diff --git a/test/units/testsuite-07.issue-2467.sh b/test/units/testsuite-07.issue-2467.sh
index a5dcfd55dd..0d8c16e65a 100755
--- a/test/units/testsuite-07.issue-2467.sh
+++ b/test/units/testsuite-07.issue-2467.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ set -o pipefail
 
 rm -f /tmp/nonexistent
 systemctl start issue2467.socket
-nc -w20 -U /run/test.ctl || :
+nc -i20 -w20 -U /run/test.ctl || :
 
 # TriggerLimitIntervalSec= by default is set to 2s. A "sleep 10" should give
 # systemd enough time even on slower machines, to reach the trigger limit.