diff --git a/suites/apis/oidcClientTest.js b/suites/apis/oidcClientTest.js
index 19e58aa50..6af01d446 100644
--- a/suites/apis/oidcClientTest.js
+++ b/suites/apis/oidcClientTest.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ const { expect } = require('chai');
 const { Bash } = require('../../utils/bash.js');
 const { checkPod, runUserSync, getAccessTokenHeader } = require('../../utils/apiUtil.js');
 const { Client } = require('../../services/apis/fence/fenceProps.js');
+const { sleepMS } = require('../../utils/apiUtil.js');
 
 const bash = new Bash();
 
@@ -87,6 +88,8 @@ Scenario('OIDC Client Rotation @clientRotation @requires-indexd', async ({ I, fe
   // to run usersync here now that the client has been created
   await runUserSync();
   await checkPod(I, 'usersync', 'gen3job,job-name=usersync');
+  // wait for 10secs after usersync
+  await sleepMS(10000);
 
   // check that both sets of credentials work:
   // - we can get an access token using the creds