diff --git a/internal/driver/config/namespace_watcher_test.go b/internal/driver/config/namespace_watcher_test.go
index 288fe3006..9819647e4 100644
--- a/internal/driver/config/namespace_watcher_test.go
+++ b/internal/driver/config/namespace_watcher_test.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/ghodss/yaml"
 	"github.com/ory/x/logrusx"
@@ -21,22 +20,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ory/keto/internal/namespace"
 )
 
-func runWithTimeOut(t *testing.T, duration time.Duration, testfn func(*testing.T)) {
-	timeout := time.After(duration)
-	done := make(chan bool)
-
-	go func() {
-		testfn(t)
-		done <- true
-	}()
-
-	select {
-	case <-timeout:
-		t.Fatalf("test did not complete after %s\n", duration)
-	case <-done:
-	}
-}
-
 func TestNamespaceProvider(t *testing.T) {
 	setup := func(t *testing.T, target string) (*NamespaceWatcher, *test.Hook) {
 		ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
@@ -223,15 +206,13 @@ func TestNamespaceProvider(t *testing.T) {
 		// write malformed, force file update
 		require.NoError(t, ioutil.WriteFile(fn, []byte(`{"name":123,"id":"malformed"}`), 0600))
 
-		runWithTimeOut(t, 100*time.Millisecond, func(t *testing.T) {
-			for {
-				files := ws.NamespaceFiles()
-				assert.Equal(t, 1, len(files))
-				assert.NotNil(t, files[0].namespace)
-				if strings.Contains(string(files[0].Contents), "malformed") { // recieved update
-					break
-				}
-			}
-		})
+		done, err := ws.w.DispatchNow()
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		<-done
+
+		files := ws.NamespaceFiles()
+		assert.Equal(t, 1, len(files))
+		assert.NotNil(t, files[0].namespace)
+		assert.Contains(t, string(files[0].Contents), "malformed")
 	})
 }