diff --git a/server/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/opensearch/ratelimitting/admissioncontrol/AdmissionForClusterManagerIT.java b/server/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/opensearch/ratelimitting/admissioncontrol/AdmissionForClusterManagerIT.java
index 4d1964326820e..b9da5ffb86af0 100644
--- a/server/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/opensearch/ratelimitting/admissioncontrol/AdmissionForClusterManagerIT.java
+++ b/server/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/opensearch/ratelimitting/admissioncontrol/AdmissionForClusterManagerIT.java
@@ -170,8 +170,8 @@ public void testAdmissionControlResponseStatus() throws Exception {
 
             @Override
             public void sendResponse(RestResponse response) {
-                waitForResponse.countDown();
                 aliasResponse.set(response);
+                waitForResponse.countDown();
             }
         };