diff --git a/remote-api/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/tests/NodeApiTest.java b/remote-api/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/tests/NodeApiTest.java
index 2b0fe3fa2f..d68db3fb7a 100644
--- a/remote-api/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/tests/NodeApiTest.java
+++ b/remote-api/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/tests/NodeApiTest.java
@@ -6374,6 +6374,9 @@ public class NodeApiTest extends AbstractSingleNetworkSiteTest
         String content1_Id = createTextFile(site1DocLibNodeId, content, "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.").getId();
         NodeRef content1_Ref = new NodeRef(StoreRef.STORE_REF_WORKSPACE_SPACESSTORE, content1_Id);
 
+        // TODO find a better solution to wait for the asynchronous metadata-extract/transform operation. E.g. awaitility
+        Thread.sleep(3000);
+
         // Change to User2 context
         setRequestContext(user2);