diff --git a/qa/workunits/rbd/rbd_mirror_stress.sh b/qa/workunits/rbd/rbd_mirror_stress.sh
index 229169ba2c71d..19d24b66c8d7f 100755
--- a/qa/workunits/rbd/rbd_mirror_stress.sh
+++ b/qa/workunits/rbd/rbd_mirror_stress.sh
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ do
 
   snap_name="snap${i}"
   create_snap ${CLUSTER2} ${POOL} ${image} ${snap_name}
+  wait_for_image_replay_started ${CLUSTER1} ${POOL} ${image}
+  wait_for_replay_complete ${CLUSTER1} ${CLUSTER2} ${POOL} ${image}
   wait_for_snap_present ${CLUSTER1} ${POOL} ${image} ${snap_name}
   compare_image_snaps ${POOL} ${image} ${snap_name}
 done