diff --git a/ant/org.eclipse.ant.tests.ui/Ant Debug Tests/org/eclipse/ant/tests/ui/debug/BreakpointTests.java b/ant/org.eclipse.ant.tests.ui/Ant Debug Tests/org/eclipse/ant/tests/ui/debug/BreakpointTests.java
index 8a0bbda..3f51750 100644
--- a/ant/org.eclipse.ant.tests.ui/Ant Debug Tests/org/eclipse/ant/tests/ui/debug/BreakpointTests.java
+++ b/ant/org.eclipse.ant.tests.ui/Ant Debug Tests/org/eclipse/ant/tests/ui/debug/BreakpointTests.java
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@
                 Thread.sleep(3000); //TODO bug 121207
             }
 		    thread= launchToLineBreakpoint(copy, bp);
+            Thread.sleep(1000);
 			bp= createLineBreakpoint(secondLineNumber, file);
 		    resumeToLineBreakpoint(thread, bp);
 		} catch (InterruptedException e) {
diff --git a/ant/org.eclipse.ant.tests.ui/Ant Debug Tests/org/eclipse/ant/tests/ui/debug/SteppingTests.java b/ant/org.eclipse.ant.tests.ui/Ant Debug Tests/org/eclipse/ant/tests/ui/debug/SteppingTests.java
index 637818c..d8ef149 100644
--- a/ant/org.eclipse.ant.tests.ui/Ant Debug Tests/org/eclipse/ant/tests/ui/debug/SteppingTests.java
+++ b/ant/org.eclipse.ant.tests.ui/Ant Debug Tests/org/eclipse/ant/tests/ui/debug/SteppingTests.java
@@ -119,11 +119,15 @@
 				fileName+="SepVM";
 			}
 			ILaunchConfiguration config= getLaunchConfiguration(fileName);
-			thread= launchToLineBreakpoint(config, bp);
-			
+			thread= launchToLineBreakpoint(config, bp); 
+            try {
+                Thread.sleep(1000);
+            } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+            }
+
 			debugFrame(kind, frameName, frameLineNumber, thread);
 			return thread;
-		} finally {
+        } finally {
 			if (terminate) {
 				terminateAndRemove(thread);
 				removeAllBreakpoints();