diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/request_with_flags.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/request_with_flags.c
index f9d6081577aaaeb5625e80f73ee267a981e8ab09..5ad475544cd1e6b5000818bd2274f4218f34de00 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/request_with_flags.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/request_with_flags.c
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
 
 static void shutdown_server(grpc_end2end_test_fixture *f) {
   if (!f->server) return;
-  grpc_server_shutdown(f->server);
+  grpc_server_shutdown_and_notify(f->server, f->server_cq, tag(1000));
+  GPR_ASSERT(grpc_completion_queue_pluck(f->server_cq, tag(1000), GRPC_TIMEOUT_SECONDS_TO_DEADLINE(5)).type == GRPC_OP_COMPLETE);
   grpc_server_destroy(f->server);
   f->server = NULL;
 }