ed6b1837c192cd025dc2 100644
--- a/tests/unit/aofrw.tcl
+++ b/tests/unit/aofrw.tcl
@@ -7,8 +7,12 @@ start_server {tags {"aofrw"}} {
         r bgrewriteaof
         r config set appendonly no
         r exec
-        set result [exec tail -n1 < [srv 0 stdout] ]
-    } {*Killing*AOF*child*}
+        wait_for_condition 50 100 {
+            [string match {*Killing*AOF*child*} [exec tail -n5 < [srv 0 stdout]]]
+        } else {
+            fail "Can't find 'Killing AOF child' into recent logs"
+        }
+    }
 
     foreach d {string int} {
         foreach e {ziplist linkedlist} {