diff --git a/tests/integration/v3_auth_test.go b/tests/integration/v3_auth_test.go
index fe2ca881186..89a1377b522 100644
--- a/tests/integration/v3_auth_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/v3_auth_test.go
@@ -492,6 +492,7 @@ func TestV3AuthRestartMember(t *testing.T) {
 	clus.Members[0].Stop(t)
 	err = clus.Members[0].Restart(t)
 	testutil.AssertNil(t, err)
+	clus.Members[0].WaitOK(t)
 
 	// nothing has changed, but it fails without refreshing cache after restart
 	_, err = c2.Put(context.TODO(), "foo", "bar2")