diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_key_rotation.result b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_key_rotation.result
index 0404c72..e94f5ee 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_key_rotation.result
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_key_rotation.result
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ PLUGIN_NAME	keyring_file
 PLUGIN_VERSION	1.0
 PLUGIN_STATUS	ACTIVE
 include/start_slave_sql.inc
+include/sync_slave_sql_with_master.inc
 SELECT * FROM t4;
 c1	c2
 1	rpltest
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_key_rotation.test b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_key_rotation.test
index d89032b..1b44093 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_key_rotation.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_key_rotation.test
@@ -114,7 +114,8 @@ eval SET @@global.keyring_file_data='$MYSQL_TMP_DIR/keyring_slave/keyring_slave'
 query_vertical SELECT PLUGIN_NAME,PLUGIN_VERSION,PLUGIN_STATUS
 FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.PLUGINS WHERE plugin_name='keyring_file';
 --source include/start_slave_sql.inc
---sleep 2
+--connection master
+--source include/sync_slave_sql_with_master.inc
 SELECT * FROM t4;
 
 --connection master