diff --git a/test/unit/lib/blob/blob.c/blob_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/blob/blob.c/blob_ut.c
index 3a2ef71a26..37982f95f8 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/blob/blob.c/blob_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/blob/blob.c/blob_ut.c
@@ -695,6 +695,7 @@ blob_snapshot(void)
 	CU_ASSERT(g_bserrno == 0);
 
 	spdk_bs_delete_blob(bs, blobid, blob_op_complete, NULL);
+	poll_threads();
 	CU_ASSERT(g_bserrno == 0);
 	CU_ASSERT_EQUAL(_get_snapshots_count(bs), 2);