diff --git a/fdb-record-layer-lucene/src/test/java/com/apple/foundationdb/record/lucene/directory/PendingWriteQueueIntegrationTest.java b/fdb-record-layer-lucene/src/test/java/com/apple/foundationdb/record/lucene/directory/PendingWriteQueueIntegrationTest.java
index ed484b74c1..4a0cd52dd1 100644
--- a/fdb-record-layer-lucene/src/test/java/com/apple/foundationdb/record/lucene/directory/PendingWriteQueueIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/fdb-record-layer-lucene/src/test/java/com/apple/foundationdb/record/lucene/directory/PendingWriteQueueIntegrationTest.java
@@ -816,11 +816,14 @@ void testConcurrentMixedOperations(boolean withMerge) {
                 snooze(10); // increase the chances of concurrency
                 commit(context);
             }
-            if (threadId == 2 && withMerge) {
-                mergeIndexNow(schemaSetup, index);
-            }
         });
 
+        // Merge the index outside the loop, as the merge will clear the pending writes flag and may cause conflicts
+        // on the index
+        if (withMerge) {
+            mergeIndexNow(schemaSetup, index);
+        }
+
         // Verify operation counts
         assertEquals(10, insertCount.get());  // 5 threads * 2 inserts
         assertEquals(5, updateCount.get());   // 5 threads * 1 update (DELETE+INSERT in queue)