diff --git a/tests/integration_tests/scheduler/test_generic_driver.py b/tests/integration_tests/scheduler/test_generic_driver.py
index bbe16c12630..74998aa9fc2 100644
--- a/tests/integration_tests/scheduler/test_generic_driver.py
+++ b/tests/integration_tests/scheduler/test_generic_driver.py
@@ -123,27 +123,26 @@ async def finished(iens, returncode):
 @pytest.mark.flaky(reruns=5)
 async def test_repeated_submit_same_iens(driver: Driver, tmp_path):
     """Submits are allowed to be repeated for the same iens, and are to be
-    handled according to FIFO, but this cannot be guaranteed as it depends
+    handled according to FIFO, but this order cannot be guaranteed as it depends
     on the host operating system."""
     os.chdir(tmp_path)
     await driver.submit(
         0,
         "sh",
         "-c",
-        f"echo started > {tmp_path}/submit1; echo submit1 > {tmp_path}/submissionrace",
+        f"echo submit1 > {tmp_path}/submissionrace; touch {tmp_path}/submit1",
         name="submit1",
     )
     await driver.submit(
         0,
         "sh",
         "-c",
-        f"echo started > {tmp_path}/submit2; echo submit2 > {tmp_path}/submissionrace",
+        f"echo submit2 > {tmp_path}/submissionrace; touch {tmp_path}/submit2",
         name="submit2",
     )
     # Wait until both submissions have done their thing:
     while not Path("submit1").exists() or not Path("submit2").exists():
         await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
-    await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
     assert Path("submissionrace").read_text(encoding="utf-8") == "submit2\n"