diff --git a/tests/desktop_printing.pm b/tests/desktop_printing.pm
index 4d56ee47..59f71233 100644
--- a/tests/desktop_printing.pm
+++ b/tests/desktop_printing.pm
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ sub run {
         $term = "konsole";
     }
 
+    # give the desktop a few seconds to settle, we seem to be getting
+    # a lot of mis-types in KDE if we do not, as of 2024-02
+    wait_still_screen(3);
     # Let's open the terminal. We will use it to start the applications
     # as well as to check for the name of the printed file.
     menu_launch_type($term);