diff --git a/spring-cloud-app-broker-acceptance-tests/build.gradle b/spring-cloud-app-broker-acceptance-tests/build.gradle
index 1226963..6860b40 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-app-broker-acceptance-tests/build.gradle
+++ b/spring-cloud-app-broker-acceptance-tests/build.gradle
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ dependencies {
 	testImplementation "io.projectreactor:reactor-test"
 	testImplementation "org.cloudfoundry:cloudfoundry-client-reactor:${cfJavaClientVersion}"
 	testImplementation "org.cloudfoundry:cloudfoundry-operations:${cfJavaClientVersion}"
+	testImplementation "org.awaitility:awaitility"
 }
 
 // omit the version from the test broker jar file
diff --git a/spring-cloud-app-broker-acceptance-tests/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/appbroker/acceptance/UpdateInstanceWithNewServiceAcceptanceTest.java b/spring-cloud-app-broker-acceptance-tests/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/appbroker/acceptance/UpdateInstanceWithNewServiceAcceptanceTest.java
index d3b8f45..d65ff10 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-app-broker-acceptance-tests/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/appbroker/acceptance/UpdateInstanceWithNewServiceAcceptanceTest.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-app-broker-acceptance-tests/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/appbroker/acceptance/UpdateInstanceWithNewServiceAcceptanceTest.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import org.junit.jupiter.api.TestMethodOrder;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.awaitility.Awaitility.await;
 
 @TestMethodOrder(MethodOrderer.OrderAnnotation.class)
 class UpdateInstanceWithNewServiceAcceptanceTest extends CloudFoundryAcceptanceTest {
@@ -140,7 +141,7 @@ class UpdateInstanceWithNewServiceAcceptanceTest extends CloudFoundryAcceptanceT
 		assertThat(newBackingServiceInstance.getApplications()).contains(APP_NAME);
 
 		// and the old backing service is deleted
-		assertThat(listServiceInstances()).doesNotContain(OLD_BACKING_SI_NAME);
+		await().untilAsserted(() -> assertThat(listServiceInstances()).doesNotContain(OLD_BACKING_SI_NAME));
 
 		// then the service instance is deleted
 		deleteServiceInstance(SI_NAME);
diff --git a/spring-cloud-app-broker-acceptance-tests/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/appbroker/acceptance/UpdateInstanceWithNewServiceAndTargetAcceptanceTest.java b/spring-cloud-app-broker-acceptance-tests/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/appbroker/acceptance/UpdateInstanceWithNewServiceAndTargetAcceptanceTest.java
index ff6398e..25473ed 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-app-broker-acceptance-tests/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/appbroker/acceptance/UpdateInstanceWithNewServiceAndTargetAcceptanceTest.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-app-broker-acceptance-tests/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/appbroker/acceptance/UpdateInstanceWithNewServiceAndTargetAcceptanceTest.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import org.junit.jupiter.api.TestMethodOrder;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.awaitility.Awaitility.await;
 
 @TestMethodOrder(MethodOrderer.OrderAnnotation.class)
 class UpdateInstanceWithNewServiceAndTargetAcceptanceTest extends CloudFoundryAcceptanceTest {
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ class UpdateInstanceWithNewServiceAndTargetAcceptanceTest extends CloudFoundryAc
 		assertThat(newBackingServiceInstance.getApplications()).contains(APP_NAME);
 
 		// and the old backing service is deleted
-		assertThat(listServiceInstances()).doesNotContain(OLD_BACKING_SI_NAME);
+		await().untilAsserted(() -> assertThat(listServiceInstances()).doesNotContain(OLD_BACKING_SI_NAME));
 
 		// then the service instance is deleted
 		deleteServiceInstance(SI_NAME);