diff --git a/src/go/tests/apps/BUILD.bazel b/src/go/tests/apps/BUILD.bazel
index d77d1cc7..c899718b 100644
--- a/src/go/tests/apps/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/src/go/tests/apps/BUILD.bazel
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ go_test(
         "//src/go/cmd/synk",
         "@kubernetes_helm//:helm",
     ],
-    # TODO(b/223331353): fix flake
-    flaky = True,
     rundir = ".",
     tags = [
         "requires-access-token",
diff --git a/src/go/tests/apps/apps_test.go b/src/go/tests/apps/apps_test.go
index 79c6902c..bb525b70 100644
--- a/src/go/tests/apps/apps_test.go
+++ b/src/go/tests/apps/apps_test.go
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ func testUpdateChartAssignment_WithFixedJob_BecomesReady(t *testing.T, f *kubete
 
 	if err := backoff.Retry(
 		f.ChartAssignmentHasStatus(&ca, crcapps.ChartAssignmentPhaseReady),
-		backoff.WithMaxRetries(backoff.NewConstantBackOff(time.Second), 60),
+		backoff.WithMaxRetries(backoff.NewConstantBackOff(3*time.Second), 60),
 	); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("wait for chart assignment to go from Settled to Ready: %s", err)
 	}