diff --git a/samples/micrometer-samples-jersey3/build.gradle b/samples/micrometer-samples-jersey3/build.gradle
index b0068a6c6e..453492340f 100644
--- a/samples/micrometer-samples-jersey3/build.gradle
+++ b/samples/micrometer-samples-jersey3/build.gradle
@@ -23,4 +23,5 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation libs.jersey3TestFrameworkJdkHttp
     testImplementation libs.junitJupiter
     testImplementation 'org.assertj:assertj-core'
+    testImplementation libs.awaitility
 }
diff --git a/samples/micrometer-samples-jersey3/src/test/java/io/micrometer/samples/jersey3/Jersey3Test.java b/samples/micrometer-samples-jersey3/src/test/java/io/micrometer/samples/jersey3/Jersey3Test.java
index 5ca300edfe..203cd0d07c 100644
--- a/samples/micrometer-samples-jersey3/src/test/java/io/micrometer/samples/jersey3/Jersey3Test.java
+++ b/samples/micrometer-samples-jersey3/src/test/java/io/micrometer/samples/jersey3/Jersey3Test.java
@@ -28,9 +28,11 @@
 import org.glassfish.jersey.test.JerseyTest;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
+import java.time.Duration;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.awaitility.Awaitility.await;
 
 @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
 class Jersey3Test extends JerseyTest {
@@ -48,16 +50,18 @@ protected Application configure() {
     }
 
     @Test
-    void helloResourceIsTimed() throws InterruptedException {
+    void helloResourceIsTimed() {
         String response = target("hello/Jersey").request().get(String.class);
         assertThat(response).isEqualTo("Hello, Jersey");
         // Jersey metrics are recorded asynchronously to the request completing
-        Thread.sleep(10);
-        Timer timer = registry.get(TIMER_METRIC_NAME)
-            .tags("method", "GET", "uri", "/hello/{name}", "status", "200", "exception", "None", "outcome", "SUCCESS")
-            .timer();
-        assertThat(timer.count()).isEqualTo(1);
-        assertThat(timer.totalTime(TimeUnit.NANOSECONDS)).isPositive();
+        await().atMost(Duration.ofSeconds(1)).untilAsserted(() -> {
+            Timer timer = registry.get(TIMER_METRIC_NAME)
+                .tags("method", "GET", "uri", "/hello/{name}", "status", "200", "exception", "None", "outcome",
+                        "SUCCESS")
+                .timer();
+            assertThat(timer.count()).isEqualTo(1);
+            assertThat(timer.totalTime(TimeUnit.NANOSECONDS)).isPositive();
+        });
     }
 
     @Test