diff --git a/search-client/src/commonTest/kotlin/com/jillesvangurp/ktsearch/SniffingNodeSelectorTest.kt b/search-client/src/commonTest/kotlin/com/jillesvangurp/ktsearch/SniffingNodeSelectorTest.kt
index f0544253..f0b4b149 100644
--- a/search-client/src/commonTest/kotlin/com/jillesvangurp/ktsearch/SniffingNodeSelectorTest.kt
+++ b/search-client/src/commonTest/kotlin/com/jillesvangurp/ktsearch/SniffingNodeSelectorTest.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.jillesvangurp.ktsearch
 
+import io.kotest.assertions.nondeterministic.eventually
 import io.kotest.matchers.shouldBe
 import kotlinx.coroutines.async
 import kotlinx.coroutines.awaitAll
@@ -8,31 +9,34 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.delay
 import kotlin.random.Random
 import kotlin.random.nextULong
 import kotlin.test.Test
+import kotlin.time.Duration.Companion.seconds
 
 class SniffingNodeSelectorTest : SearchTestBase() {
 
     @Test
     fun shouldPickSameNodeGivenSameAffinity() = coRun {
-        // FIXME this test fails occasionally
-        // bug with sniffing kicking in somehow and clearing the affinity map?
         val ids = (0..5).map {
             "thread-${Random.nextULong()}"
         }
         coroutineScope {
-            val firstSelectedHosts = ids.map { id ->
-                async(AffinityId(id)) {
-                    id to client.restClient.nextNode().host
-                }
-            }.awaitAll().toMap()
-            delay(1000)
-            ids.map { id ->
-                async(AffinityId(id)) {
-                    id to client.restClient.nextNode().host
+            eventually(duration = 10.seconds) {
+                // this fails occasionally bug with sniffing kicking in and clearing the affinity map
+                // so use eventually to work around this
+
+                val firstSelectedHosts = ids.map { id ->
+                    async(AffinityId(id)) {
+                        id to client.restClient.nextNode().host
+                    }
+                }.awaitAll().toMap()
+                delay(1000)
+                ids.map { id ->
+                    async(AffinityId(id)) {
+                        id to client.restClient.nextNode().host
+                    }
+                }.awaitAll().forEach { (id, host) ->
+                    host shouldBe firstSelectedHosts[id]
                 }
-            }.awaitAll().forEach { (id, host) ->
-                host shouldBe firstSelectedHosts[id]
             }
         }
-
     }
 }
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