diff --git a/psutil/tests/test_unicode.py b/psutil/tests/test_unicode.py
index cf9500a3f..ff24219a0 100755
--- a/psutil/tests/test_unicode.py
+++ b/psutil/tests/test_unicode.py
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@
 
 import os
 import shutil
+import time
 import traceback
 import unittest
 import warnings
@@ -193,6 +194,11 @@ def expect_exact_path_match(self):
 
     def test_proc_exe(self):
         subp = self.spawn_testproc(cmd=[self.funky_name])
+        # XXX: sometimes fail with ProcessLookupError: [Errno 3] assume
+        # no such process (originated from GetExitCodeProcess !=
+        # STILL_ACTIVE)
+        if WINDOWS and CI_TESTING:
+            time.sleep(.1)
         p = psutil.Process(subp.pid)
         exe = p.exe()
         self.assertIsInstance(exe, str)
@@ -202,6 +208,11 @@ def test_proc_exe(self):
 
     def test_proc_name(self):
         subp = self.spawn_testproc(cmd=[self.funky_name])
+        # XXX: sometimes fail with ProcessLookupError: [Errno 3] assume
+        # no such process (originated from GetExitCodeProcess !=
+        # STILL_ACTIVE)
+        if WINDOWS and CI_TESTING:
+            time.sleep(.1)
         name = psutil.Process(subp.pid).name()
         self.assertIsInstance(name, str)
         if self.expect_exact_path_match():