diff --git a/.github/workflows/github-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/github-ci.yml
index 4e2fe53e..e40f51cd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/github-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/github-ci.yml
@@ -196,7 +196,8 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           cd e2e/engineioxide/test-suites && npm install && cd ../../..
           cargo build -p engineioxide-e2e --bin engineioxide-e2e -F ${{ matrix.engineio-version }} -r
-          cargo run -p engineioxide-e2e --bin engineioxide-e2e -F ${{ matrix.engineio-version }} -r > server.txt & node --test-reporter=spec --experimental-strip-types e2e/engineioxide/test-suites/${{ matrix.engineio-version }}.ts > client.txt
+          cargo run -p engineioxide-e2e --bin engineioxide-e2e -F ${{ matrix.engineio-version }} -r > server.txt && sleep 1 & \
+          node --test-reporter=spec --experimental-strip-types e2e/engineioxide/test-suites/${{ matrix.engineio-version }}.ts > client.txt
       - name: Server output
         if: always()
         run: cat server.txt
@@ -233,7 +234,8 @@ jobs:
           VERSION=$(echo ${{ matrix.socketio-version }} | cut -d'-' -f1)
           cd e2e/socketioxide/test-suites && npm install && cd ../../..
           cargo build -p socketioxide-e2e --bin socketioxide-e2e -F $VERSION,$PARSER -r
-          cargo run -p socketioxide-e2e --bin socketioxide-e2e -F $VERSION,$PARSER -r > server.txt & node --test-reporter=spec --experimental-strip-types e2e/socketioxide/test-suites/${{ matrix.socketio-version }}.ts > client.txt
+          cargo run -p socketioxide-e2e --bin socketioxide-e2e -F $VERSION,$PARSER -r > server.txt && sleep 1 & \
+          node --test-reporter=spec --experimental-strip-types e2e/socketioxide/test-suites/${{ matrix.socketio-version }}.ts > client.txt
       - name: Server output
         if: always()
         run: cat server.txt