diff --git a/pkg/rke2/workload_cluster_test.go b/pkg/rke2/workload_cluster_test.go
index a42f165b..f8e01c76 100644
--- a/pkg/rke2/workload_cluster_test.go
+++ b/pkg/rke2/workload_cluster_test.go
@@ -374,8 +374,10 @@ var _ = Describe("Node metadata propagation", func() {
 		}))
 
 		result := &corev1.Node{}
-		Expect(testEnv.Get(ctx, client.ObjectKeyFromObject(node), result)).To(Succeed())
-		Expect(result.GetAnnotations()).To(Equal(map[string]string{
+		Eventually(func() map[string]string {
+			Expect(testEnv.Get(ctx, client.ObjectKeyFromObject(node), result)).To(Succeed())
+			return result.GetAnnotations()
+		}).WithTimeout(2 * time.Minute).WithPolling(2 * time.Second).Should(Equal(map[string]string{
 			"test":                      "true",
 			clusterv1.MachineAnnotation: machineDifferentNode.Name,
 		}))