diff --git a/tests/test_perf.py b/tests/test_perf.py
index 04b144a05..cbdb62f2b 100644
--- a/tests/test_perf.py
+++ b/tests/test_perf.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #
 
 import logging
+import time
 from threading import Event
 from typing import Dict, cast
 
@@ -144,6 +145,7 @@ def test_perf_comm_change(
     I'm not sure it can be done, i.e is this info even kept anywhere).
     """
     with system_profiler as profiler:
+        time.sleep(2)
         # first run - we get the changed name, because the app started before perf began recording.
         _assert_comm_in_profile(profiler, application_pid, False)
 
@@ -170,6 +172,7 @@ def test_perf_thread_comm_is_process_comm(
     starts after perf, the exec comm of the process should be used (see test_perf_comm_change)
     """
     with system_profiler as profiler:
+        time.sleep(2)
         # running perf & script now with --show-task-events would show:
         #   pative 1925947 [010] 987095.272656: PERF_RECORD_COMM: pative:1925904/1925947
         # our perf will prefer to use the exec comm, OR oldest comm available if exec
diff --git a/tests/utils.py b/tests/utils.py
index 73aa8c5cf..b1203dd66 100644
--- a/tests/utils.py
+++ b/tests/utils.py
@@ -206,15 +206,17 @@ def assert_ldd_version_container(container: Container, version: str) -> None:
 
 
 def snapshot_pid_profile(profiler: ProfilerInterface, pid: int) -> ProfileData:
-    last_snapshot = None
+    last_snapshot = profiler.snapshot()
 
     def has_profile() -> bool:
         nonlocal last_snapshot
+        if pid in last_snapshot:
+            return True
         last_snapshot = profiler.snapshot()
         return pid in last_snapshot
 
-    wait_event(timeout=5, stop_event=Event(), condition=has_profile, interval=1)
-    return last_snapshot[pid]  # type: ignore
+    wait_event(timeout=5, stop_event=Event(), condition=has_profile, interval=0.1)
+    return last_snapshot[pid]
 
 
 def snapshot_pid_collapsed(profiler: ProfilerInterface, pid: int) -> StackToSampleCount: