diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission/plugin/policy/mutating/dispatcher_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission/plugin/policy/mutating/dispatcher_test.go
index 1cfb84152a1..8526e8b72f8 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission/plugin/policy/mutating/dispatcher_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission/plugin/policy/mutating/dispatcher_test.go
@@ -656,8 +656,8 @@ func TestDispatcher(t *testing.T) {
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatal(err)
 			}
-			informerFactory.WaitForCacheSync(ctx.Done())
 			informerFactory.Start(ctx.Done())
+			informerFactory.WaitForCacheSync(ctx.Done())
 			for i, h := range tc.policyHooks {
 				tc.policyHooks[i].ParamInformer = paramInformer
 				tc.policyHooks[i].ParamScope = testParamScope{}