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diff --git a/tests/jobs4.sub b/tests/jobs4.sub
index 51980d1..2eb4197 100644
--- a/tests/jobs4.sub
+++ b/tests/jobs4.sub
@@ -18,5 +18,7 @@ echo $?
wait
-cat &
+# the sleep is intended to give the kill time to execute before the job
+# exits
+(sleep 1 ; cat ) &
kill -1 %% && echo i killed it || echo could not kill it