diff --git a/test/vhost/common.sh b/test/vhost/common.sh
index 55b6675a6..b7b475ae6 100644
--- a/test/vhost/common.sh
+++ b/test/vhost/common.sh
@@ -1066,6 +1066,10 @@ function run_fio() {
 		return 1
 	fi
 
+	if [[ -z "$fio_bin" ]]; then
+		fio_bin="fio"
+	fi
+
 	if [[ ! -r "$job_file" ]]; then
 		error "Fio job '$job_file' does not exist"
 		return 1
@@ -1121,6 +1125,7 @@ function run_fio() {
 	fi
 
 	$fio_start_cmd
+	sleep 1
 
 	if [[ ! $hide_results ]]; then
 		cat $out/$log_fname
diff --git a/test/vhost/perf_bench/vhost_perf.sh b/test/vhost/perf_bench/vhost_perf.sh
index e03197e5a..9c9b50181 100755
--- a/test/vhost/perf_bench/vhost_perf.sh
+++ b/test/vhost/perf_bench/vhost_perf.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ split_bdevs=()
 used_vms=""
 wwpn_prefix="naa.5001405bc6498"
 
-fio_bin="--fio-bin=/home/sys_sgsw/fio_ubuntu"
 fio_iterations=1
 precond_fio_bin=$CONFIG_FIO_SOURCE_DIR/fio
 disk_map=""