diff --git a/akka-osgi/src/test/scala/akka/osgi/PojoSRTestSupport.scala b/akka-osgi/src/test/scala/akka/osgi/PojoSRTestSupport.scala
index 1c70d03d7b..95963bd0f5 100644
--- a/akka-osgi/src/test/scala/akka/osgi/PojoSRTestSupport.scala
+++ b/akka-osgi/src/test/scala/akka/osgi/PojoSRTestSupport.scala
@@ -10,13 +10,14 @@ import org.apache.commons.io.IOUtils.copy
 
 import org.osgi.framework._
 import java.net.URL
-
 import java.util.jar.JarInputStream
 import java.io._
 import org.scalatest.{ BeforeAndAfterAll, Suite }
 import java.util.{ UUID, Date, ServiceLoader, HashMap }
 import scala.reflect.ClassTag
 import scala.collection.immutable
+import scala.concurrent.duration._
+import scala.annotation.tailrec
 
 /**
  * Trait that provides support for building akka-osgi tests using PojoSR
@@ -72,13 +73,18 @@ trait PojoSRTestSupport extends Suite with BeforeAndAfterAll {
   def awaitReference(serviceType: Class[_]): ServiceReference = awaitReference(serviceType, START_WAIT_TIME)
 
   def awaitReference(serviceType: Class[_], wait: Long): ServiceReference = {
-    val option = Option(context.getServiceReference(serviceType.getName))
-    Thread.sleep(wait) //FIXME No sleep please
-    option match {
-      case Some(reference)                ⇒ reference
-      case None if (wait > MAX_WAIT_TIME) ⇒ fail("Gave up waiting for service of type %s".format(serviceType))
-      case None                           ⇒ awaitReference(serviceType, wait * 2)
+
+    @tailrec def poll(step: Duration, deadline: Deadline): ServiceReference = context.getServiceReference(serviceType.getName) match {
+      case null ⇒
+        if (deadline.isOverdue()) fail("Gave up waiting for service of type %s".format(serviceType))
+        else {
+          Thread.sleep((step min deadline.timeLeft).toMillis)
+          poll(step, deadline)
+        }
+      case some ⇒ some
     }
+
+    poll(wait.millis, Deadline.now + MAX_WAIT_TIME.millis)
   }
 
   protected def buildTestBundles(builders: immutable.Seq[BundleDescriptorBuilder]): immutable.Seq[BundleDescriptor] =