diff --git a/.github/workflows/java.yml b/.github/workflows/java.yml
index 5106aec4ce..2b82821a39 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/java.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/java.yml
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ jobs:
 
             - name: Build java client
               working-directory: java
-              run: ./gradlew --continue build -x javadoc
+              run: ./gradlew :integTest:test --tests '*.fcall_readonly_function'
 
             - name: Ensure no skipped files by linter
               working-directory: java
diff --git a/java/integTest/src/test/java/glide/cluster/CommandTests.java b/java/integTest/src/test/java/glide/cluster/CommandTests.java
index cadd37a707..81cb7e594e 100644
--- a/java/integTest/src/test/java/glide/cluster/CommandTests.java
+++ b/java/integTest/src/test/java/glide/cluster/CommandTests.java
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@
 import lombok.SneakyThrows;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterAll;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeAll;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.RepeatedTest;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Timeout;
 import org.junit.jupiter.params.ParameterizedTest;
@@ -1646,12 +1647,13 @@ public void fcall_binary_with_keys(String prefix) {
     }
 
     @SneakyThrows
-    @Test
+    // @Test
+    @RepeatedTest(1000)
     public void fcall_readonly_function() {
         assumeTrue(SERVER_VERSION.isGreaterThanOrEqualTo("7.0.0"), "This feature added in version 7");
-        assumeTrue(
-                !SERVER_VERSION.isGreaterThanOrEqualTo("8.0.0"),
-                "Temporary disabeling this test on valkey 8");
+        //        assumeTrue(
+        //                !SERVER_VERSION.isGreaterThanOrEqualTo("8.0.0"),
+        //                "Temporary disabeling this test on valkey 8");
 
         String libName = "fcall_readonly_function";
         // intentionally using a REPLICA route
@@ -1663,6 +1665,7 @@ public void fcall_readonly_function() {
         String code = generateLuaLibCode(libName, Map.of(funcName, "return 42"), false);
 
         assertEquals(libName, clusterClient.functionLoad(code, false).get());
+        Thread.sleep(1000);
 
         // fcall on a replica node should fail, because a function isn't guaranteed to be RO
         var executionException =