diff --git a/vmware_nsx_tempest_plugin/tests/nsxv3/api/test_nsx_mac_learning.py b/vmware_nsx_tempest_plugin/tests/nsxv3/api/test_nsx_mac_learning.py
index c02b270..161686b 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx_tempest_plugin/tests/nsxv3/api/test_nsx_mac_learning.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx_tempest_plugin/tests/nsxv3/api/test_nsx_mac_learning.py
@@ -146,6 +146,8 @@ class NSXv3MacLearningTest(base.BaseNetworkTest):
         port = self._create_mac_learn_enabled_port(self.network)
         self.addCleanup(test_utils.call_and_ignore_notfound_exc,
                         self._delete_port, port)
+        if CONF.network.backend == 'nsxp':
+            time.sleep(constants.NSXP_BACKEND_SMALL_TIME_INTERVAL)
         self._check_mac_learning(port, mac_learn_state=True)
 
     @decorators.attr(type='nsxv3')
@@ -185,6 +187,8 @@ class NSXv3MacLearningTest(base.BaseNetworkTest):
         on the MAC enabled port.
         """
         port = self._create_mac_learn_enabled_port(self.network)
+        if CONF.network.backend == 'nsxp':
+            time.sleep(constants.NSXP_BACKEND_SMALL_TIME_INTERVAL)
         self.addCleanup(test_utils.call_and_ignore_notfound_exc,
                         self._delete_port, port)
         nsx_port = self.nsx.get_logical_port(port['name'])
@@ -213,6 +217,8 @@ class NSXv3MacLearningTest(base.BaseNetworkTest):
         name. Check name and MAC learning configuration.
         """
         test_port = self._create_mac_learn_enabled_port(self.network)
+        if CONF.network.backend == 'nsxp':
+            time.sleep(constants.NSXP_BACKEND_SMALL_TIME_INTERVAL)
         self.addCleanup(test_utils.call_and_ignore_notfound_exc,
                         self._delete_port, test_port)
         update_port_name = data_utils.rand_name('updated_port-')
@@ -239,6 +245,8 @@ class NSXv3MacLearningTest(base.BaseNetworkTest):
         NSX and OS. Delete port.
         """
         test_port = self._create_mac_learn_enabled_port(self.network)
+        if CONF.network.backend == 'nsxp':
+            time.sleep(constants.NSXP_BACKEND_SMALL_TIME_INTERVAL)
         self.addCleanup(test_utils.call_and_ignore_notfound_exc,
                         self._delete_port, test_port)
         nsx_port = self.nsx.get_logical_port(test_port['name'])