diff --git a/src/NServiceBus.AcceptanceTesting/Support/ScenarioRunner.cs b/src/NServiceBus.AcceptanceTesting/Support/ScenarioRunner.cs
index b05e2206ae4..6a1ebfcb62a 100644
--- a/src/NServiceBus.AcceptanceTesting/Support/ScenarioRunner.cs
+++ b/src/NServiceBus.AcceptanceTesting/Support/ScenarioRunner.cs
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ static async Task PerformScenarios(RunDescriptor runDescriptor, ComponentRunner[
                             }
                         }
 
-                        await Task.Yield();
+                        await Task.Delay(100).ConfigureAwait(false);
                     }
 
                     startTime = DateTime.UtcNow;
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ 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