diff --git a/tests/integration/deploy/test_deploy_command.py b/tests/integration/deploy/test_deploy_command.py
index 19d3bdd342..64a27a17a7 100644
--- a/tests/integration/deploy/test_deploy_command.py
+++ b/tests/integration/deploy/test_deploy_command.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import os
 import tempfile
 import uuid
+import time
 from subprocess import Popen, PIPE
 from unittest import skipIf
 
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@
 # Deploy tests require credentials and CI/CD will only add credentials to the env if the PR is from the same repo.
 # This is to restrict package tests to run outside of CI/CD and when the branch is not master.
 SKIP_DEPLOY_TESTS = RUNNING_ON_CI and RUNNING_TEST_FOR_MASTER_ON_CI
+CFN_SLEEP = 3
 
 
 @skipIf(SKIP_DEPLOY_TESTS, "Skip deploy tests in CI/CD only")
@@ -24,6 +26,7 @@ def setUp(self):
         self.cf_client = boto3.client("cloudformation")
         self.sns_arn = os.environ.get("AWS_SNS")
         self.stack_names = []
+        time.sleep(CFN_SLEEP)
         super(TestDeploy, self).setUp()
 
     def tearDown(self):
diff --git a/tests/regression/deploy/test_deploy_regression.py b/tests/regression/deploy/test_deploy_regression.py
index 9a6fac4134..728b816ac0 100644
--- a/tests/regression/deploy/test_deploy_regression.py
+++ b/tests/regression/deploy/test_deploy_regression.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import os
 import tempfile
 import uuid
+import time
 from subprocess import Popen, PIPE
 from unittest import skipIf
 
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@
 # Package Regression tests require credentials and CI/CD will only add credentials to the env if the PR is from the same repo.
 # This is to restrict package tests to run outside of CI/CD and when the branch is not master.
 SKIP_DEPLOY_REGRESSION_TESTS = RUNNING_ON_CI and RUNNING_TEST_FOR_MASTER_ON_CI
-
+CFN_SLEEP = 3
 # Only testing return codes to be equivalent
 
 
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ def setUp(self):
         self.kms_key = os.environ.get("AWS_KMS_KEY")
         self.stack_names = []
         self.cf_client = boto3.client("cloudformation")
+        time.sleep(CFN_SLEEP)
         super(TestDeployRegression, self).setUp()
 
     def tearDown(self):