diff --git a/tests/functional/test_aarch64_virt.py b/tests/functional/test_aarch64_virt.py
index 08576b0694..2d9995a95d 100755
--- a/tests/functional/test_aarch64_virt.py
+++ b/tests/functional/test_aarch64_virt.py
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 
-import time
 import logging
 from subprocess import check_call, DEVNULL
 
 from qemu_test import QemuSystemTest, Asset
-from qemu_test import exec_command, wait_for_console_pattern
+from qemu_test import exec_command_and_wait_for_pattern
+from qemu_test import wait_for_console_pattern
 from qemu_test import get_qemu_img
 
 
@@ -107,18 +107,22 @@ class Aarch64VirtMachine(QemuSystemTest):
                          'virtio-blk-device,drive=scratch')
 
         self.vm.launch()
-        self.wait_for_console_pattern('Welcome to Buildroot')
-        time.sleep(0.1)
-        exec_command(self, 'root')
-        time.sleep(0.1)
-        exec_command(self, 'dd if=/dev/hwrng of=/dev/vda bs=512 count=4')
-        time.sleep(0.1)
-        exec_command(self, 'md5sum /dev/vda')
-        time.sleep(0.1)
-        exec_command(self, 'cat /proc/interrupts')
-        time.sleep(0.1)
-        exec_command(self, 'cat /proc/self/maps')
-        time.sleep(0.1)
+
+        ps1='#'
+        self.wait_for_console_pattern('login:')
+
+        commands = [
+            ('root', ps1),
+            ('cat /proc/interrupts', ps1),
+            ('cat /proc/self/maps', ps1),
+            ('uname -a', ps1),
+            ('dd if=/dev/hwrng of=/dev/vda bs=512 count=4', ps1),
+            ('md5sum /dev/vda', ps1),
+            ('halt -n', 'reboot: System halted')
+        ]
+
+        for cmd, pattern in commands:
+            exec_command_and_wait_for_pattern(self, cmd, pattern)
 
     def test_aarch64_virt_gicv3(self):
         self.common_aarch64_virt("virt,gic_version=3")