diff --git a/fluss-client/src/test/java/org/apache/fluss/client/admin/FlussAdminITCase.java b/fluss-client/src/test/java/org/apache/fluss/client/admin/FlussAdminITCase.java
index 7b8cd00584..b1e1d0615b 100644
--- a/fluss-client/src/test/java/org/apache/fluss/client/admin/FlussAdminITCase.java
+++ b/fluss-client/src/test/java/org/apache/fluss/client/admin/FlussAdminITCase.java
@@ -1265,7 +1265,6 @@ void testKvSnapshotLeaseAfterCoordinatorServerRestart() throws Exception {
         assertThat(zkClient.getKvSnapshotLeaseMetadata(lease.leaseId())).isPresent();
 
         restartCoordinatorServer(zkClient);
-        FLUSS_CLUSTER_EXTENSION.waitUntilAllGatewayHasSameMetadata();
 
         lease.dropLease().get();
         assertThat(zkClient.getKvSnapshotLeaseMetadata(lease.leaseId())).isNotPresent();
@@ -1278,6 +1277,9 @@ private void restartCoordinatorServer(ZooKeeperClient zkClient) throws Exception
                 Duration.ofMinutes(1),
                 "Coordinator server node still exists in ZooKeeper");
         FLUSS_CLUSTER_EXTENSION.startCoordinatorServer();
+        // The client retries once after a metadata refresh, which can be served by a tablet
+        // server that has not learned the new coordinator address yet, so wait for convergence.
+        FLUSS_CLUSTER_EXTENSION.waitUntilAllGatewayHasSameMetadata();
     }
 
     @Test