diff --git a/modules/database/test/std/rec/asyncSoftTest.c b/modules/database/test/std/rec/asyncSoftTest.c
index 9a5b701aa..e8717f71e 100644
--- a/modules/database/test/std/rec/asyncSoftTest.c
+++ b/modules/database/test/std/rec/asyncSoftTest.c
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 
 #include <string.h>
 
+#define EPICS_DBCA_PRIVATE_API
+
 #include "dbAccess.h"
 #include "dbStaticLib.h"
 #include "dbTest.h"
@@ -116,6 +118,8 @@ void checkAsyncOutput(const char *rec, dbCommon *async)
     strcpy(proc, rec);
     strcat(proc, ".PROC");
 
+    testdbCaWaitForConnect(dbGetDevLink(testdbRecordPtr(rec)));
+
     testdbPutFieldOk(proc, DBF_CHAR, 1);
 
     epicsEventWait(asyncEvent);