diff --git a/db/external_sst_file_basic_test.cc b/db/external_sst_file_basic_test.cc
index 97b989733..c4106aa28 100644
--- a/db/external_sst_file_basic_test.cc
+++ b/db/external_sst_file_basic_test.cc
@@ -693,11 +693,20 @@ TEST_P(ExternalSSTFileBasicTest, IngestFileWithGlobalSeqnoPickedSeqno) {
   bool write_global_seqno = std::get<0>(GetParam());
   bool verify_checksums_before_ingest = std::get<1>(GetParam());
   do {
+    if(option_config_ != kUniversalCompaction){
+      continue;
+    }
     Options options = CurrentOptions();
     DestroyAndReopen(options);
     std::map<std::string, std::string> true_data;
 
     int file_id = 1;
+        std::shared_ptr<test::SleepingBackgroundTask> sleeping_task_;
+    sleeping_task_.reset(new test::SleepingBackgroundTask());
+    env_->SetBackgroundThreads(1, Env::LOW);
+    env_->Schedule(&test::SleepingBackgroundTask::DoSleepTask,
+                   sleeping_task_.get(), Env::Priority::LOW);
+    sleeping_task_->WaitUntilSleeping();
 
     ASSERT_OK(GenerateAndAddExternalFile(
         options, {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}, ValueType::kTypeValue, file_id++,
@@ -742,6 +751,17 @@ TEST_P(ExternalSSTFileBasicTest, IngestFileWithGlobalSeqnoPickedSeqno) {
     }
     SequenceNumber last_seqno = dbfull()->GetLatestSequenceNumber();
 
+    SyncPoint::GetInstance()->LoadDependency({
+      {"DBImpl::BackgroundCompaction:NonTrivial:BeforeRun", "pre_file_ingestion"},
+      {"ExternalSstFileIngestionJob::Run",
+       "DBImpl::BackgroundCompaction:NonTrivial:AfterRun"},
+    });
+     SyncPoint::GetInstance()->EnableProcessing();
+    sleeping_task_->WakeUp();
+    sleeping_task_->WaitUntilDone();
+
+    TEST_SYNC_POINT("pre_file_ingestion");
+
     ASSERT_OK(GenerateAndAddExternalFile(
         options, {60, 61, 62}, ValueType::kTypeValue, file_id++,
         write_global_seqno, verify_checksums_before_ingest, &true_data));
@@ -927,12 +947,21 @@ TEST_P(ExternalSSTFileBasicTest, IngestFileWithMixedValueType) {
   bool write_global_seqno = std::get<0>(GetParam());
   bool verify_checksums_before_ingest = std::get<1>(GetParam());
   do {
+    if(option_config_ != kUniversalCompaction){
+      continue;
+    }
     Options options = CurrentOptions();
     options.merge_operator.reset(new TestPutOperator());
     DestroyAndReopen(options);
     std::map<std::string, std::string> true_data;
 
     int file_id = 1;
+    std::shared_ptr<test::SleepingBackgroundTask> sleeping_task_;
+    sleeping_task_.reset(new test::SleepingBackgroundTask());
+    env_->SetBackgroundThreads(1, Env::LOW);
+    env_->Schedule(&test::SleepingBackgroundTask::DoSleepTask,
+                   sleeping_task_.get(), Env::Priority::LOW);
+    sleeping_task_->WaitUntilSleeping();
 
     ASSERT_OK(GenerateAndAddExternalFile(
         options, {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6},
@@ -1017,6 +1046,16 @@ TEST_P(ExternalSSTFileBasicTest, IngestFileWithMixedValueType) {
     }
     SequenceNumber last_seqno = dbfull()->GetLatestSequenceNumber();
 
+    SyncPoint::GetInstance()->LoadDependency({
+      {"DBImpl::BackgroundCompaction:NonTrivial:BeforeRun", "pre_file_ingestion"},
+      {"ExternalSstFileIngestionJob::Run",
+       "DBImpl::BackgroundCompaction:NonTrivial:AfterRun"},
+    });
+     SyncPoint::GetInstance()->EnableProcessing();
+    sleeping_task_->WakeUp();
+    sleeping_task_->WaitUntilDone();
+
+    TEST_SYNC_POINT("pre_file_ingestion");
     ASSERT_OK(GenerateAndAddExternalFile(
         options, {60, 61, 62},
         {ValueType::kTypeValue, ValueType::kTypeMerge, ValueType::kTypeValue},

[==========] Running 1 test from 1 test case.
[----------] Global test environment set-up.
[----------] 1 test from ExternalSSTFileBasicTest/ExternalSSTFileBasicTest
[ RUN      ] ExternalSSTFileBasicTest/ExternalSSTFileBasicTest.IngestFileWithMixedValueType/1
db/external_sst_file_basic_test.cc:1069: Failure
Expected equality of these values:
  dbfull()->GetLatestSequenceNumber()
    Which is: 56
  last_seqno
    Which is: 55
[  FAILED  ] ExternalSSTFileBasicTest/ExternalSSTFileBasicTest.IngestFileWithMixedValueType/1, where GetParam() = (true, false) (4888 ms)
[----------] 1 test from ExternalSSTFileBasicTest/ExternalSSTFileBasicTest (4888 ms total)

[----------] Global test environment tear-down
[==========] 1 test from 1 test case ran. (4888 ms total)
[  PASSED  ] 0 tests.
[  FAILED  ] 1 test, listed below:
[  FAILED  ] ExternalSSTFileBasicTest/ExternalSSTFileBasicTest.IngestFileWithMixedValueType/1, where GetParam() = (true, false)

[==========] Running 1 test from 1 test case.
[----------] Global test environment set-up.
[----------] 1 test from ExternalSSTFileBasicTest/ExternalSSTFileBasicTest
[ RUN      ] ExternalSSTFileBasicTest/ExternalSSTFileBasicTest.IngestFileWithGlobalSeqnoPickedSeqno/1
db/external_sst_file_basic_test.cc:771: Failure
Expected equality of these values:
  dbfull()->GetLatestSequenceNumber()
    Which is: 54
  last_seqno
    Which is: 53
[  FAILED  ] ExternalSSTFileBasicTest/ExternalSSTFileBasicTest.IngestFileWithGlobalSeqnoPickedSeqno/1, where GetParam() = (true, false) (16725 ms)
[----------] 1 test from ExternalSSTFileBasicTest/ExternalSSTFileBasicTest (16725 ms total)

[----------] Global test environment tear-down
[==========] 1 test from 1 test case ran. (16725 ms total)
[  PASSED  ] 0 tests.
[  FAILED  ] 1 test, listed below:
[  FAILED  ] ExternalSSTFileBasicTest/ExternalSSTFileBasicTest.IngestFileWithGlobalSeqnoPickedSeqno/1, where GetParam() = (true, false)