diff --git a/src/test/java/io/getstream/chat/java/ChannelTest.java b/src/test/java/io/getstream/chat/java/ChannelTest.java
index 58bd9275..0f0df0d1 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/getstream/chat/java/ChannelTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/getstream/chat/java/ChannelTest.java
@@ -454,34 +454,37 @@ void whenMutingChannel_thenIsMuted() {
                 .user(testUserRequestObject)
                 .request());
     Assertions.assertTrue(isChannelMutedForTestUser(channel.getType(), channel.getId()));
-    ChannelMember channelMember =
-        Assertions.assertDoesNotThrow(
-            () ->
-                Channel.queryMembers()
-                    .id(channel.getId())
-                    .type(channel.getType())
-                    .request()
-                    .getMembers()
-                    .stream()
-                    .filter(cm -> cm.getUserId().equals(testUserRequestObject.getId()))
-                    .findFirst()
-                    .get());
-    Assertions.assertTrue(channelMember.getNotificationsMuted());
-
-    ChannelMember chm =
-        Assertions.assertDoesNotThrow(
-            () ->
-                Channel.queryMembers()
-                    .filterCondition("notifications_muted", true)
-                    .id(channel.getId())
-                    .type(channel.getType())
-                    .request()
-                    .getMembers()
-                    .stream()
-                    .filter(cm -> cm.getUserId().equals(testUserRequestObject.getId()))
-                    .findFirst()
-                    .get());
-    Assertions.assertTrue(chm.getNotificationsMuted());
+    // API nodes cache offline users for a few seconds, so a member read can lag behind the mute
+    waitFor(
+        () ->
+            Assertions.assertDoesNotThrow(
+                    () ->
+                        Channel.queryMembers()
+                            .id(channel.getId())
+                            .type(channel.getType())
+                            .request()
+                            .getMembers()
+                            .stream()
+                            .filter(cm -> cm.getUserId().equals(testUserRequestObject.getId()))
+                            .findFirst()
+                            .get())
+                .getNotificationsMuted());
+
+    waitFor(
+        () ->
+            Assertions.assertDoesNotThrow(
+                    () ->
+                        Channel.queryMembers()
+                            .filterCondition("notifications_muted", true)
+                            .id(channel.getId())
+                            .type(channel.getType())
+                            .request()
+                            .getMembers()
+                            .stream()
+                            .filter(cm -> cm.getUserId().equals(testUserRequestObject.getId()))
+                            .findFirst()
+                            .get())
+                .getNotificationsMuted());
   }
 
   private boolean isChannelMutedForTestUser(String channelType, String channelId) {