diff --git a/test/asynchronous/test_index_management.py b/test/asynchronous/test_index_management.py
index ac096ec099..591278414a 100644
--- a/test/asynchronous/test_index_management.py
+++ b/test/asynchronous/test_index_management.py
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ async def test_case_3(self):
         t0 = time.time()
         while True:
             indices = await (await coll0.list_search_indexes()).to_list()
-            if indices:
+            if not indices:
                 break
             if (time.time() - t0) / 60 > 5:
                 raise TimeoutError("Timed out waiting for index deletion")
diff --git a/test/test_index_management.py b/test/test_index_management.py
index 2d723bb4a3..18552d0640 100644
--- a/test/test_index_management.py
+++ b/test/test_index_management.py
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ def test_case_3(self):
         t0 = time.time()
         while True:
             indices = (coll0.list_search_indexes()).to_list()
-            if indices:
+            if not indices:
                 break
             if (time.time() - t0) / 60 > 5:
                 raise TimeoutError("Timed out waiting for index deletion")