diff --git a/spring-cloud-app-broker-acceptance-tests/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/appbroker/acceptance/CreateInstanceWithServiceInstanceGuidSuffixTargetAcceptanceTest.java b/spring-cloud-app-broker-acceptance-tests/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/appbroker/acceptance/CreateInstanceWithServiceInstanceGuidSuffixTargetAcceptanceTest.java
index 85c20ff4..e79fe101 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-app-broker-acceptance-tests/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/appbroker/acceptance/CreateInstanceWithServiceInstanceGuidSuffixTargetAcceptanceTest.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-app-broker-acceptance-tests/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/appbroker/acceptance/CreateInstanceWithServiceInstanceGuidSuffixTargetAcceptanceTest.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.awaitility.Awaitility.await;
 
 class CreateInstanceWithServiceInstanceGuidSuffixTargetAcceptanceTest extends CloudFoundryAcceptanceTest {
 
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ void deployAppsWithServiceInstanceGuidSuffixOnCreateService() {
 		deleteServiceInstance(SI_NAME);
 
 		// and the backing service is deleted
-		assertThat(listServiceInstances()).doesNotContain(expectedServiceInstanceName);
+		await().untilAsserted(() -> assertThat(listServiceInstances()).doesNotContain(expectedServiceInstanceName));
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/spring-cloud-app-broker-acceptance-tests/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/appbroker/acceptance/CreateInstanceWithServicesAcceptanceTest.java b/spring-cloud-app-broker-acceptance-tests/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/appbroker/acceptance/CreateInstanceWithServicesAcceptanceTest.java
index 13710140..83132571 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-app-broker-acceptance-tests/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/appbroker/acceptance/CreateInstanceWithServicesAcceptanceTest.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-app-broker-acceptance-tests/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/appbroker/acceptance/CreateInstanceWithServicesAcceptanceTest.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 
 import static java.util.Collections.emptyMap;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.awaitility.Awaitility.await;
 
 class CreateInstanceWithServicesAcceptanceTest extends CloudFoundryAcceptanceTest {
 
@@ -91,8 +92,8 @@ void deployAppsAndCreateServicesOnCreateService() {
 		deleteServiceInstance(SI_NAME);
 
 		// and the backing services are deleted
-		assertThat(listServiceInstances()).doesNotContain(BACKING_SI_1_NAME);
-		assertThat(listServiceInstances()).doesNotContain(BACKING_SI_2_NAME);
+		await().untilAsserted(() -> assertThat(listServiceInstances()).doesNotContain(BACKING_SI_1_NAME));
+		await().untilAsserted(() -> assertThat(listServiceInstances()).doesNotContain(BACKING_SI_2_NAME));
 
 		// TODO: another story to only remove the instances with service definition specified (https://github.com/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-app-broker/issues/316)
 //		// service without specification has no applications bound to it
diff --git a/spring-cloud-app-broker-acceptance-tests/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/appbroker/acceptance/UpdateInstanceWithNewServiceAcceptanceTest.java b/spring-cloud-app-broker-acceptance-tests/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/appbroker/acceptance/UpdateInstanceWithNewServiceAcceptanceTest.java
index d65ff104..9f6ee6dc 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-app-broker-acceptance-tests/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/appbroker/acceptance/UpdateInstanceWithNewServiceAcceptanceTest.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-app-broker-acceptance-tests/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/appbroker/acceptance/UpdateInstanceWithNewServiceAcceptanceTest.java
@@ -147,7 +147,8 @@ void weUpdateTheServiceInstanceWithANewBackingService() {
 		deleteServiceInstance(SI_NAME);
 
 		// and the backing service is deleted
-		assertThat(listServiceInstances()).doesNotContain(NEW_BACKING_SI_NAME);
+		await().untilAsserted(() -> assertThat(listServiceInstances()).doesNotContain(NEW_BACKING_SI_NAME));
+
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/spring-cloud-app-broker-acceptance-tests/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/appbroker/acceptance/UpdateInstanceWithNewServiceAndTargetAcceptanceTest.java b/spring-cloud-app-broker-acceptance-tests/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/appbroker/acceptance/UpdateInstanceWithNewServiceAndTargetAcceptanceTest.java
index 25473ed4..09881cbf 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-app-broker-acceptance-tests/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/appbroker/acceptance/UpdateInstanceWithNewServiceAndTargetAcceptanceTest.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-app-broker-acceptance-tests/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/appbroker/acceptance/UpdateInstanceWithNewServiceAndTargetAcceptanceTest.java
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ void weUpdateTheServiceInstanceWithANewBackingService() {
 		deleteServiceInstance(SI_NAME);
 
 		// and the backing service is deleted
-		assertThat(listServiceInstances()).doesNotContain(NEW_BACKING_SI_NAME);
+		await().untilAsserted(() -> assertThat(listServiceInstances()).doesNotContain(NEW_BACKING_SI_NAME));
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/spring-cloud-app-broker-acceptance-tests/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/appbroker/acceptance/UpdateInstanceWithServicesAcceptanceTest.java b/spring-cloud-app-broker-acceptance-tests/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/appbroker/acceptance/UpdateInstanceWithServicesAcceptanceTest.java
index 6d6a8927..6cb43192 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-app-broker-acceptance-tests/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/appbroker/acceptance/UpdateInstanceWithServicesAcceptanceTest.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-app-broker-acceptance-tests/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/appbroker/acceptance/UpdateInstanceWithServicesAcceptanceTest.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.awaitility.Awaitility.await;
 
 class UpdateInstanceWithServicesAcceptanceTest extends CloudFoundryAcceptanceTest {
 
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ void shouldPushAppWithServicesBind() {
 		deleteServiceInstance(SI_NAME);
 
 		// and the backing service is deleted
-		assertThat(listServiceInstances()).doesNotContain(BACKING_SI_NAME);
+		await().untilAsserted(() -> assertThat(listServiceInstances()).doesNotContain(BACKING_SI_NAME));
 	}
 
 }