diff --git a/tests/Aspire.Hosting.Tests/Dcp/DcpExecutorTests.cs b/tests/Aspire.Hosting.Tests/Dcp/DcpExecutorTests.cs
index 6759aeef90e..cb62ab19195 100644
--- a/tests/Aspire.Hosting.Tests/Dcp/DcpExecutorTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Aspire.Hosting.Tests/Dcp/DcpExecutorTests.cs
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
 using Polly;
+using Polly.Retry;
 
 namespace Aspire.Hosting.Tests.Dcp;
 
@@ -1575,10 +1576,15 @@ public async Task PlainExecutable_ExtensionMode_SupportedDebugMode_RunsInIde()
         // Act
         await appExecutor.RunApplicationAsync();
 
-        await Task.Delay(2000);
         // Assert
-        var dcpExes = kubernetesService.CreatedResources.OfType<Executable>().ToList();
-        Assert.Equal(2, dcpExes.Count);
+        List<Executable> dcpExes = [];
+        var haveExes = RetryTillTrueOrTimeout(() =>
+        {
+            dcpExes.Clear();
+            dcpExes.AddRange(kubernetesService.CreatedResources.OfType<Executable>());
+            return dcpExes.Count == 2;
+        }, TestConstants.DefaultOrchestratorTestTimeout);
+        Assert.True(haveExes, $"Expected two running but instead got {dcpExes.Count}");
 
         var debuggableExe = Assert.Single(dcpExes, e => e.AppModelResourceName == "TestExecutable");
         Assert.Equal(ExecutionType.IDE, debuggableExe.Spec.ExecutionType);
@@ -2045,6 +2051,22 @@ private static DcpExecutor CreateAppExecutor(
             developerCertificateService);
     }
 
+    private static bool RetryTillTrueOrTimeout(Func<bool> check, int timeoutMilliseconds)
+    {
+        var retry = new ResiliencePipelineBuilder<bool>()
+            .AddRetry(new RetryStrategyOptions<bool>
+            {
+                BackoffType = DelayBackoffType.Exponential,
+                Delay = TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(200),
+                MaxDelay = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(2),
+                MaxRetryAttempts = int.MaxValue,
+                ShouldHandle = args => ValueTask.FromResult(!args.Outcome.Result)
+            })
+            .AddTimeout(TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(timeoutMilliseconds))
+            .Build();
+        return retry.Execute(check);
+    }
+
     private sealed class TestExecutableResource(string directory) : ExecutableResource("TestExecutable", "test", directory);
     private sealed class TestOtherExecutableResource(string directory) : ExecutableResource("TestOtherExecutable", "test-other", directory);