diff --git a/octavia_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/v2/test_traffic_ops.py b/octavia_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/v2/test_traffic_ops.py
index 92e5ecb2..356327b6 100644
--- a/octavia_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/v2/test_traffic_ops.py
+++ b/octavia_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/v2/test_traffic_ops.py
@@ -928,9 +928,11 @@ class TrafficOperationsScenarioTest(test_base.LoadBalancerBaseTestWithCompute):
             listener_id, pool_id = self._listener_pool_create(
                 const.TCP, 60092,
                 pool_algorithm=const.LB_ALGORITHM_SOURCE_IP_PORT)
+            # Without a delay this can trigger a "Cannot assign requested
+            # address" warning setting the source port, leading to failure
             self._test_basic_traffic(
                 const.TCP, 60092, listener_id, pool_id, traffic_member_count=1,
-                persistent=False, source_port=60092)
+                persistent=False, source_port=60092, delay=0.2)
         except exceptions.NotImplemented as e:
             message = ("The configured provider driver '{driver}' "
                        "does not support a feature required for this "
diff --git a/octavia_tempest_plugin/tests/validators.py b/octavia_tempest_plugin/tests/validators.py
index a93e2ebc..5972d540 100644
--- a/octavia_tempest_plugin/tests/validators.py
+++ b/octavia_tempest_plugin/tests/validators.py
@@ -284,6 +284,9 @@ class ValidatorsMixin(test.BaseTestCase):
             HTTPS_verify, requests_session=requests_session,
             source_port=source_port)
 
+        if source_port:
+            LOG.debug('Using source port %s for request(s)', source_port)
+
         response_counts = {}
         # Send a number requests to lb vip
         for i in range(repeat):