diff --git a/pkg/controller/operators/olm/operator_test.go b/pkg/controller/operators/olm/operator_test.go
index dd4af8d939..4d70541362 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/operators/olm/operator_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/operators/olm/operator_test.go
@@ -3923,9 +3923,10 @@ func TestUpdates(t *testing.T) {
 					simulateSuccessfulRollout(current, op.opClient)
 				}
 				for current.Status.Phase != e.whenIn.phase {
-					fmt.Printf("waiting for (when) %s to be %s\n", e.whenIn.name, e.whenIn.phase)
 					csvsToSync = syncCSVs(csvsToSync, deletedCSVs(e.shouldBe))
 					current = csvsToSync[e.whenIn.name]
+					fmt.Printf("waiting for (when) %s to be %s\n", e.whenIn.name, e.whenIn.phase)
+					time.Sleep(1 * time.Millisecond)
 				}
 
 				// sync the other csvs until they're in the expected status
diff --git a/pkg/controller/registry/resolver/step_resolver_test.go b/pkg/controller/registry/resolver/step_resolver_test.go
index c75da4affc..8fca62b389 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/registry/resolver/step_resolver_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/registry/resolver/step_resolver_test.go
@@ -1182,7 +1182,7 @@ func TestResolver(t *testing.T) {
 				steps: [][]*v1alpha1.Step{},
 				subs:  []*v1alpha1.Subscription{},
 				errAssert: func(t *testing.T, err error) {
-					assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "failed to populate resolver cache from source @existing/catsrc-namespace: csv catsrc-namespace/a.v1")
+					assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "failed to populate resolver cache from source @existing/catsrc-namespace: csv")
 					assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "in phase Failed instead of Replacing")
 				},
 			},