diff --git a/tests/scripts/test059-consumer-config b/tests/scripts/test059-consumer-config
index d90d18926c..4c20ddf125 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/test059-consumer-config
+++ b/tests/scripts/test059-consumer-config
@@ -229,8 +229,7 @@ add: olcUpdateRef
 olcUpdateRef: $URI1
 EOF
 
-echo "Waiting $SLEEP1 seconds for syncrepl to receive changes..."
-sleep $SLEEP1
+sleep 1
 
 echo "Using ldapsearch to check that syncrepl received config changes..."
 RC=32
@@ -275,8 +274,8 @@ echo "Using ldapsearch to check that syncrepl received the schema changes..."
 RC=32
 for i in 0 1 2 3 4 5; do
 	RESULT=`$LDAPSEARCH -H $URI2 -D cn=config -y $CONFIGPWF \
-		-s base -b "cn=schema,cn=config" \
-		'(cn=openldap)' 2>&1 | awk '/^dn:/ {print "OK"}'`
+		-s sub -b "cn=schema,cn=config" \
+		'(cn=*openldap)' 2>&1 | awk '/^dn:/ {print "OK"}'`
 	if test "x$RESULT" = "xOK" ; then
 		RC=0
 		break