diff --git a/src/test/subscription/t/002_types.pl b/src/test/subscription/t/002_types.pl
index 4449470f76..30a3841bca 100644
--- a/src/test/subscription/t/002_types.pl
+++ b/src/test/subscription/t/002_types.pl
@@ -554,8 +554,7 @@ e|{e,d}
 # which needs an active snapshot in order to operate.
 $node_publisher->safe_psql('postgres', "INSERT INTO tst_dom_constr VALUES (11)");
 
-$node_subscriber->poll_query_until('postgres', $synced_query)
-  or die "Timed out while waiting for subscriber to synchronize data";
+$node_publisher->wait_for_catchup($appname);
 
 $result =
   $node_subscriber->safe_psql('postgres', "SELECT sum(a) FROM tst_dom_constr");