diff --git a/pinot-integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/pinot/integration/tests/MergeRollupMinionClusterIntegrationTest.java b/pinot-integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/pinot/integration/tests/MergeRollupMinionClusterIntegrationTest.java
index c22929be8768..5709a72b3c5c 100644
--- a/pinot-integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/pinot/integration/tests/MergeRollupMinionClusterIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/pinot-integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/pinot/integration/tests/MergeRollupMinionClusterIntegrationTest.java
@@ -464,8 +464,7 @@ public void testOfflineTableSingleLevelConcat()
     // Check total tasks
     assertEquals(numTasks, 5);
 
-    assertTrue(MetricValueUtils.gaugeExists(_controllerStarter.getControllerMetrics(),
-        "mergeRollupTaskDelayInNumBuckets.myTable1_OFFLINE.100days"));
+    waitForGaugesToExist("mergeRollupTaskDelayInNumBuckets.myTable1_OFFLINE.100days");
     // Drop the table
     dropOfflineTable(SINGLE_LEVEL_CONCAT_TEST_TABLE);
 
@@ -582,8 +581,7 @@ public void testOfflineTableSingleLevelConcatWithMetadataPush()
     // Check total tasks
     assertEquals(numTasks, 5);
 
-    assertTrue(MetricValueUtils.gaugeExists(_controllerStarter.getControllerMetrics(),
-        "mergeRollupTaskDelayInNumBuckets.myTable4_OFFLINE.100days"));
+    waitForGaugesToExist("mergeRollupTaskDelayInNumBuckets.myTable4_OFFLINE.100days");
 
     // Drop the table
     dropOfflineTable(SINGLE_LEVEL_CONCAT_METADATA_TEST_TABLE);
@@ -706,8 +704,7 @@ public void testOfflineTableSingleLevelRollup()
     // Check total tasks
     assertEquals(numTasks, 3);
 
-    assertTrue(MetricValueUtils.gaugeExists(_controllerStarter.getControllerMetrics(),
-        "mergeRollupTaskDelayInNumBuckets.myTable2_OFFLINE.150days"));
+    waitForGaugesToExist("mergeRollupTaskDelayInNumBuckets.myTable2_OFFLINE.150days");
   }
 
   /**
@@ -853,10 +850,8 @@ public void testOfflineTableMultiLevelConcat()
     // Check total tasks
     assertEquals(numTasks, 8);
 
-    assertTrue(MetricValueUtils.gaugeExists(_controllerStarter.getControllerMetrics(),
-        "mergeRollupTaskDelayInNumBuckets.myTable3_OFFLINE.45days"));
-    assertTrue(MetricValueUtils.gaugeExists(_controllerStarter.getControllerMetrics(),
-        "mergeRollupTaskDelayInNumBuckets.myTable3_OFFLINE.90days"));
+    waitForGaugesToExist("mergeRollupTaskDelayInNumBuckets.myTable3_OFFLINE.45days",
+        "mergeRollupTaskDelayInNumBuckets.myTable3_OFFLINE.90days");
   }
 
   protected void verifyTableDelete(String tableNameWithType) {
@@ -911,6 +906,31 @@ private void waitForExpectedNumBucketsToProcess(String tableNameWithType, long e
     }, TIMEOUT_IN_MS, "Timeout while waiting for expected num buckets to process metrics on " + tableNameWithType);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Poll until all of the named gauges exist on the controller. Used here for
+   * {@code mergeRollupTaskDelayInNumBuckets.*} after each test's scheduling loop completes.
+   *
+   * <p>Those gauges are (re)registered by {@link PinotTaskManager#scheduleTasks} via
+   * {@code MergeRollupTaskGenerator.createOrUpdateDelayMetrics}. They are removed by
+   * {@code resetDelayMetrics} when a {@code scheduleTasks} call observes no eligible segments for the
+   * table — which can happen transiently if a {@code scheduleTasks} call (e.g. the per-iteration
+   * {@code RealtimeToOfflineSegmentsTask} probe inside the for-loop body) lands while the previous
+   * merge task's segment-lineage commit is still in flight. Polling here mirrors
+   * {@link #waitForExpectedNumBucketsToProcess} so the post-loop assertion does not flake on the same
+   * race window.
+   */
+  private void waitForGaugesToExist(String... metricNames) {
+    TestUtils.waitForCondition(aVoid -> {
+      ControllerMetrics controllerMetrics = _controllerStarter.getControllerMetrics();
+      for (String metricName : metricNames) {
+        if (!MetricValueUtils.gaugeExists(controllerMetrics, metricName)) {
+          return false;
+        }
+      }
+      return true;
+    }, TIMEOUT_IN_MS, "Timeout while waiting for gauges to exist: " + String.join(", ", metricNames));
+  }
+
   // The use case is similar as the one defined in offline table
   @Test
   public void testRealtimeTableSingleLevelConcat()
@@ -1010,8 +1030,7 @@ public void testRealtimeTableSingleLevelConcat()
     // Check total tasks
     assertEquals(numTasks, 5);
 
-    assertTrue(MetricValueUtils.gaugeExists(_controllerStarter.getControllerMetrics(),
-        "mergeRollupTaskDelayInNumBuckets.myTable5_REALTIME.100days"));
+    waitForGaugesToExist("mergeRollupTaskDelayInNumBuckets.myTable5_REALTIME.100days");
 
     // Drop the table
     dropRealtimeTable(tableName);