diff --git a/backend/tests/conftest.py b/backend/tests/conftest.py
index eb55562cc..7d1a471d6 100644
--- a/backend/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/backend/tests/conftest.py
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ def wait_for_sync(self, target):
 
     def wait_for_height_sync(self):
         while True:
-            res = self.sync_status()
+            res, _ = self.sync_status()
             if res["indexedHeight"] == res["blockchainHeight"]:
                 return res["indexedHeight"]
             time.sleep(0.5)