diff --git a/test.go b/test.go
index 14369aff1..279bccb97 100644
--- a/test.go
+++ b/test.go
@@ -74,6 +74,14 @@ func createCluster(size int, procAttr *os.ProcAttr) ([][]string, []*os.Process,
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, nil, err
 		}
+
+		// TODOBP: Change this sleep to wait until the master is up.
+		// The problem is that if the master isn't up then the children
+		// have to retry. This retry can take upwards of 15 seconds
+		// which slows tests way down and some of them fail.
+		if i == 0 {
+			time.Sleep(time.Second)
+		}
 	}
 
 	return argGroup, etcds, nil