diff --git a/awx/main/management/commands/replay_job_events.py b/awx/main/management/commands/replay_job_events.py
index 2925e47606..68634092f6 100644
--- a/awx/main/management/commands/replay_job_events.py
+++ b/awx/main/management/commands/replay_job_events.py
@@ -194,7 +194,8 @@ class ReplayJobEvents(JobStatusLifeCycle):
             je_previous = je_current
 
             if n == finish_status_index:
-                self.sleep(final_status_delay)
+                if final_status_delay != 0:
+                    self.sleep(final_status_delay)
                 self.emit_job_status(job, job.status)
 
         if stats['events_total'] > 2:
diff --git a/awx/main/tests/unit/commands/test_replay_job_events.py b/awx/main/tests/unit/commands/test_replay_job_events.py
index 1031e55b4b..36b668a7bf 100644
--- a/awx/main/tests/unit/commands/test_replay_job_events.py
+++ b/awx/main/tests/unit/commands/test_replay_job_events.py
@@ -55,8 +55,9 @@ class TestReplayJobEvents():
         r.get_serializer = lambda self: mock_serializer_fn
         r.get_job = mocker.MagicMock(return_value=Job(id=3))
         r.sleep = mocker.MagicMock()
-        r.get_job_events = lambda self: job_events
+        r.get_job_events = lambda self: (job_events, len(job_events))
         r.replay_offset = lambda *args, **kwarg: 0
+        r.emit_job_status = lambda job, status: True
         return r
 
     @mock.patch('awx.main.management.commands.replay_job_events.emit_channel_notification', lambda *a, **kw: None)