Troubleshooting test failure race condition

neon_utils/skills/kiosk_skill.py

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 import datetime
 
 from abc import abstractmethod
-from threading import Thread
+from threading import Thread, Event
 from time import time
 from ovos_bus_client import Message
 from ovos_utils.log import LOG
@@ -154,20 +154,24 @@ def converse(self, message: Message = None):
                 self.bus.emit(message.forward("mycroft.stop"))
                 return True
             LOG.debug(f"Consuming utterance from {user}")
-            Thread(target=self._handle_converse, args=(message,),
+            handled = Event()
+            Thread(target=self._handle_converse, args=(message, handled),
                    daemon=True).start()
+            if not handled.wait(3):
+                raise TimeoutError("")
             return True
         return False
 
-    def _handle_converse(self, message: Message):
+    def _handle_converse(self, message: Message, handled: Event):
         """
         Handle actual converse interaction in a thread so the skills service can
         get a `handled` response immediately
         """
         user = get_message_user(message)
         LOG.info(f"handle converse for: {user}")
-        self.handle_user_utterance(message)
         self._active_users[user] = time()
+        handled.set()
+        self.handle_user_utterance(message)
         self._timeout_timer(message)
 
     def _timeout_timer(self, message: Message):