diff --git a/cmd/dendrite-upgrade-tests/main.go b/cmd/dendrite-upgrade-tests/main.go
index 5a4f434fb..ee9faeb25 100644
--- a/cmd/dendrite-upgrade-tests/main.go
+++ b/cmd/dendrite-upgrade-tests/main.go
@@ -416,6 +416,9 @@ func loadAndRunTests(dockerClient *client.Client, volumeName, v string, branchTo
 	if err = runTests(csAPIURL, v); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to run tests on version %s: %s", v, err)
 	}
+	// Sleep to let the database sync before returning and destorying the dendrite container
+	time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
+
 	return nil
 }