diff --git a/tests/unit/test_models.py b/tests/unit/test_models.py
index 91727647c4..f4b2cef0da 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_models.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_models.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import os
+import time
 import random
 import string
 from sys import version_info as pyver
@@ -49,6 +50,8 @@ def test_models(tmpdir: "Path"):
     ) as testmodel:
         testmodel1tag = testmodel.tag
 
+    time.sleep(1)
+
     with bentoml.models.create(
         "testmodel",
         module=__name__,