diff --git a/teller-cli/tests/flow_test.rs b/teller-cli/tests/flow_test.rs
index 981c9b24..fb0fc143 100644
--- a/teller-cli/tests/flow_test.rs
+++ b/teller-cli/tests/flow_test.rs
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ fn build_providers() -> Test {
 #[test]
 #[cfg(not(windows))]
 fn providers_smoke_test() {
-    use std::env;
+    use std::{env, time::Duration};
 
     if env::var("RUNNER_OS").unwrap_or_default() == "macOS" {
         return;
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ fn providers_smoke_test() {
         let user = "linus";
         let password = "torvalds123";
         let vault_server: VaultServer = instance.server();
+        // banner is not enough for vault, we have to wait for the image to stabilize
+        tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_secs(2)).await;
+
         let localstack_server: LocalStackServer = instance.server();
 
         fs::write(
diff --git a/teller-providers/src/providers/hashicorp_consul.rs b/teller-providers/src/providers/hashicorp_consul.rs
index 9fdafe8e..ad5019c0 100644
--- a/teller-providers/src/providers/hashicorp_consul.rs
+++ b/teller-providers/src/providers/hashicorp_consul.rs
@@ -285,6 +285,8 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     #[cfg(not(windows))]
     fn sanity_test() {
+        use std::time::Duration;
+
         if env::var("RUNNER_OS").unwrap_or_default() == "macOS" {
             return;
         }
@@ -304,6 +306,9 @@ mod tests {
                 "address": server.external_url(),
             });
 
+            // banner is not enough, we have to wait for the image to stabilize
+            tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_secs(2)).await;
+
             let p = Box::new(
                 super::HashiCorpConsul::new(
                     "hashicorp_consul",
diff --git a/teller-providers/src/providers/hashicorp_vault.rs b/teller-providers/src/providers/hashicorp_vault.rs
index c1d90fc3..a4e8ef89 100644
--- a/teller-providers/src/providers/hashicorp_vault.rs
+++ b/teller-providers/src/providers/hashicorp_vault.rs
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ fn parse_path(pm: &PathMap) -> Result<(&str, &str, &str)> {
 }
 
 fn xerr(pm: &PathMap, e: ClientError) -> Error {
+    println!("{e:?}");
     match e {
         ClientError::RestClientError { source } => match source {
             rustify::errors::ClientError::ServerResponseError { code, content } => {
@@ -275,17 +276,16 @@ mod tests {
     use super::*;
     use crate::providers::test_utils;
 
-    const PORT: u32 = 9200;
-
     #[test]
     #[cfg(not(windows))]
     fn sanity_test() {
+        use std::time::Duration;
+
         if env::var("RUNNER_OS").unwrap_or_default() == "macOS" {
             return;
         }
 
         let config = VaultServerConfig::builder()
-            .port(PORT)
             .version("1.8.2".into())
             .build()
             .unwrap();
@@ -300,6 +300,9 @@ mod tests {
                 "token": server.token
             });
 
+            // banner is not enough, we have to wait for the image to stabilize
+            tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_secs(2)).await;
+
             let p = Box::new(
                 super::Hashivault::new(
                     "hashicorp_vault",
diff --git a/teller-providers/src/providers/test_utils.rs b/teller-providers/src/providers/test_utils.rs
index 83e92556..0b9f6054 100644
--- a/teller-providers/src/providers/test_utils.rs
+++ b/teller-providers/src/providers/test_utils.rs
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ impl ProviderTest {
         for (root_path, keys) in path_tree {
             let path_map = PathMap::from_path(&self.get_key_path(root_path));
             let res = self.provider.as_ref().put(&path_map, keys).await;
+            println!("{res:?}");
             assert!(res.is_ok());
             assert_debug_snapshot!(format!("[put-{}]", root_path.replace('/', "_"),), res);
         }