diff --git a/tests/test_utils_pv.py b/tests/test_utils_pv.py
index aebd8cf1f..d238028a4 100644
--- a/tests/test_utils_pv.py
+++ b/tests/test_utils_pv.py
@@ -82,10 +82,6 @@ def test_put_with_progress_and_repr(value_new, value_before, expected_color):
     finally:
         builtins.print = original_print
 
-    for lines in printed_lines:
-        print("Aaaaaaa : ", lines, "\n")
-    
-    print("Next \n")
     printed_lines = [line for line in printed_lines if line.strip()]
     cleaned_lines = [strip_ansi(line) for line in printed_lines]
 
@@ -157,14 +153,23 @@ def test_put_without_progress(capture_stdout):
     pv = PV("TEST:VAL", connection_timeout=2.0)
     assert pv.wait_for_connection(timeout=2.0), "PV not connected"
 
+    # First ensure we can write to the PV
+    test_value = 50.0
+    pv.put(test_value, wait=True)
+    assert pv.get() == pytest.approx(test_value), "Basic PV write test failed"
+
+    # Now proceed with the actual test
     initial_value = pv.get()
     new_value = initial_value + 10
 
     # Capture stdout
     stdout_before = capture_stdout.getvalue()
-    pv.put(new_value, show_progress=False)
+    pv.put(new_value, show_progress=False, wait=True) 
     stdout_after = capture_stdout.getvalue()
 
     # Verify no output was produced
     assert stdout_before == stdout_after, "Expected no output when show_progress=False"
-    assert pv.get() == pytest.approx(new_value)
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+    
+    # See if update is done
+    time.sleep(0.1)
+    assert pv.get() == new_value
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