diff --git a/tests/run_test.go b/tests/run_test.go
index c73c3655..c98c6937 100644
--- a/tests/run_test.go
+++ b/tests/run_test.go
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ services:
 
 	createLayer(t, pebbleDir, "001-simple-layer.yaml", layerYAML)
 
-	_, _ = pebbleRun(t, pebbleDir)
+	_, stderrCh := pebbleRun(t, pebbleDir)
+	waitForLog(t, stderrCh, "pebble", "Started default services", 3*time.Second)
 
 	waitForFile(t, filepath.Join(pebbleDir, "svc1"), 3*time.Second)
 	waitForFile(t, filepath.Join(pebbleDir, "svc2"), 3*time.Second)
@@ -141,6 +142,7 @@ services:
 	stdoutCh, stderrCh := pebbleRun(t, pebbleDir, "--verbose")
 	waitForLog(t, stderrCh, "pebble", "Started daemon", 3*time.Second)
 	waitForLog(t, stdoutCh, "svc1", "hello world", 3*time.Second)
+	waitForLog(t, stderrCh, "pebble", "Started default services", 3*time.Second)
 }
 
 // TestArgs tests that Pebble provides additional arguments to a service
@@ -166,6 +168,7 @@ services:
 	)
 	waitForLog(t, stderrCh, "pebble", "Started daemon", 3*time.Second)
 	waitForLog(t, stdoutCh, "svc1", "hello world", 3*time.Second)
+	waitForLog(t, stderrCh, "pebble", "Started default services", 3*time.Second)
 }
 
 // TestIdentities tests that Pebble seeds identities from a file