diff --git a/tests/integration/dual-channel-replication.tcl b/tests/integration/dual-channel-replication.tcl
index 98036819ea..e8d726c778 100644
--- a/tests/integration/dual-channel-replication.tcl
+++ b/tests/integration/dual-channel-replication.tcl
@@ -358,12 +358,12 @@ start_server {tags {"dual-channel-replication external:skip"}} {
                 assert {[s -2 replicas_replication_buffer_size] <= 16385*2}
 
                 # Wait for sync to succeed 
-                wait_for_value_to_propegate_to_replica $primary $replica1 "key4"
                 wait_for_condition 50 1000 {
                     [status $replica1 master_link_status] == "up"
                 } else {
                     fail "Replica is not synced"
                 }
+                wait_for_value_to_propegate_to_replica $primary $replica1 "key4"
             }
 
             $replica1 replicaof no one
@@ -1107,7 +1107,5 @@ start_server {tags {"dual-channel-replication external:skip"}} {
                 fail "Replica offset didn't catch up with the primary after too long time"
             }            
         }
-
-      
     }
-}
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+}