diff --git a/bin/tests/system/case/tests.sh b/bin/tests/system/case/tests.sh
index 48c09d9bcc..2c08d16878 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/case/tests.sh
+++ b/bin/tests/system/case/tests.sh
@@ -22,6 +22,15 @@ DIGOPTS="+tcp +nosea +nostat +noquest +nocomm +nocmd"
 status=0
 n=0
 
+n=`expr $n + 1`
+echo "I:waiting for zone transfer to complete ($n)"
+ret=0
+for i in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
+do
+	$DIG $DIGOPTS soa example. @10.53.0.2 -p 5300 > dig.ns2.test$n
+	grep SOA dig.ns2.test$n > /dev/null && break
+done
+
 n=`expr $n + 1`
 echo "I:testing case preserving responses - no acl ($n)"
 ret=0