diff --git a/src/core/Akka.Tests/Dispatch/DispatchersSpec.cs b/src/core/Akka.Tests/Dispatch/DispatchersSpec.cs
index b654f521644..73508a94f28 100644
--- a/src/core/Akka.Tests/Dispatch/DispatchersSpec.cs
+++ b/src/core/Akka.Tests/Dispatch/DispatchersSpec.cs
@@ -131,32 +131,43 @@ public void Dispatchers_must_be_used_when_configured_in_explicit_deployments()
         public void Dispatchers_must_be_used_in_deployment_configuration()
         {
             var actor = Sys.ActorOf(Props.Create<DispatcherNameEcho>(), "echo1");
-            actor.Tell("what's in a name?");
-            var expected = "myapp.mydispatcher";
-            var actual = ExpectMsg<string>(TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(50));
-            actual.ShouldBe(expected);
+
+            AwaitAssert(() =>
+            {
+                actor.Tell("what's in a name?");
+                var expected = "myapp.mydispatcher";
+                var actual = ExpectMsg<string>(TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(50));
+                actual.ShouldBe(expected);
+            });
         }
 
         [Fact]
         public void Dispatchers_must_be_used_in_deployment_configuration_and_trumps_code()
         {
             var actor = Sys.ActorOf(Props.Create<DispatcherNameEcho>().WithDispatcher("my-pinned-dispatcher"), "echo2");
-            actor.Tell("what's in a name?");
-            var expected = "myapp.my-fork-join-dispatcher";
-            var actual = ExpectMsg<string>(TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(200));
-            actual.ShouldBe(expected);
+
+            AwaitAssert(() =>
+            {
+                actor.Tell("what's in a name?");
+                var expected = "myapp.my-fork-join-dispatcher";
+                var actual = ExpectMsg<string>(TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(200));
+                actual.ShouldBe(expected);
+            });
         }
 
         [Fact]
         public void Dispatchers_must_use_pool_dispatcher_router_of_deployment_config()
         {
             var pool = Sys.ActorOf(Props.Create<DispatcherNameEcho>().WithRouter(FromConfig.Instance), "pool1");
-            pool.Tell(new Identify(null));
-            var routee = ExpectMsg<ActorIdentity>().Subject;
-            routee.Tell("what's the name?");
-            var expected = "akka.actor.deployment./pool1.pool-dispatcher";
-            var actual = ExpectMsg<string>(TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(50));
-            actual.ShouldBe(expected);
+
+            AwaitAssert(() => {
+                pool.Tell(new Identify(null));
+                var routee = ExpectMsg<ActorIdentity>().Subject;
+                routee.Tell("what's the name?");
+                var expected = "akka.actor.deployment./pool1.pool-dispatcher";
+                var actual = ExpectMsg<string>(TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(50));
+                actual.ShouldBe(expected);
+            });
         }
 
         [Fact]