diff --git a/vmware_nsx_tempest_plugin/tests/api/test_v2_fwaas.py b/vmware_nsx_tempest_plugin/tests/api/test_v2_fwaas.py
index 762d64a..ecf1203 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx_tempest_plugin/tests/api/test_v2_fwaas.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx_tempest_plugin/tests/api/test_v2_fwaas.py
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 #    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
+import time
+
 from oslo_log import log as logging
 
 from tempest import config
@@ -21,6 +23,7 @@ from tempest.lib import decorators
 from tempest.lib import exceptions
 from tempest import test
 
+from vmware_nsx_tempest_plugin.common import constants
 from vmware_nsx_tempest_plugin.lib import feature_manager
 from vmware_nsx_tempest_plugin.services import nsx_client
 
@@ -180,10 +183,12 @@ class TestFwaasV2Ops(feature_manager.FeatureManager):
         self._wait_firewall_ready(fw_group["firewall_group"]["id"])
         show_group = self.show_firewall_group(fw_group["firewall_group"]["id"])
         self.assertEqual(show_group.get('firewall_group')['ports'], ports)
+        fw_group = show_group
         if group_delete is True:
             # Update firewall group
             self.update_firewall_group(fw_group["firewall_group"]["id"],
                                        ports=[])
+            time.sleep(constants.NSXP_BACKEND_SMALL_TIME_INTERVAL)
             # Check updated values of firewall group
             self.assertEqual(
                 show_group.get('firewall_group')['name'],
diff --git a/vmware_nsx_tempest_plugin/tests/nsxv3/api/test_nsx_mac_learning.py b/vmware_nsx_tempest_plugin/tests/nsxv3/api/test_nsx_mac_learning.py
index 229c68f..216dee9 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx_tempest_plugin/tests/nsxv3/api/test_nsx_mac_learning.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx_tempest_plugin/tests/nsxv3/api/test_nsx_mac_learning.py
@@ -160,6 +160,8 @@ class NSXv3MacLearningTest(base.BaseNetworkTest):
         mac_lrn_port = self._create_mac_learn_enabled_port(self.network)
         vanilla_name = data_utils.rand_name('vanilla_port-')
         vanilla_port = self.create_port(self.network, name=vanilla_name)
+        if CONF.network.backend == 'nsxp':
+            time.sleep(constants.NSXP_BACKEND_SMALL_TIME_INTERVAL)
         self.addCleanup(test_utils.call_and_ignore_notfound_exc,
                         self._delete_port, mac_lrn_port)
         self.addCleanup(test_utils.call_and_ignore_notfound_exc,