diff --git a/tests/stdin/main.c b/tests/stdin/main.c
index 7d071685ba..0b44dc2863 100644
--- a/tests/stdin/main.c
+++ b/tests/stdin/main.c
@@ -18,7 +18,10 @@
 
 int main(void)
 {
-    int value = getchar();
-    printf("You entered '%c'\n", (char)value);
+    while (1) {
+        int value = getchar();
+        printf("You entered '%c'\n", (char)value);
+    }
+
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/tests/stdin/tests/01-run.py b/tests/stdin/tests/01-run.py
index f1d287543b..4acff33846 100755
--- a/tests/stdin/tests/01-run.py
+++ b/tests/stdin/tests/01-run.py
@@ -7,12 +7,25 @@
 # directory for more details.
 
 import sys
+import pexpect
 from testrunner import run
 
 
+TEST_INPUT = 'O'
+RETRIES = 5
+TIMEOUT = 3
+
+
 def testfunc(child):
-    child.sendline('O')
-    child.expect_exact('You entered \'O\'')
+    expected_output = 'You entered \'{}\''.format(TEST_INPUT)
+    for _ in range(0, RETRIES):
+        child.sendline(TEST_INPUT)
+        ret = child.expect_exact([expected_output, pexpect.TIMEOUT],
+                                 timeout=TIMEOUT)
+        if ret == 0:
+            break
+    else:
+        child.expect_exact(expected_output)
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":