diff --git a/pubsub/tests/system.py b/pubsub/tests/system.py
index bbc4b527db8eb..eddfd1274da08 100644
--- a/pubsub/tests/system.py
+++ b/pubsub/tests/system.py
@@ -348,7 +348,10 @@ def test_create_snapshot(self):
 
         # There is no GET method for snapshot, so check existence using
         # list
-        retry = RetryResult(lambda result: result, max_tries=4)
+        def retry_predicate(result):
+            return len(result) > len(before_snapshots)
+            
+        retry = RetryResult(retry_predicate, max_tries=5)
         after_snapshots = retry(_consume_snapshots)(Config.CLIENT)
         self.assertEqual(len(before_snapshots) + 1, len(after_snapshots))
 
@@ -361,7 +364,6 @@ def full_name(obj):
         with self.assertRaises(Conflict):
             snapshot.create()
 
-
     def test_seek(self):
         TOPIC_NAME = 'seek-e2e' + unique_resource_id('-')
         topic = Config.CLIENT.topic(TOPIC_NAME,