diff --git a/test/test-executor.cc b/test/test-executor.cc
index 9bdd43a..a13f373 100644
--- a/test/test-executor.cc
+++ b/test/test-executor.cc
@@ -43,12 +43,13 @@
 
   {
     Executor executor (3);
+    executor.start ();
     Executor::Job job = bind(timeConsumingJob);
 
     executor.execute(job);
     executor.execute(job);
 
-    usleep(1000);
+    usleep(2000);
     // both jobs should have been taken care of
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(executor.jobQueueSize(), 0);
 
@@ -72,6 +73,8 @@
     // all jobs should have been fetched
     usleep(501000);
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(executor.jobQueueSize(), 0);
+
+    executor.shutdown ();
   } //separate scope to ensure that destructor is called