diff --git a/headless-services/commons/commons-boot-app-cli/src/test/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/commons/boot/app/cli/SpringBootAppTest.java b/headless-services/commons/commons-boot-app-cli/src/test/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/commons/boot/app/cli/SpringBootAppTest.java
index 22ab82987..fa2a2a5ee 100644
--- a/headless-services/commons/commons-boot-app-cli/src/test/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/commons/boot/app/cli/SpringBootAppTest.java
+++ b/headless-services/commons/commons-boot-app-cli/src/test/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/commons/boot/app/cli/SpringBootAppTest.java
@@ -45,8 +45,10 @@ public class SpringBootAppTest {
 	@BeforeClass
 	public static void setupClass() throws Exception {
 		testAppRunner = startTestApplication(SpringBootAppTest.class.getResource("/"+appName+"-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar"));
-		testApp = getAppContaining(appName);
-		assertNotNull(testApp);
+		ACondition.waitFor(TIMEOUT, () -> {
+			testApp = getAppContaining(appName);
+			assertNotNull(testApp);
+		});
 	}
 
 	private static AsyncProcess startTestApplication(URL jarUrl) throws Exception {