diff --git a/fluss-client/src/test/java/org/apache/fluss/client/admin/FlussAdminITCase.java b/fluss-client/src/test/java/org/apache/fluss/client/admin/FlussAdminITCase.java
index 150b84e567..1eb5c37c48 100644
--- a/fluss-client/src/test/java/org/apache/fluss/client/admin/FlussAdminITCase.java
+++ b/fluss-client/src/test/java/org/apache/fluss/client/admin/FlussAdminITCase.java
@@ -1175,7 +1175,6 @@ void testKvSnapshotLeaseAfterCoordinatorServerRestart() throws Exception {
         assertThat(zkClient.getKvSnapshotLeaseMetadata(lease.leaseId())).isPresent();
 
         restartCoordinatorServer(zkClient);
-        FLUSS_CLUSTER_EXTENSION.waitUntilAllGatewayHasSameMetadata();
 
         lease.dropLease().get();
         assertThat(zkClient.getKvSnapshotLeaseMetadata(lease.leaseId())).isNotPresent();
@@ -1188,6 +1187,10 @@ private void restartCoordinatorServer(ZooKeeperClient zkClient) throws Exception
                 Duration.ofMinutes(1),
                 "Coordinator server node still exists in ZooKeeper");
         FLUSS_CLUSTER_EXTENSION.startCoordinatorServer();
+        // The retryable gateway proxy refreshes metadata from a tablet server and retries only
+        // once, so wait until the tablet servers have learned the new coordinator address before
+        // issuing the next lease request; the client itself still holds the stale address.
+        FLUSS_CLUSTER_EXTENSION.waitUntilAllGatewayHasSameMetadata();
     }
 
     @Test