diff --git a/pkg/controller/validatingadmissionpolicystatus/controller_test.go b/pkg/controller/validatingadmissionpolicystatus/controller_test.go
index e7ed6681c73..2ef4e234818 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/validatingadmissionpolicystatus/controller_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/validatingadmissionpolicystatus/controller_test.go
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ func TestTypeChecking(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Fatalf("cannot create controller: %v", err)
 			}
 			informerFactory.Start(ctx.Done())
+			informerFactory.WaitForCacheSync(ctx.Done())
 			go controller.Run(ctx, 1)
 			err = wait.PollUntilContextCancel(ctx, time.Second, false, func(ctx context.Context) (done bool, err error) {
 				name := policy.Name