diff --git a/spec/datadog/profiling/collectors/cpu_and_wall_time_worker_spec.rb b/spec/datadog/profiling/collectors/cpu_and_wall_time_worker_spec.rb
index c39971c3f23..b93765fbecb 100644
--- a/spec/datadog/profiling/collectors/cpu_and_wall_time_worker_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/datadog/profiling/collectors/cpu_and_wall_time_worker_spec.rb
@@ -155,8 +155,11 @@
 
       it do
         expect(Datadog.logger).to receive(:warn).with(/GVL profiling is not supported/)
+        proc_called = Queue.new
 
-        cpu_and_wall_time_worker.start
+        cpu_and_wall_time_worker.start(on_failure_proc: proc { proc_called << true })
+
+        proc_called.pop
       end
     end