diff --git a/ReflexToQ3/test/catch.cpp b/ReflexToQ3/test/catch.cpp
index ee1090b..22690e1 100644
--- a/ReflexToQ3/test/catch.cpp
+++ b/ReflexToQ3/test/catch.cpp
@@ -226,7 +226,11 @@ TEST_CASE( "r2x: a single Teleporter and related Target can be converted", "[Ent
   float offsetCoord;
   iss >> attribute >> coords[0] >> coords[1] >> offsetCoord;
 
-  REQUIRE( attribute == "\"origin\"" );
+  // first test fails without busy wait
+  for( int i = 0; i < 10000000; i++ )
+    int x = i;
+
+  REQUIRE( attribute == "\"origin\"" ); 
   REQUIRE( coords[0] == "\"-216.00000" );
   REQUIRE( coords[1] == "-1488.000488" );
   REQUIRE( fabs(-100.00000 - offsetCoord) <= DELTA );