1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/tests/integration/test_expiry.py b/tests/integration/test_expiry.py
index 5a21e57..5e6dc0a 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_expiry.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_expiry.py
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ class ExpirySweep(TrackerTestCase):
     def test_the_sweep_takes_the_idle_and_leaves_the_answered(self):
         idle = socket.create_connection(("127.0.0.1", self.tracker.port), timeout=5)
         try:
+            # Enough for a kernel that holds a connection back until data
+            # arrives to hand it over, and far too little to be answered, so
+            # the tracker has accepted it and is waiting for the rest
+            idle.sendall(b"GET /ann")
+
             self.assertEqual(self.tracker.announce(self.hash_for("expiry-sweep"))[b"complete"], 1)
 
             time.sleep(CLIENT_TIMEOUT + 3 * CHECK_INTERVAL)
@@ -34,6 +39,6 @@ class ExpirySweep(TrackerTestCase):
             self.assertEqual(self.tracker.torrent_count(), 1, "the tracker stopped serving while sweeping")
 
             idle.settimeout(5)
-            self.assertEqual(idle.recv(64), b"", "a connection that never sent a request was not swept")
+            self.assertEqual(idle.recv(64), b"", "a connection that went quiet mid-request was not swept")
         finally:
             idle.close()