diff --git a/phoenix-ddb-rest/src/test/java/org/apache/phoenix/ddb/ConnectionConfigIT.java b/phoenix-ddb-rest/src/test/java/org/apache/phoenix/ddb/ConnectionConfigIT.java
index 70f975a..9b52e22 100644
--- a/phoenix-ddb-rest/src/test/java/org/apache/phoenix/ddb/ConnectionConfigIT.java
+++ b/phoenix-ddb-rest/src/test/java/org/apache/phoenix/ddb/ConnectionConfigIT.java
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ public static void initialize() throws Exception {
         utility.startMiniCluster();
         String zkQuorum = "127.0.0.1:" + utility.getZkCluster().getClientPort();
         url = PhoenixRuntime.JDBC_PROTOCOL + PhoenixRuntime.JDBC_PROTOCOL_SEPARATOR + zkQuorum;
+        TestUtils.awaitPhoenixReady(url);
 
         restServer = new RESTServer(utility.getConfiguration());
         restServer.run();