diff --git a/spec/datadog/profiling/crashtracker_spec.rb b/spec/datadog/profiling/crashtracker_spec.rb
index 59137e85efa..32030fa4180 100644
--- a/spec/datadog/profiling/crashtracker_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/datadog/profiling/crashtracker_spec.rb
@@ -8,8 +8,13 @@
   before do
     skip_if_profiling_not_supported(self)
 
-    crash_tracker_pids = `pgrep -f libdatadog-crashtracking-receiver`
-    expect(crash_tracker_pids).to be_empty, "No crash tracker process should be running, found #{crash_tracker_pids}"
+    # No crash tracker process should still be running at the start of each testcase
+    wait_for { `pgrep -f libdatadog-crashtracking-receiver` }.to be_empty
+  end
+
+  after do
+    # No crash tracker process should still be running at the end of each testcase
+    wait_for { `pgrep -f libdatadog-crashtracking-receiver` }.to be_empty
   end
 
   let(:exporter_configuration) { [:agent, 'http://localhost:6006'] }
@@ -59,7 +64,7 @@
     it 'starts the crash tracker' do
       start
 
-      expect(`pgrep -f libdatadog-crashtracking-receiver`).to_not be_empty
+      wait_for { `pgrep -f libdatadog-crashtracking-receiver` }.to_not be_empty
 
       crashtracker.stop
     end
@@ -68,7 +73,7 @@
       it 'only starts the crash tracker once' do
         3.times { crashtracker.start }
 
-        expect(`pgrep -f libdatadog-crashtracking-receiver`.lines.size).to be 1
+        wait_for { `pgrep -f libdatadog-crashtracking-receiver`.lines.size }.to be 1
 
         crashtracker.stop
       end
@@ -95,13 +100,15 @@
 
       it 'starts a second crash tracker for the fork' do
         expect_in_fork do
+          wait_for { `pgrep -f libdatadog-crashtracking-receiver`.lines.size }.to be 1
+
           crashtracker.reset_after_fork
 
-          expect(`pgrep -f libdatadog-crashtracking-receiver`.lines.size).to be 2
+          wait_for { `pgrep -f libdatadog-crashtracking-receiver`.lines.size }.to be 2
 
           crashtracker.stop
 
-          expect(`pgrep -f libdatadog-crashtracking-receiver`.lines.size).to be 1
+          wait_for { `pgrep -f libdatadog-crashtracking-receiver`.lines.size }.to be 1
         end
       end
     end
@@ -124,7 +131,7 @@
 
       stop
 
-      expect(`pgrep -f libdatadog-crashtracking-receiver`).to be_empty
+      wait_for { `pgrep -f libdatadog-crashtracking-receiver` }.to be_empty
     end
   end