diff --git a/test/cmd/apply.sh b/test/cmd/apply.sh
index 325b4924640..57633334cdc 100755
--- a/test/cmd/apply.sh
+++ b/test/cmd/apply.sh
@@ -80,10 +80,9 @@ run_kubectl_apply_tests() {
   # Clean up
   kubectl delete deployments test-deployment-retainkeys "${kube_flags[@]:?}"
 
-
   ## kubectl apply -f with label selector should only apply matching objects
   # Pre-Condition: no POD exists
-  kube::test::get_object_assert pods "{{range.items}}{{${id_field:?}}}:{{end}}" ''
+  kube::test::wait_object_assert pods "{{range.items}}{{${id_field:?}}}:{{end}}" ''
   # apply
   kubectl apply -l unique-label=bingbang -f hack/testdata/filter "${kube_flags[@]:?}"
   # check right pod exists