diff --git a/internal/controllers/machine/machine_controller_status_test.go b/internal/controllers/machine/machine_controller_status_test.go
index ac1e7f2c2324..e0e68431c597 100644
--- a/internal/controllers/machine/machine_controller_status_test.go
+++ b/internal/controllers/machine/machine_controller_status_test.go
@@ -2085,7 +2085,7 @@ func TestReconcileMachinePhases(t *testing.T) {
 
 		// Wait until InfraMachine has the ownerReference.
 		g.Eventually(func(g Gomega) bool {
-			if err := env.Get(ctx, client.ObjectKeyFromObject(infraMachine), infraMachine); err != nil {
+			if err := env.DirectAPIServerGet(ctx, client.ObjectKeyFromObject(infraMachine), infraMachine); err != nil {
 				return false
 			}
 			g.Expect(infraMachine.GetOwnerReferences()).To(HaveLen(1))
@@ -2127,7 +2127,7 @@ func TestReconcileMachinePhases(t *testing.T) {
 
 		// Wait until Machine was reconciled.
 		g.Eventually(func(g Gomega) bool {
-			if err := env.Get(ctx, client.ObjectKeyFromObject(machine), machine); err != nil {
+			if err := env.DirectAPIServerGet(ctx, client.ObjectKeyFromObject(machine), machine); err != nil {
 				return false
 			}
 			g.Expect(machine.Status.GetTypedPhase()).To(Equal(clusterv1.MachinePhasePending))
@@ -2182,7 +2182,7 @@ func TestReconcileMachinePhases(t *testing.T) {
 
 		// Wait until Machine was reconciled.
 		g.Eventually(func(g Gomega) bool {
-			if err := env.Get(ctx, client.ObjectKeyFromObject(machine), machine); err != nil {
+			if err := env.DirectAPIServerGet(ctx, client.ObjectKeyFromObject(machine), machine); err != nil {
 				return false
 			}
 			g.Expect(machine.Status.GetTypedPhase()).To(Equal(clusterv1.MachinePhaseProvisioning))
@@ -2270,7 +2270,7 @@ func TestReconcileMachinePhases(t *testing.T) {
 
 		// Wait until Machine was reconciled.
 		g.Eventually(func(g Gomega) bool {
-			if err := env.Get(ctx, client.ObjectKeyFromObject(machine), machine); err != nil {
+			if err := env.DirectAPIServerGet(ctx, client.ObjectKeyFromObject(machine), machine); err != nil {
 				return false
 			}
 			g.Expect(machine.Status.Addresses).To(HaveLen(2))
@@ -2349,7 +2349,7 @@ func TestReconcileMachinePhases(t *testing.T) {
 
 		// Wait until Machine was reconciled.
 		g.Eventually(func(g Gomega) bool {
-			if err := env.Get(ctx, client.ObjectKeyFromObject(machine), machine); err != nil {
+			if err := env.DirectAPIServerGet(ctx, client.ObjectKeyFromObject(machine), machine); err != nil {
 				return false
 			}
 			g.Expect(machine.Status.GetTypedPhase()).To(Equal(clusterv1.MachinePhaseRunning))
@@ -2427,7 +2427,7 @@ func TestReconcileMachinePhases(t *testing.T) {
 
 		// Wait until Machine was reconciled.
 		g.Eventually(func(g Gomega) bool {
-			if err := env.Get(ctx, client.ObjectKeyFromObject(machine), machine); err != nil {
+			if err := env.DirectAPIServerGet(ctx, client.ObjectKeyFromObject(machine), machine); err != nil {
 				return false
 			}
 			g.Expect(machine.Status.GetTypedPhase()).To(Equal(clusterv1.MachinePhaseRunning))
@@ -2489,7 +2489,7 @@ func TestReconcileMachinePhases(t *testing.T) {
 
 		// Wait until Machine was reconciled.
 		g.Eventually(func(g Gomega) bool {
-			if err := env.Get(ctx, client.ObjectKeyFromObject(machine), machine); err != nil {
+			if err := env.DirectAPIServerGet(ctx, client.ObjectKeyFromObject(machine), machine); err != nil {
 				return false
 			}
 			g.Expect(machine.Status.GetTypedPhase()).To(Equal(clusterv1.MachinePhaseProvisioned))
@@ -2582,7 +2582,7 @@ func TestReconcileMachinePhases(t *testing.T) {
 
 		// Wait until Machine was reconciled.
 		g.Eventually(func(g Gomega) bool {
-			if err := env.Get(ctx, client.ObjectKeyFromObject(machine), machine); err != nil {
+			if err := env.DirectAPIServerGet(ctx, client.ObjectKeyFromObject(machine), machine); err != nil {
 				return false
 			}
 			g.Expect(machine.Status.GetTypedPhase()).To(Equal(clusterv1.MachinePhaseDeleting))
diff --git a/internal/test/envtest/environment.go b/internal/test/envtest/environment.go
index 48baf781b846..c01652d2a769 100644
--- a/internal/test/envtest/environment.go
+++ b/internal/test/envtest/environment.go
@@ -565,6 +565,13 @@ func (e *Environment) PatchAndWait(ctx context.Context, obj client.Object, opts
 	return nil
 }
 
+// DirectAPIServerGet gets an object directly from apiserver bypassing informer caches..
+//
+// NOTE: Bypassing cache helps in preventing test flakes due to the cache sync delays but should only be used in validation steps of testing.
+func (e *Environment) DirectAPIServerGet(ctx context.Context, key client.ObjectKey, obj client.Object, opts ...client.GetOption) error {
+	return e.Manager.GetAPIReader().Get(ctx, key, obj, opts...)
+}
+
 // CreateNamespace creates a new namespace with a generated name.
 func (e *Environment) CreateNamespace(ctx context.Context, generateName string) (*corev1.Namespace, error) {
 	ns := &corev1.Namespace{