diff --git a/astra/src/test/java/com/slack/astra/metadata/core/AstraMetadataStoreTest.java b/astra/src/test/java/com/slack/astra/metadata/core/AstraMetadataStoreTest.java
index a7f8bc9e2e..dffa675b24 100644
--- a/astra/src/test/java/com/slack/astra/metadata/core/AstraMetadataStoreTest.java
+++ b/astra/src/test/java/com/slack/astra/metadata/core/AstraMetadataStoreTest.java
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public void setUp() throws Exception {
             .setZkSessionTimeoutMs(10000)
             .setZkConnectionTimeoutMs(1000)
             .setSleepBetweenRetriesMs(500)
-            .setZkCacheInitTimeoutMs(1000)
+            .setZkCacheInitTimeoutMs(10000)
             .build();
     this.curatorFramework = CuratorBuilder.build(meterRegistry, zkConfig);
   }