diff --git a/e2e/failtoban_test.go b/e2e/failtoban_test.go
index a1dcdc8c..412b1b38 100644
--- a/e2e/failtoban_test.go
+++ b/e2e/failtoban_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 )
 
 func TestFailtoban(t *testing.T) {
@@ -76,6 +77,8 @@ func TestFailtoban(t *testing.T) {
 		defer killCmd(c)
 		_ = c.Wait()
 
+		time.Sleep(time.Second) // TODO ugly workaround, wait for stdout flush
+
 		s, _ := io.ReadAll(stdout)
 
 		if !strings.Contains(string(s), "Connection closed by 127.0.0.1") {