diff --git a/backend/Testing/Services/Utils.cs b/backend/Testing/Services/Utils.cs
index 76cf059cdc..7678688203 100644
--- a/backend/Testing/Services/Utils.cs
+++ b/backend/Testing/Services/Utils.cs
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ ... on DbError {
                 }
             }
             """);
+        await apiTester.InvalidateDirCache(config.Code); // Ensure newly-created project is available right away
         return new LexboxProject(apiTester, config.Id);
     }
 
@@ -84,11 +85,6 @@ public static async Task WaitForHgRefreshIntervalAsync()
         await Task.Delay(TestingEnvironmentVariables.HgRefreshInterval);
     }
 
-    public static async Task WaitForLexboxMetadataUpdateAsync()
-    {
-        await Task.Delay(3000);
-    }
-
     private static string GetNewProjectDir(string projectCode,
         [CallerMemberName] string projectName = "")
     {
diff --git a/backend/Testing/SyncReverseProxy/SendReceiveServiceTests.cs b/backend/Testing/SyncReverseProxy/SendReceiveServiceTests.cs
index c0a5ad2309..0ae4b118e8 100644
--- a/backend/Testing/SyncReverseProxy/SendReceiveServiceTests.cs
+++ b/backend/Testing/SyncReverseProxy/SendReceiveServiceTests.cs
@@ -81,13 +81,11 @@ public async Task ModifyProjectData(HgProtocol protocol)
         var projectConfig = _srFixture.InitLocalFlexProjectWithRepo();
         await using var project = await RegisterProjectInLexBox(projectConfig, _adminApiTester);
 
-        await WaitForHgRefreshIntervalAsync();
-
         // Push the project to the server
         var sendReceiveParams = new SendReceiveParams(protocol, projectConfig);
         _sendReceiveService.SendReceiveProject(sendReceiveParams, AdminAuth);
 
-        await WaitForLexboxMetadataUpdateAsync();
+        await _adminApiTester.InvalidateDirCache(projectConfig.Code);
 
         // Verify pushed and store last commit
         var lastCommitDate = await _adminApiTester.GetProjectLastCommit(projectConfig.Code);
@@ -101,7 +99,7 @@ public async Task ModifyProjectData(HgProtocol protocol)
         // Push changes
         _sendReceiveService.SendReceiveProject(sendReceiveParams, AdminAuth, "Modify project data automated test");
 
-        await WaitForLexboxMetadataUpdateAsync();
+        await _adminApiTester.InvalidateDirCache(projectConfig.Code);
 
         // Verify the push updated the last commit date
         var lastCommitDateAfter = await _adminApiTester.GetProjectLastCommit(projectConfig.Code);
@@ -117,8 +115,6 @@ public async Task SendReceiveAfterProjectReset(HgProtocol protocol)
         var projectConfig = _srFixture.InitLocalFlexProjectWithRepo(protocol, "SR_AfterReset");
         await using var project = await RegisterProjectInLexBox(projectConfig, _adminApiTester);
 
-        await _adminApiTester.InvalidateDirCache(projectConfig.Code);
-
         var sendReceiveParams = new SendReceiveParams(protocol, projectConfig);
         var srResult = _sendReceiveService.SendReceiveProject(sendReceiveParams, AdminAuth);