diff --git a/pkg/tests/apis/provisioning/helper_test.go b/pkg/tests/apis/provisioning/helper_test.go
index bde59656092..d2787e68892 100644
--- a/pkg/tests/apis/provisioning/helper_test.go
+++ b/pkg/tests/apis/provisioning/helper_test.go
@@ -184,8 +184,12 @@ func (h *provisioningTestHelper) RenderObject(t *testing.T, filePath string, val
 // CopyToProvisioningPath copies a file to the provisioning path.
 // The from path is relative to test file's directory.
 func (h *provisioningTestHelper) CopyToProvisioningPath(t *testing.T, from, to string) {
+	fullPath := path.Join(h.ProvisioningPath, to)
+	err := os.MkdirAll(path.Dir(fullPath), 0750)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "failed to create directories for provisioning path")
+
 	file := h.LoadFile(from)
-	err := os.WriteFile(path.Join(h.ProvisioningPath, to), file, 0600)
+	err = os.WriteFile(fullPath, file, 0600)
 	require.NoError(t, err, "failed to write file to provisioning path")
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/tests/apis/provisioning/provisioning_test.go b/pkg/tests/apis/provisioning/provisioning_test.go
index e23552fd19d..7fa26a30fb6 100644
--- a/pkg/tests/apis/provisioning/provisioning_test.go
+++ b/pkg/tests/apis/provisioning/provisioning_test.go
@@ -743,46 +743,16 @@ func TestIntegrationProvisioning_DeleteResources(t *testing.T) {
 	_, err := helper.Repositories.Resource.Create(ctx, localTmp, metav1.CreateOptions{})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	// create the structure:
-	// dashboard1.json
-	// folder/
-	//  dashboard2.json
-	// 	nested/
-	// 	  dashboard3.json
-	dashboard1 := helper.LoadFile("testdata/all-panels.json")
-	result := helper.AdminREST.Post().
-		Namespace("default").
-		Resource("repositories").
-		Name(repo).
-		SubResource("files", "dashboard1.json").
-		Body(dashboard1).
-		SetHeader("Content-Type", "application/json").
-		Do(ctx)
-	require.NoError(t, result.Error())
-	dashboard2 := helper.LoadFile("testdata/text-options.json")
-	result = helper.AdminREST.Post().
-		Namespace("default").
-		Resource("repositories").
-		Name(repo).
-		SubResource("files", "folder", "dashboard2.json").
-		Body(dashboard2).
-		SetHeader("Content-Type", "application/json").
-		Do(ctx)
-	require.NoError(t, result.Error())
-	dashboard3 := helper.LoadFile("testdata/timeline-demo.json")
-	result = helper.AdminREST.Post().
-		Namespace("default").
-		Resource("repositories").
-		Name(repo).
-		SubResource("files", "folder", "nested", "dashboard3.json").
-		Body(dashboard3).
-		SetHeader("Content-Type", "application/json").
-		Do(ctx)
-	require.NoError(t, result.Error())
-
+	// Copy the dashboards to the repository path
+	helper.CopyToProvisioningPath(t, "testdata/all-panels.json", "dashboard1.json")
+	helper.CopyToProvisioningPath(t, "testdata/text-options.json", "folder/dashboard2.json")
+	helper.CopyToProvisioningPath(t, "testdata/timeline-demo.json", "folder/nested/dashboard3.json")
 	// make sure we don't fail when there is a .keep file in a folder
 	helper.CopyToProvisioningPath(t, "testdata/.keep", "folder/nested/.keep")
 
+	// Trigger and wait for a sync job to finish
+	helper.SyncAndWait(t, repo, nil)
+
 	dashboards, err := helper.DashboardsV1.Resource.List(ctx, metav1.ListOptions{})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, 3, len(dashboards.Items))