diff --git a/backend/tests/integration/tests/permissions/test_doc_set_permissions.py b/backend/tests/integration/tests/permissions/test_doc_set_permissions.py
index a2601bf4e46..412b5d41fad 100644
--- a/backend/tests/integration/tests/permissions/test_doc_set_permissions.py
+++ b/backend/tests/integration/tests/permissions/test_doc_set_permissions.py
@@ -122,6 +122,10 @@ def test_doc_set_permissions_setup(reset: None) -> None:
         user_performing_action=curator,
     )
 
+    DocumentSetManager.wait_for_sync(
+        document_sets_to_check=[valid_doc_set], user_performing_action=admin_user
+    )
+
     # Verify that the valid document set was created
     DocumentSetManager.verify(
         document_set=valid_doc_set,