diff --git a/modules/indexer/stats/indexer_test.go b/modules/indexer/stats/indexer_test.go
index 50c6cc38e9b..b5c58ab25af 100644
--- a/modules/indexer/stats/indexer_test.go
+++ b/modules/indexer/stats/indexer_test.go
@@ -5,12 +5,15 @@
 package stats
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
 	repo_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/repo"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/unittest"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/git"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/queue"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting"
 
 	_ "code.gitea.io/gitea/models"
@@ -24,6 +27,10 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 }
 
 func TestRepoStatsIndex(t *testing.T) {
+	if err := git.Init(context.Background()); !assert.NoError(t, err) {
+		return
+	}
+
 	assert.NoError(t, unittest.PrepareTestDatabase())
 	setting.Cfg = ini.Empty()
 
@@ -32,10 +39,14 @@ func TestRepoStatsIndex(t *testing.T) {
 	err := Init()
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
-	time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
-
 	repo, err := repo_model.GetRepositoryByID(1)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	err = UpdateRepoIndexer(repo)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	queue.GetManager().FlushAll(context.Background(), 5*time.Second)
+
 	status, err := repo_model.GetIndexerStatus(repo, repo_model.RepoIndexerTypeStats)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, "65f1bf27bc3bf70f64657658635e66094edbcb4d", status.CommitSha)