diff --git a/consul/catalog_endpoint_test.go b/consul/catalog_endpoint_test.go
index a553538b89..3f01b49db6 100644
--- a/consul/catalog_endpoint_test.go
+++ b/consul/catalog_endpoint_test.go
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ package consul
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/testutil"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/consul/structs"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/testutil"
 	"net/rpc"
 	"os"
 	"sort"
@@ -254,8 +254,13 @@ func TestCatalogListNodes_StaleRaad(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	// Wait for a leader
-	time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
+	args := structs.DCSpecificRequest{
+		Datacenter:   "dc1",
+		QueryOptions: structs.QueryOptions{AllowStale: true},
+	}
+
+	testutil.WaitForLeader(t, client1.Call, args)
+	testutil.WaitForLeader(t, client2.Call, args)
 
 	// Use the follower as the client
 	var client *rpc.Client
@@ -271,10 +276,6 @@ func TestCatalogListNodes_StaleRaad(t *testing.T) {
 		s2.fsm.State().EnsureNode(1, structs.Node{"foo", "127.0.0.1"})
 	}
 
-	args := structs.DCSpecificRequest{
-		Datacenter:   "dc1",
-		QueryOptions: structs.QueryOptions{AllowStale: true},
-	}
 	var out structs.IndexedNodes
 	if err := client.Call("Catalog.ListNodes", &args, &out); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
diff --git a/testutil/wait.go b/testutil/wait.go
index 6cc2d95597..78ef2d140c 100644
--- a/testutil/wait.go
+++ b/testutil/wait.go
@@ -27,14 +27,15 @@ func WaitForResult(test testFn, error errorFn) {
 	}
 }
 
-type clientRPC func(string, interface {}, interface {}) error
+type rpcFn func(string, interface {}, interface {}) error
 
-func WaitForLeader(t *testing.T, rpc clientRPC, args interface{}) {
+func WaitForLeader(t *testing.T, rpc rpcFn, args interface{}) structs.IndexedNodes {
+	var out structs.IndexedNodes
 	WaitForResult(func() (bool, error) {
-		var out structs.IndexedNodes
 		err := rpc("Catalog.ListNodes", args, &out)
 		return out.QueryMeta.KnownLeader, err
 	}, func(err error) {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to find leader: %v", err)
 	})
+	return out
 }