diff --git a/test/e2e/app_deletion_test.go b/test/e2e/app_deletion_test.go
index 6edaa7de6a..94de5dae24 100644
--- a/test/e2e/app_deletion_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/app_deletion_test.go
@@ -3,18 +3,15 @@ package e2e
 import (
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/errors"
 	. "github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/pkg/apis/application/v1alpha1"
 	. "github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/test/e2e/fixture"
 	. "github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/test/e2e/fixture/app"
-	"github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/test/fixture/test"
 )
 
 // when a app gets stuck in sync, and we try to delete it, it won't delete, instead we must then terminate it
 // and deletion will then just happen
 func TestDeletingAppStuckInSync(t *testing.T) {
-
-	test.Flaky(t)
-
 	Given(t).
 		Async(true).
 		Path("hook").
@@ -25,6 +22,8 @@ func TestDeletingAppStuckInSync(t *testing.T) {
 		Then().
 		// stuck in running state
 		Expect(OperationPhaseIs(OperationRunning)).
+		Expect(SyncStatusIs(SyncStatusCodeSynced)).
+		Expect(ResourceResultNumbering(2)).
 		When().
 		Delete(true).
 		Then().
@@ -34,7 +33,7 @@ func TestDeletingAppStuckInSync(t *testing.T) {
 		TerminateOp().
 		And(func() {
 			// force delete the resource
-			_, _ = Run("", "kubectl", "-n", DeploymentNamespace(), "exec", "-i", "hook", "touch", "/tmp/done")
+			errors.FailOnErr(Run("", "kubectl", "-n", DeploymentNamespace(), "exec", "-i", "hook", "touch", "/tmp/done"))
 		}).
 		Then().
 		// delete is successful