diff --git a/tests/Agent/IntegrationTests/ContainerApplications/AwsSdkTestApp/AwsSdkExercisers/AwsSdkDynamoDBExerciser.cs b/tests/Agent/IntegrationTests/ContainerApplications/AwsSdkTestApp/AwsSdkExercisers/AwsSdkDynamoDBExerciser.cs
index 6e22d9d6a..e07fe0aa8 100644
--- a/tests/Agent/IntegrationTests/ContainerApplications/AwsSdkTestApp/AwsSdkExercisers/AwsSdkDynamoDBExerciser.cs
+++ b/tests/Agent/IntegrationTests/ContainerApplications/AwsSdkTestApp/AwsSdkExercisers/AwsSdkDynamoDBExerciser.cs
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ public async Task<bool> CreateTableAsync(string name)
             var startTime = DateTime.Now;
             do
             {
-                Thread.Sleep(sleepDuration);
+                await Task.Delay(sleepDuration);
 
                 var describeTableResponse = await _amazonDynamoDBClient.DescribeTableAsync(request);
                 status = describeTableResponse.Table.TableStatus;