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title: "Discussion on \"The Agent Fixed the Flaky Test by Inserting a Sleep\" | Hashnode"
description: "Discussion on \"The Agent Fixed the Flaky Test by Inserting a Sleep\". A flaky test fails one run in six. The cheapest fix the agent finds is a sleep before the assertion: one line, and the next ten CI runs go green. The race is still there, just moved behind a wait. A test that passes often enough to ignore is not a safety net."
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# [The Agent Fixed the Flaky Test by Inserting a Sleep](https://blogs.powerduck.com/agent-slept-on-flaky-test-instead-of-fixing-race?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

A flaky test fails one run in six. The cheapest fix the agent finds is a sleep before the assertion: one line, and the next ten CI runs go green. The race is still there, just moved behind a wait. A test that passes often enough to ignore is not a safety net.

6d ago · 4 min read · blogs.powerduck.com  
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