diff --git a/src/tests/media.cpp b/src/tests/media.cpp
index 5d4bcff27..d9b7d401b 100644
--- a/src/tests/media.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/media.cpp
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ TEST_CASE("Media") {
   SUBCASE("ResizeThenRotateFromFile") {
     auto ncv = ncvisual_from_file(find_data("changes.jpg").get());
     REQUIRE(nullptr != ncv);
-    CHECK(0 == ncvisual_resize(ncv, 20, 20));
-    CHECK(0 == ncvisual_rotate(ncv, M_PI / 2));
     struct ncvisual_options vopts{};
     vopts.x = NCALIGN_CENTER;
     vopts.y = NCALIGN_CENTER;
@@ -34,7 +32,24 @@ TEST_CASE("Media") {
     auto p = ncvisual_render(nc_, ncv, &vopts);
     REQUIRE(nullptr != p);
     CHECK(0 == notcurses_render(nc_));
-    ncplane_destroy(p);
+sleep(1);
+    CHECK(0 == ncplane_destroy(p));
+    CHECK(0 == ncvisual_resize(ncv, 20, 20));
+    p = ncvisual_render(nc_, ncv, &vopts);
+    CHECK(0 == notcurses_render(nc_));
+sleep(1);
+    CHECK(0 == ncplane_destroy(p));
+    p = ncvisual_render(nc_, ncv, &vopts);
+    REQUIRE(nullptr != p);
+    CHECK(0 == notcurses_render(nc_));
+sleep(1);
+    CHECK(0 == ncplane_destroy(p));
+    CHECK(0 == ncvisual_rotate(ncv, M_PI / 2));
+    p = ncvisual_render(nc_, ncv, &vopts);
+    REQUIRE(nullptr != p);
+    CHECK(0 == notcurses_render(nc_));
+sleep(1);
+    CHECK(0 == ncplane_destroy(p));
     ncvisual_destroy(ncv);
   }