diff --git a/pinecone/client_test.go b/pinecone/client_test.go
index 3df3764..6cb5157 100644
--- a/pinecone/client_test.go
+++ b/pinecone/client_test.go
@@ -1209,7 +1209,8 @@ func TestBuildClientBaseOptionsUnit(t *testing.T) {
 
 // Helper functions:
 func (ts *IntegrationTests) deleteIndex(name string) error {
-	time.Sleep(3 * time.Second)
+	time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
+
 	_, err := WaitUntilIndexReady(ts, context.Background())
 	require.NoError(ts.T(), err)
 
diff --git a/pinecone/test_suite.go b/pinecone/test_suite.go
index 242b599..8403c82 100644
--- a/pinecone/test_suite.go
+++ b/pinecone/test_suite.go
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ func WaitUntilIndexReady(ts *IntegrationTests, ctx context.Context) (bool, error
 		}
 		if index.Status.State == Ready && index.Status.Ready {
 			fmt.Printf("Index \"%s\" is ready!\n", ts.idxName)
+			fmt.Printf("BUT YEAH YOU SHOULD DOUBLE CHECK : %+v\n", index.Status)
 			return true, nil
 		} else {
 			fmt.Printf("Index \"%s\" not ready yet, retrying... (%d/%d)\n", ts.idxName, i, maxRetries)