diff --git a/components/driver/test_apps/sdio/main/test_sdio.c b/components/driver/test_apps/sdio/main/test_sdio.c
index 64e48bd07f..063bb6ef54 100644
--- a/components/driver/test_apps/sdio/main/test_sdio.c
+++ b/components/driver/test_apps/sdio/main/test_sdio.c
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ static void deinit_essl(essl_handle_t handle, const sdio_test_config_t *conf);
 
 static void test_framework_master(test_func_t test_func, const sdio_test_config_t* config)
 {
+    unity_send_signal("Master ready");
+    unity_wait_for_signal("Slave ready");
     ESP_LOGI(MASTER_TAG, "### Testing %s... ####", config->test_name);
     essl_handle_t handle;
     esp_err_t err;
@@ -552,6 +554,7 @@ static void wait_for_finish(slave_context_t *ctx)
 
 static void test_framework_slave(test_func_slave_t test_func, const sdio_test_config_t* config)
 {
+    unity_wait_for_signal("Master ready");
     slave_context.s_finished = false;
     esp_err_t err;
     sdio_slave_config_t slave_config = {
@@ -566,7 +569,7 @@ static void test_framework_slave(test_func_slave_t test_func, const sdio_test_co
     err = sdio_slave_start();
     TEST_ESP_OK(err);
 
-    ESP_LOGI(SLAVE_TAG, "slave ready");
+    unity_send_signal("Slave ready");
 
     test_func(&slave_context, config);