diff --git a/app/plugins/contactRetry_test.go b/app/plugins/contactRetry_test.go
index 407f08a..ab79c13 100644
--- a/app/plugins/contactRetry_test.go
+++ b/app/plugins/contactRetry_test.go
@@ -46,9 +46,11 @@ func TestContactRetryQueue(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	// We should very quickly become connecting...
+	time.Sleep(time.Second)
 	pinf, _ := cr.connections.Load(testOnion)
-	if pinf.(*contact).queued == false {
-		t.Fatalf("test connection should be queued, actually: %v", pinf.(*contact).queued)
+	if pinf.(*contact).state != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("test connection should be in connecting after update, actually: %v", pinf.(*contact).state)
 	}
 
 	// Asset that "test" is authenticated