diff --git a/tests/client-dbus/tests/udev/_utils.py b/tests/client-dbus/tests/udev/_utils.py
index 289a0595fd..fed1114d59 100644
--- a/tests/client-dbus/tests/udev/_utils.py
+++ b/tests/client-dbus/tests/udev/_utils.py
@@ -449,12 +449,13 @@ def wait_for_pools(self, expected_num, *, name=None):
         :return: list of pool information found
         :rtype: list of (str * MOPool)
         """
-        (count, limit, dbus_err, found_num, known_pools) = (
+        (count, limit, dbus_err, found_num, known_pools, start_time) = (
             0,
             expected_num + 1,
             None,
             None,
             None,
+            time.time(),
         )
         while count < limit and not expected_num == found_num:
             try:
@@ -469,7 +470,10 @@ def wait_for_pools(self, expected_num, *, name=None):
             count += 1
 
         if found_num is None and dbus_err is not None:
-            raise dbus_err
+            raise RuntimeError(
+                f"After {time.time() - start_time:.2f} seconds, the only "
+                "response is a D-Bus exception"
+            ) from dbus_err
 
         self.assertEqual(found_num, expected_num)
 
diff --git a/tests/client-dbus/tests/udev/test_udev.py b/tests/client-dbus/tests/udev/test_udev.py
index dcfd02cce2..0bb3685041 100644
--- a/tests/client-dbus/tests/udev/test_udev.py
+++ b/tests/client-dbus/tests/udev/test_udev.py
@@ -254,11 +254,9 @@ def _simple_initial_discovery_test(
             (_, (pool_object_path, device_object_paths)) = create_pool(
                 random_string(5), devnodes, key_description=key_description
             )
-            pool_uuid = Pool.Properties.Uuid.Get(get_object(pool_object_path))
-
-            self.wait_for_pools(1)
-
             wait_for_udev(STRATIS_FS_TYPE, get_devnodes(device_object_paths))
+            self.wait_for_pools(1)
+            pool_uuid = Pool.Properties.Uuid.Get(get_object(pool_object_path))
 
         if take_down_dm:
             remove_stratis_dm_devices()
@@ -345,9 +343,8 @@ def _simple_event_test(self, *, key_spec=None):  # pylint: disable=too-many-loca
             (_, (pool_object_path, _)) = create_pool(
                 random_string(5), devnodes, key_description=key_description
             )
-            pool_uuid = Pool.Properties.Uuid.Get(get_object(pool_object_path))
-
             self.wait_for_pools(1)
+            pool_uuid = Pool.Properties.Uuid.Get(get_object(pool_object_path))
 
         remove_stratis_dm_devices()