diff --git a/cmd_stream_test.go b/cmd_stream_test.go
index 8ad6dd64..67cf66ed 100644
--- a/cmd_stream_test.go
+++ b/cmd_stream_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package miniredis
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"math"
 	"regexp"
@@ -421,29 +422,36 @@ func TestStreamRead(t *testing.T) {
 
 		t.Run("blocking async", func(t *testing.T) {
 			// XREAD blocking test using latest ID
+			ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 			var wg sync.WaitGroup
 			wg.Add(1)
 			go func() {
 				defer wg.Done()
-				mustDo(t, c,
-					"XREAD", "BLOCK", "0", "STREAMS", "planets", "$",
-					proto.Array(
-						proto.Array(proto.String("planets"),
-							proto.Array(
-								proto.Array(proto.String("5-1"), proto.Strings("name", "block", "idx", "6")),
-							),
-						),
-					),
-				)
+				xaddClient, err := proto.Dial(s.Addr())
+				ok(t, err)
+				defer xaddClient.Close()
+				for {
+					select {
+					case <-time.After(10 * time.Millisecond):
+					case <-ctx.Done():
+						return
+					}
+					_, err = xaddClient.Do("XADD", "planets", "5-1", "name", "block", "idx", "6")
+					ok(t, err)
+				}
 			}()
 
-			// Wait for the blocking XREAD to start and then run XADD
-			xaddClient, err := proto.Dial(s.Addr())
-			ok(t, err)
-			defer xaddClient.Close()
-
-			_, err = xaddClient.Do("XADD", "planets", "5-1", "name", "block", "idx", "6")
-			ok(t, err)
+			mustDo(t, c,
+				"XREAD", "BLOCK", "0", "STREAMS", "planets", "$",
+				proto.Array(
+					proto.Array(proto.String("planets"),
+						proto.Array(
+							proto.Array(proto.String("5-1"), proto.Strings("name", "block", "idx", "6")),
+						),
+					),
+				),
+			)
+			cancel()
 			wg.Wait()
 		})
 	})
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 8f0fa1ca..b32585f1 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ module github.com/alicebob/miniredis/v2
 
 require (
 	github.com/alicebob/gopher-json v0.0.0-20200520072559-a9ecdc9d1d3a
-	github.com/yuin/gopher-lua v0.0.0-20210529063254-f4c35e4016d9
+	github.com/yuin/gopher-lua v0.0.0-20220504180219-658193537a64
 )
 
 go 1.14
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index b99d65a0..199f25c3 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -5,4 +5,6 @@ github.com/chzyer/readline v0.0.0-20180603132655-2972be24d48e/go.mod h1:nSuG5e5P
 github.com/chzyer/test v0.0.0-20180213035817-a1ea475d72b1/go.mod h1:Q3SI9o4m/ZMnBNeIyt5eFwwo7qiLfzFZmjNmxjkiQlU=
 github.com/yuin/gopher-lua v0.0.0-20210529063254-f4c35e4016d9 h1:k/gmLsJDWwWqbLCur2yWnJzwQEKRcAHXo6seXGuSwWw=
 github.com/yuin/gopher-lua v0.0.0-20210529063254-f4c35e4016d9/go.mod h1:E1AXubJBdNmFERAOucpDIxNzeGfLzg0mYh+UfMWdChA=
+github.com/yuin/gopher-lua v0.0.0-20220504180219-658193537a64 h1:5mLPGnFdSsevFRFc9q3yYbBkB6tsm4aCwwQV/j1JQAQ=
+github.com/yuin/gopher-lua v0.0.0-20220504180219-658193537a64/go.mod h1:GBR0iDaNXjAgGg9zfCvksxSRnQx76gclCIb7kdAd1Pw=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190204203706-41f3e6584952/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5hshtkjS+E42TnysNCUPdjciGhY=