diff --git a/src/NServiceBus.AcceptanceTesting/Support/ScenarioRunner.cs b/src/NServiceBus.AcceptanceTesting/Support/ScenarioRunner.cs
index 4bb979c5380..953eba821a9 100644
--- a/src/NServiceBus.AcceptanceTesting/Support/ScenarioRunner.cs
+++ b/src/NServiceBus.AcceptanceTesting/Support/ScenarioRunner.cs
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ static async Task PerformScenarios(RunDescriptor runDescriptor, ComponentRunner[
                             }
                         }
 
-                        await Task.Yield();
+                        await Task.Delay(100).ConfigureAwait(false);
                     }
 
                     startTime = DateTime.UtcNow;
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ static async Task PerformScenarios(RunDescriptor runDescriptor, ComponentRunner[
                             throw new Exception("Some failed messages were not handled by the recoverability feature.");
                         }
 
-                        await Task.Yield();
+                        await Task.Delay(100).ConfigureAwait(false);
                     }
                 }
                 finally