diff --git a/aws/s3/core/src/test/java/org/jclouds/aws/s3/S3IntegrationTest.java b/aws/s3/core/src/test/java/org/jclouds/aws/s3/S3IntegrationTest.java
index dac764e81f..ef191ad7fc 100644
--- a/aws/s3/core/src/test/java/org/jclouds/aws/s3/S3IntegrationTest.java
+++ b/aws/s3/core/src/test/java/org/jclouds/aws/s3/S3IntegrationTest.java
@@ -355,6 +355,7 @@ public class S3IntegrationTest {
             iterator.remove();
          }
       }
+      assertEventuallyBucketEmpty(name);
    }
 
    protected String createScratchBucketInEU() throws InterruptedException, ExecutionException,