diff --git a/Changes.md b/Changes.md
index df8ced87413..0c79d9f88b5 100644
--- a/Changes.md
+++ b/Changes.md
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 1.5.x.x (relative to 1.5.1.0)
 =======
 
+Fixes
+-----
 
+- ApplicationTest : Slightly increased pause before checking process name to ensure it has had time to change it.
 
 1.5.1.0 (relative to 1.5.0.1)
 =======
diff --git a/python/GafferTest/ApplicationTest.py b/python/GafferTest/ApplicationTest.py
index 65c19748329..55461b55723 100644
--- a/python/GafferTest/ApplicationTest.py
+++ b/python/GafferTest/ApplicationTest.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ def testWrapperDoesntDuplicatePaths( self ) :
 	def testProcessName( self ) :
 
 		process = subprocess.Popen( [ str( Gaffer.executablePath() ), "env", "sleep", "100" ] )
-		time.sleep( 1 )
+		time.sleep( 3 )
 		command = subprocess.check_output( [ "ps", "-p", str( process.pid ), "-o", "command=" ], universal_newlines = True ).strip()
 		name = subprocess.check_output( [ "ps", "-p", str( process.pid ), "-o", "comm=" ], universal_newlines = True ).strip()
 		process.kill()