diff --git a/pkg/controller/job/job_controller_test.go b/pkg/controller/job/job_controller_test.go
index 699371e68f5..c9f0b8087a6 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/job/job_controller_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/job/job_controller_test.go
@@ -6449,6 +6449,7 @@ func TestWatchJobs(t *testing.T) {
 	stopCh := make(chan struct{})
 	defer close(stopCh)
 	sharedInformerFactory.Start(stopCh)
+	sharedInformerFactory.WaitForCacheSync(stopCh)
 	go manager.Run(ctx, 1)
 
 	// We're sending new job to see if it reaches syncHandler.