diff --git a/tests/kdc/check-iprop.in b/tests/kdc/check-iprop.in
index 06448338d..af6d9c253 100644
--- a/tests/kdc/check-iprop.in
+++ b/tests/kdc/check-iprop.in
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ ${kadmin} -l get host/bar@${R} > /dev/null 2>/dev/null && exit 1
 echo "Re-add host"
 ${kadmin} -l add --random-key --use-defaults host/foo@${R} || exit 1
 ${kadmin} -l add --random-key --use-defaults host/bar@${R} || exit 1
-slave_check_exists  host/bar@${R}
+wait_for "Slave sees re-added host" slave_check_exists "host/bar@${R}"
 
 echo "kill slave and remove log and database"
 > iprop-stats