diff --git a/hadoop-ozone/dist/src/main/smoketest/compatibility/om.robot b/hadoop-ozone/dist/src/main/smoketest/compatibility/om.robot
index c3caec2ae917..6b27946e0722 100644
--- a/hadoop-ozone/dist/src/main/smoketest/compatibility/om.robot
+++ b/hadoop-ozone/dist/src/main/smoketest/compatibility/om.robot
@@ -19,13 +19,17 @@ Library             BuiltIn
 Resource            ../lib/os.robot
 Test Timeout        5 minutes
 
-*** Test Cases ***
-Picks up command line options
-    Pass Execution If    '%{HDFS_OM_OPTS}' == ''    Command-line option required for process check
+*** Keywords ***
+Check command-line options
     ${processes} =    List All Processes
     Should Contain    ${processes}   %{HDFS_OM_OPTS}
     Should Contain    ${processes}   %{HADOOP_OPTS}
 
+*** Test Cases ***
+Picks up command line options
+    Pass Execution If    '%{HDFS_OM_OPTS}' == ''    Command-line option required for process check
+    Wait Until Keyword Succeeds    3min    2sec    Check command-line options
+
 Rejects Atomic Key Rewrite
     Execute           ozone freon ockg -n1 -t1 -p rewrite
     ${output} =       Execute and check rc    ozone sh key rewrite -t EC -r rs-3-2-1024k /vol1/bucket1/rewrite/0    255
diff --git a/hadoop-ozone/dist/src/main/smoketest/compatibility/recon.robot b/hadoop-ozone/dist/src/main/smoketest/compatibility/recon.robot
index 150e84dc04d8..79f7a3518aff 100644
--- a/hadoop-ozone/dist/src/main/smoketest/compatibility/recon.robot
+++ b/hadoop-ozone/dist/src/main/smoketest/compatibility/recon.robot
@@ -19,8 +19,12 @@ Library             BuiltIn
 Resource            ../lib/os.robot
 Test Timeout        5 minutes
 
+*** Keywords ***
+Check command-line options
+    ${processes} =    List All Processes
+    Should Contain    ${processes}   %{HADOOP_OPTS}
+
 *** Test Cases ***
 Picks up command line options
     Pass Execution If    '%{HADOOP_OPTS}' == ''    Command-line option required for process check
-    ${processes} =    List All Processes
-    Should Contain    ${processes}   %{HADOOP_OPTS}
+    Wait Until Keyword Succeeds    3min    2sec    Check command-line options