diff --git a/apps/files_external/tests/env/start-webdav-ownCloud.sh b/apps/files_external/tests/env/start-webdav-ownCloud.sh
index 6e3904f2ba..f04616d499 100755
--- a/apps/files_external/tests/env/start-webdav-ownCloud.sh
+++ b/apps/files_external/tests/env/start-webdav-ownCloud.sh
@@ -62,7 +62,9 @@ while ! (nc -c -w 1 ${host} 80 </dev/null >&/dev/null \
     fi
 done
 echo
-sleep 1
+
+# wait at least 5 more seconds - sometimes the webserver still needs some additional time
+sleep 5
 
 cat > $thisFolder/config.webdav.php <<DELIM
 <?php