diff --git a/nova/tests/virt/vmwareapi/test_driver_api.py b/nova/tests/virt/vmwareapi/test_driver_api.py
index 72e521ab5cd2..1526ceae44f2 100644
--- a/nova/tests/virt/vmwareapi/test_driver_api.py
+++ b/nova/tests/virt/vmwareapi/test_driver_api.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Test suite for VMwareAPI.
 
 import contextlib
 import copy
+import time
 
 import mock
 import mox
@@ -313,6 +314,7 @@ class VMwareAPIVMTestCase(test.NoDBTestCase):
             return self.login_session
 
         self.stubs.Set(vmwareapi_fake.FakeVim, '_login', _fake_login)
+        self.stubs.Set(time, 'sleep', lambda x: None)
         self.conn = driver.VMwareAPISession()
         self.assertEqual(self.attempts, 2)