diff --git a/support/testing/tests/package/test_python_django.py b/support/testing/tests/package/test_python_django.py
index e1ca50f6d8..29e8ee0b2e 100644
--- a/support/testing/tests/package/test_python_django.py
+++ b/support/testing/tests/package/test_python_django.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import time
+
 from tests.package.test_python import TestPythonPackageBase
 
 
@@ -16,13 +18,16 @@ class TestPythonDjango(TestPythonPackageBase):
         self.assertIn("Operations to perform:", output[0])
         self.assertEqual(exit_code, 0)
 
-        cmd = "cd /opt/testsite && " + self.interpreter + " ./manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:1234 & "
-        # give some time to setup the server
-        cmd += "sleep {}".format(str(30 * self.emulator.timeout_multiplier))
+        cmd = "cd /opt/testsite && " + self.interpreter + " ./manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:1234 > /dev/null 2>&1 & "
         self.assertRunOk(cmd, timeout=timeout)
-
-        cmd = "netstat -ltn 2>/dev/null | grep 0.0.0.0:1234"
-        self.assertRunOk(cmd)
+        # give some time to setup the server
+        for attempt in range(30 * self.emulator.timeout_multiplier):
+            time.sleep(1)
+            cmd = "netstat -ltn 2>/dev/null | grep 0.0.0.0:1234"
+            _, exit_code = self.emulator.run(cmd)
+            if exit_code == 0:
+                break
+        self.assertEqual(exit_code, 0, "Timeout while waiting for django server")
 
 
 class TestPythonPy3Django(TestPythonDjango):