diff --git a/test/resources/microshift-process.resource b/test/resources/microshift-process.resource
index 4542a9a034..d9134680ff 100644
--- a/test/resources/microshift-process.resource
+++ b/test/resources/microshift-process.resource
@@ -78,9 +78,11 @@ Wait For MicroShift Service
     ...    MicroShift Service Is Active
 
 Restart MicroShift
-    [Documentation]    Restart the MicroShift service
+    [Documentation]    Restart the MicroShift service with a delay to avoid too
+    ...    many start requests.
     ${ushift_pid}=    MicroShift Process ID
     ${ushift_etcd_pid}=    MicroShift Etcd Process ID
+    Sleep    10s
     Systemctl    restart    microshift.service
     Wait Until MicroShift Process ID Changes    ${ushift_pid}
     Wait Until MicroShift Etcd Process ID Changes    ${ushift_etcd_pid}
diff --git a/test/suites/standard1/tls-configuration.robot b/test/suites/standard1/tls-configuration.robot
index 9c72a121c8..1c110d6005 100644
--- a/test/suites/standard1/tls-configuration.robot
+++ b/test/suites/standard1/tls-configuration.robot
@@ -134,10 +134,7 @@ Setup Invalid TLS Configuration
     [Arguments]    ${config}
     Drop In MicroShift Config    ${config}    10-tls
     Save Journal Cursor
-    ${stdout}    ${stderr}    ${rc}=    Execute Command
-    ...    systemctl restart microshift.service
-    ...    sudo=True    return_stdout=True    return_stderr=True    return_rc=True
-    Should Be Equal As Numbers    1    ${rc}
+    Run Keyword And Expect Error    0 != 1    Restart MicroShift
 
 Remove TLS Drop In Config
     [Documentation]    Remove the previously created drop-in config for storage
@@ -146,11 +143,7 @@ Remove TLS Drop In Config
 Restore Valid TLS Configuration
     [Documentation]    Restore the TLS configuration
     Remove TLS Drop In Config
-    Sleep    10s    # To avoid systemctl start error: Start request repeated too quickly
-    ${stdout}    ${stderr}    ${rc}=    Execute Command
-    ...    systemctl restart microshift.service
-    ...    sudo=True    return_stdout=True    return_stderr=True    return_rc=True
-    Should Be Equal As Numbers    0    ${rc}
+    Restart MicroShift
 
 Openssl Connect Command
     [Documentation]    Run Openssl Connect Command in the remote server