diff --git a/test/units/testsuite-44.sh b/test/units/testsuite-44.sh
index 50b5c3046f..0100b31b57 100755
--- a/test/units/testsuite-44.sh
+++ b/test/units/testsuite-44.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ set -eux
 
 systemd-analyze log-level debug
 
-systemd-run -p LogNamespace=foobar echo "hello world"
+systemd-run --wait -p LogNamespace=foobar echo "hello world"
 
 journalctl --namespace=foobar --sync
 journalctl -o cat --namespace=foobar >/tmp/hello-world