diff --git a/tests_integ/memory/test_controlplane.py b/tests_integ/memory/test_controlplane.py
index 7b05e324..4f507cce 100644
--- a/tests_integ/memory/test_controlplane.py
+++ b/tests_integ/memory/test_controlplane.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ def test_update_memory_description(self):
         if len(self.memory_ids) < 1:
             pytest.skip("prerequisite test did not create memory")
         memory_id = self.memory_ids[0]
-        self.client.update_memory(memory_id=memory_id, description="updated description")
+        self.client.update_memory(memory_id=memory_id, description="updated description", wait_for_active=True)
         details = self.client.get_memory(memory_id)
         assert details["description"] == "updated description"
 
@@ -132,4 +132,4 @@ def test_delete_memory(self):
         if len(self.memory_ids) < 1:
             pytest.skip("prerequisite test did not create memory")
         memory_id = self.memory_ids[0]
-        self.client.delete_memory(memory_id=memory_id, wait_for_deletion=True, max_wait=120, poll_interval=5)
+        self.client.delete_memory(memory_id=memory_id, wait_for_deletion=True, max_wait=300, poll_interval=10)