diff --git a/tests/long-running-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/plugins/ideavim/longrunning/MacroTest.kt b/tests/long-running-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/plugins/ideavim/longrunning/MacroTest.kt
index bb1751985..f2c441b68 100644
--- a/tests/long-running-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/plugins/ideavim/longrunning/MacroTest.kt
+++ b/tests/long-running-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/plugins/ideavim/longrunning/MacroTest.kt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 package org.jetbrains.plugins.ideavim.longrunning
 
+import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationManager
 import com.intellij.testFramework.PlatformTestUtil
 import com.maddyhome.idea.vim.api.injector
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.ideavim.SkipNeovimReason
@@ -23,7 +24,9 @@ class MacroTest : VimTestCase() {
     configureByText("abc de${c}fg")
     typeText(injector.parser.parseKeys("qahlq"))
     typeText(injector.parser.parseKeys("1000000@a"))
-    PlatformTestUtil.dispatchAllInvocationEventsInIdeEventQueue()
+    ApplicationManager.getApplication().invokeAndWait {
+      PlatformTestUtil.dispatchAllInvocationEventsInIdeEventQueue()
+    }
     assertState("abc de${c}fg")
   }
 }