diff --git a/spec/guard/listeners/darwin_spec.rb b/spec/guard/listeners/darwin_spec.rb
index da05cc0..c6d54eb 100644
--- a/spec/guard/listeners/darwin_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/guard/listeners/darwin_spec.rb
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ private
 
   def start
     sleep 1
+    @listener.update_last_event
     Thread.new { @listener.start }
     sleep 1
   end
diff --git a/spec/guard/listeners/linux_spec.rb b/spec/guard/listeners/linux_spec.rb
index 46a8ab7..a36b33c 100644
--- a/spec/guard/listeners/linux_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/guard/listeners/linux_spec.rb
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ private
 
   def start
     sleep 1
+    @listener.update_last_event
     Thread.new { @listener.start }
     sleep 1
   end
diff --git a/spec/guard/listeners/polling_spec.rb b/spec/guard/listeners/polling_spec.rb
index 12e86e6..258783c 100644
--- a/spec/guard/listeners/polling_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/guard/listeners/polling_spec.rb
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ private
 
   def start
     sleep 1
+    @listener.update_last_event
     Thread.new { @listener.start }
     sleep 1
   end
diff --git a/spec/guard/listeners/windows_spec.rb b/spec/guard/listeners/windows_spec.rb
index 1545164..b0d945e 100644
--- a/spec/guard/listeners/windows_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/guard/listeners/windows_spec.rb
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ private
 
   def start
     sleep 1
+    @listener.update_last_event
     Thread.new { @listener.start }
     sleep 1
   end