diff --git a/va/va_test.go b/va/va_test.go
index 705ca7d5372..8a5c07776a2 100644
--- a/va/va_test.go
+++ b/va/va_test.go
@@ -605,14 +605,29 @@ func TestMultiVALogging(t *testing.T) {
 	test.AssertNotError(t, err, "performing validation")
 
 	// We do not log perspective or RIR for the local VAs.
+	// We expect these log lines to be available immediately.
 	test.Assert(t, len(vaLog.GetAllMatching(`"Perspective"`)) == 0, "expected no logged perspective for primary")
 	test.Assert(t, len(vaLog.GetAllMatching(`"RIR"`)) == 0, "expected no logged RIR for primary")
 
 	// We do log perspective and RIR for the remote VAs.
-	test.Assert(t, len(rva1Log.GetAllMatching(`"Perspective":"dev-arin"`)) == 1, "expected perspective of VA to be dev-arin")
-	test.Assert(t, len(rva1Log.GetAllMatching(`"RIR":"ARIN"`)) == 1, "expected perspective of VA to be ARIN")
-	test.Assert(t, len(rva2Log.GetAllMatching(`"Perspective":"dev-ripe"`)) == 1, "expected perspective of VA to be dev-ripe")
-	test.Assert(t, len(rva2Log.GetAllMatching(`"RIR":"RIPE"`)) == 1, "expected perspective of VA to be RIPE")
+	//
+	// Because the remote VAs are operating on different goroutines, we aren't guaranteed their
+	// log lines have arrived yet. Give it a few tries.
+	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
+		if len(rva1Log.GetAllMatching(`"Perspective":"dev-arin"`)) >= 1 &&
+			len(rva1Log.GetAllMatching(`"RIR":"ARIN"`)) >= 1 &&
+			len(rva2Log.GetAllMatching(`"Perspective":"dev-ripe"`)) >= 1 &&
+			len(rva2Log.GetAllMatching(`"RIR":"RIPE"`)) >= 1 {
+			break
+		}
+		if i == 9 {
+			t.Logf("VA:\n%s\n", strings.Join(vaLog.GetAll(), "\n"))
+			t.Logf("RVA 1:\n%s\n", strings.Join(rva1Log.GetAll(), "\n"))
+			t.Logf("RVA 2:\n%s\n", strings.Join(rva2Log.GetAll(), "\n"))
+			t.Errorf("expected perspective and RIR logs for remote VAs, but they never arrived")
+		}
+		time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestDetailedError(t *testing.T) {