diff --git a/tests/check/elements/multifile.c b/tests/check/elements/multifile.c
index 20770bb8fd..7a8e9024ce 100644
--- a/tests/check/elements/multifile.c
+++ b/tests/check/elements/multifile.c
@@ -33,11 +33,22 @@
 static void
 run_pipeline (GstElement * pipeline)
 {
+  GstMessage *msg;
+  GstBus *bus;
+
+  bus = gst_pipeline_get_bus (GST_PIPELINE (pipeline));
+
   gst_element_set_state (pipeline, GST_STATE_PAUSED);
   gst_element_get_state (pipeline, NULL, NULL, -1);
   gst_element_set_state (pipeline, GST_STATE_PLAYING);
-  /* FIXME too lazy */
-  g_usleep (1000000);
+
+  msg =
+      gst_bus_timed_pop_filtered (bus, GST_CLOCK_TIME_NONE,
+      GST_MESSAGE_EOS | GST_MESSAGE_ERROR);
+  fail_unless (GST_MESSAGE_TYPE (msg) == GST_MESSAGE_EOS);
+  gst_message_unref (msg);
+
+  gst_object_unref (bus);
   gst_element_set_state (pipeline, GST_STATE_NULL);
 }