diff --git a/.github/workflows/macos.yml b/.github/workflows/macos.yml
index da2b686..76ec69c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/macos.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/macos.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ jobs:
       run: |
        echo "### Dump default.local ###"
        cat /etc/cvmfs/default.local
-       sleep 5
        echo "### Try to ls on /Users/Shared/cvmfs/sft.cern.ch/ ###"
        ls /Users/Shared/cvmfs/sft.cern.ch/ | grep lcg
        echo "### Try to ls on /cvmfs/sft.cern.ch/ ###"
diff --git a/setup-cvmfs.sh b/setup-cvmfs.sh
index c7b2e2c..e691878 100755
--- a/setup-cvmfs.sh
+++ b/setup-cvmfs.sh
@@ -53,12 +53,14 @@ elif [ "$(uname)" == "Darwin" ]; then
   brew tap cvmfs/homebrew-cvmfs
   brew install cvmfs
 
+
   # / is readonly on macos 11+ - do 'synthetic firmlink' to create /cvmfs
   sudo zsh -c 'echo -e "cvmfs\tUsers/Shared/cvmfs\n#comment\n" > /etc/synthetic.conf'
   sudo chown root:wheel /etc/synthetic.conf
   sudo chmod a+r /etc/synthetic.conf
   # apfs.util seems to return non-zero error codes also on success
   sudo /System/Library/Filesystems/apfs.fs/Contents/Resources/apfs.util -t || true
+
 else
   echo "Unsupported platform"
   exit 1
@@ -83,4 +85,6 @@ if [ "$(uname)" == "Darwin" ]; then
     mkdir -p /Users/Shared/cvmfs/${repo}
     sudo mount -t cvmfs ${repo} /Users/Shared/cvmfs/${repo}
   done
+  # Fuse-t can have a brief lag after mounting  before the mountpoint responds 
+  sleep 3
 fi