diff --git a/testing/matrix-sdk-integration-testing/src/tests/room_privacy.rs b/testing/matrix-sdk-integration-testing/src/tests/room_privacy.rs
index 314c82f98d0..6bce878c555 100644
--- a/testing/matrix-sdk-integration-testing/src/tests/room_privacy.rs
+++ b/testing/matrix-sdk-integration-testing/src/tests/room_privacy.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
+use std::time::Duration;
+
 use assert_matches2::assert_matches;
 use assign::assign;
 use matrix_sdk::{
@@ -29,10 +31,13 @@ use matrix_sdk::{
                 RoomHistoryVisibilityEventContent,
             },
         },
+        serde::Raw,
         RoomAliasId,
     },
 };
+use matrix_sdk_base::ruma::events::room::canonical_alias::SyncRoomCanonicalAliasEvent;
 use rand::random;
+use tokio::sync::mpsc::unbounded_channel;
 
 use crate::helpers::TestClientBuilder;
 
@@ -109,8 +114,14 @@ async fn test_publishing_room_alias() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         .update_canonical_alias(Some(room_alias.clone()), vec![alt_alias.clone()])
         .await?;
 
-    // Give some time for the sync to run
-    tokio::time::sleep(tokio::time::Duration::from_secs(2)).await;
+    // Wait until we receive the canonical alias event through sync
+    let (tx, mut rx) = unbounded_channel();
+    let handle = room.add_event_handler(move |_: Raw<SyncRoomCanonicalAliasEvent>| {
+        let _ = tx.send(());
+        async {}
+    });
+    let _ = tokio::time::timeout(Duration::from_secs(2), rx.recv()).await?;
+    client.remove_event_handler(handle);
 
     // And we can check it actually changed the aliases
     let canonical_alias = room.canonical_alias();