diff --git a/realm/realm-library/src/syncIntegrationTest/java/io/realm/SyncedRealmTests.java b/realm/realm-library/src/syncIntegrationTest/java/io/realm/SyncedRealmTests.java
index ba321beb9f..9a7df11c2e 100644
--- a/realm/realm-library/src/syncIntegrationTest/java/io/realm/SyncedRealmTests.java
+++ b/realm/realm-library/src/syncIntegrationTest/java/io/realm/SyncedRealmTests.java
@@ -155,7 +155,6 @@ public void run() {
     // needed to correctly test all error paths.
     @Test
     @RunTestInLooperThread
-    @Ignore("See https://github.com/realm/realm-java/issues/5373")
     public void waitForInitialData_resilientInCaseOfRetriesAsync() {
         SyncCredentials credentials = SyncCredentials.usernamePassword(UUID.randomUUID().toString(), "password", true);
         SyncUser user = SyncUser.login(credentials, Constants.AUTH_URL);
@@ -179,6 +178,7 @@ public void onError(Throwable exception) {
             SystemClock.sleep(randomizer.nextInt(5));
             task.cancel();
         }
+        TestHelper.waitRealmThreadExecutorFinish();
         looperThread.testComplete();
     }