diff --git a/go/vt/vtgate/vstream_manager_test.go b/go/vt/vtgate/vstream_manager_test.go
index 5e44d08fbca..748f5be526b 100644
--- a/go/vt/vtgate/vstream_manager_test.go
+++ b/go/vt/vtgate/vstream_manager_test.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package vtgate
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"reflect"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
@@ -382,30 +383,47 @@ func TestVStreamsMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 	<-ch
 	expectedLabels1 := "TestVStream.-20.PRIMARY"
 	expectedLabels2 := "TestVStream.20-40.PRIMARY"
-	wantVStreamsCreated := make(map[string]int64)
-	wantVStreamsCreated[expectedLabels1] = 1
-	wantVStreamsCreated[expectedLabels2] = 1
-	assert.Equal(t, wantVStreamsCreated, vsm.vstreamsCreated.Counts(), "vstreamsCreated matches")
-
-	wantVStreamsLag := make(map[string]int64)
-	wantVStreamsLag[expectedLabels1] = 5
-	wantVStreamsLag[expectedLabels2] = 7
-	assert.Equal(t, wantVStreamsLag, vsm.vstreamsLag.Counts(), "vstreamsLag matches")
-
-	wantVStreamsCount := make(map[string]int64)
-	wantVStreamsCount[expectedLabels1] = 1
-	wantVStreamsCount[expectedLabels2] = 1
-	assert.Equal(t, wantVStreamsCount, vsm.vstreamsCount.Counts(), "vstreamsCount matches")
-
-	wantVStreamsEventsStreamed := make(map[string]int64)
-	wantVStreamsEventsStreamed[expectedLabels1] = 2
-	wantVStreamsEventsStreamed[expectedLabels2] = 2
-	assert.Equal(t, wantVStreamsEventsStreamed, vsm.vstreamsEventsStreamed.Counts(), "vstreamsEventsStreamed matches")
 
-	wantVStreamsEndedWithErrors := make(map[string]int64)
-	wantVStreamsEndedWithErrors[expectedLabels1] = 0
-	wantVStreamsEndedWithErrors[expectedLabels2] = 0
-	assert.Equal(t, wantVStreamsEndedWithErrors, vsm.vstreamsEndedWithErrors.Counts(), "vstreamsEndedWithErrors matches")
+	wantVStreamsCreated := map[string]int64{
+		expectedLabels1: 1,
+		expectedLabels2: 1,
+	}
+	waitForMetricsMatch(t, vsm.vstreamsCreated.Counts, wantVStreamsCreated)
+
+	wantVStreamsLag := map[string]int64{
+		expectedLabels1: 5,
+		expectedLabels2: 7,
+	}
+	waitForMetricsMatch(t, vsm.vstreamsLag.Counts, wantVStreamsLag)
+
+	wantVStreamsCount := map[string]int64{
+		expectedLabels1: 1,
+		expectedLabels2: 1,
+	}
+	waitForMetricsMatch(t, vsm.vstreamsCount.Counts, wantVStreamsCount)
+
+	wantVEventsCount := map[string]int64{
+		expectedLabels1: 2,
+		expectedLabels2: 2,
+	}
+	waitForMetricsMatch(t, vsm.vstreamsEventsStreamed.Counts, wantVEventsCount)
+
+	wantVStreamsEndedWithErrors := map[string]int64{
+		expectedLabels1: 0,
+		expectedLabels2: 0,
+	}
+	waitForMetricsMatch(t, vsm.vstreamsEndedWithErrors.Counts, wantVStreamsEndedWithErrors)
+}
+
+func waitForMetricsMatch(t *testing.T, getActual func() map[string]int64, want map[string]int64) {
+	deadline := time.Now().Add(1 * time.Second)
+	for time.Now().Before(deadline) {
+		if reflect.DeepEqual(getActual(), want) {
+			return
+		}
+		time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
+	}
+	assert.Equal(t, want, getActual(), "metrics did not match within timeout")
 }
 
 func TestVStreamsMetricsErrors(t *testing.T) {