diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/144 b/tests/qemu-iotests/144
index bdcc498fa2..d284a0e442 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/144
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/144
@@ -83,12 +83,22 @@ echo
 echo === Performing block-commit on active layer ===
 echo
 
+capture_events="BLOCK_JOB_READY JOB_STATUS_CHANGE"
+
 # Block commit on active layer, push the new overlay into base
 _send_qemu_cmd $h "{ 'execute': 'block-commit',
                                 'arguments': {
                                                  'device': 'virtio0'
                                               }
-                    }" "READY"
+                    }" "return"
+
+_wait_event $h "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE"
+_wait_event $h "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE"
+_wait_event $h "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE"
+
+_wait_event $h "BLOCK_JOB_READY"
+
+capture_events=
 
 _send_qemu_cmd $h "{ 'execute': 'block-job-complete',
                                 'arguments': {
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/144.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/144.out
index b3b4812015..2245ddfa10 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/144.out
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/144.out
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ Formatting 'TEST_DIR/tmp.qcow2', fmt=qcow2 cluster_size=65536 extended_l2=off co
                                                  'device': 'virtio0'
                                               }
                     }
+{"return": {}}
 {"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "data": {"status": "created", "id": "virtio0"}}
 {"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "data": {"status": "running", "id": "virtio0"}}
-{"return": {}}
 {"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "data": {"status": "ready", "id": "virtio0"}}
 {"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_READY", "data": {"device": "virtio0", "len": 0, "offset": 0, "speed": 0, "type": "commit"}}
 { 'execute': 'block-job-complete',