diff --git a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/TestSplitTransactionOnCluster.java b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/TestSplitTransactionOnCluster.java
index 29a91075cfd..f8651c2906d 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/TestSplitTransactionOnCluster.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/TestSplitTransactionOnCluster.java
@@ -565,6 +565,7 @@ public class TestSplitTransactionOnCluster {
         rst.getRegionServer().compactedFileDischarger.setUseExecutor(oldSetting);
       }
       cluster.getMaster().setCatalogJanitorEnabled(true);
+      ProcedureTestingUtility.waitAllProcedures(cluster.getMaster().getMasterProcedureExecutor());
       LOG.info("Starting run of CatalogJanitor");
       cluster.getMaster().getCatalogJanitor().run();
       ProcedureTestingUtility.waitAllProcedures(cluster.getMaster().getMasterProcedureExecutor());