diff --git a/testsuite/tests/singlecluster/grpc/conftest.py b/testsuite/tests/singlecluster/grpc/conftest.py
index b488471b0..7c89d6728 100644
--- a/testsuite/tests/singlecluster/grpc/conftest.py
+++ b/testsuite/tests/singlecluster/grpc/conftest.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ def route(request, gateway, blame, hostname, backend, module_label):
     route.add_backend(backend)
     request.addfinalizer(route.delete)
     route.commit()
+    route.wait_for_ready()
     return route
 
 
diff --git a/testsuite/tests/singlecluster/grpc/test_grpcroute_rule_targeting.py b/testsuite/tests/singlecluster/grpc/test_grpcroute_rule_targeting.py
index 52d0675d0..e4a360625 100644
--- a/testsuite/tests/singlecluster/grpc/test_grpcroute_rule_targeting.py
+++ b/testsuite/tests/singlecluster/grpc/test_grpcroute_rule_targeting.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ def route(request, gateway, blame, hostname, backend, module_label):
     route.add_rule(backend, GRPCRouteMatch(method=GRPCMethodMatch(type="Exact", method="DummyUnary")))  # rule-2
     request.addfinalizer(route.delete)
     route.commit()
+    route.wait_for_ready()
     return route
 
 
diff --git a/testsuite/tests/singlecluster/identical_hostnames/conftest.py b/testsuite/tests/singlecluster/identical_hostnames/conftest.py
index ebdf836d5..a831d81f9 100644
--- a/testsuite/tests/singlecluster/identical_hostnames/conftest.py
+++ b/testsuite/tests/singlecluster/identical_hostnames/conftest.py
@@ -22,4 +22,5 @@ def route2(request, gateway, blame, hostname, backend, module_label) -> GatewayR
     route.add_backend(backend, "/anything/route2")
     request.addfinalizer(route.delete)
     route.commit()
+    route.wait_for_ready()
     return route
diff --git a/testsuite/tests/singlecluster/ui/console_plugin/topology/conftest.py b/testsuite/tests/singlecluster/ui/console_plugin/topology/conftest.py
index 430f886d0..3ca442c52 100644
--- a/testsuite/tests/singlecluster/ui/console_plugin/topology/conftest.py
+++ b/testsuite/tests/singlecluster/ui/console_plugin/topology/conftest.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ def grpc_route(request, gateway, cluster, blame, module_label):
     grpc_route = GRPCRoute.create_instance(cluster, blame("grpc"), gateway, {"app": module_label})
     request.addfinalizer(grpc_route.delete)
     grpc_route.commit()
+    grpc_route.wait_for_ready()
     return grpc_route