diff --git a/test/lib/cql_test_env.cc b/test/lib/cql_test_env.cc
index eb828a10ab..d82f7b37e6 100644
--- a/test/lib/cql_test_env.cc
+++ b/test/lib/cql_test_env.cc
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ public:
         schema_builder builder(make_lw_shared<schema>(schema_maker(ks_name)));
         builder.set_uuid(id);
         auto s = builder.build(schema_builder::compact_storage::no);
-        return _mm.local().announce_new_column_family(s);
+        co_return co_await _mm.local().announce(co_await _mm.local().prepare_new_column_family_announcement(s));
     }
 
     virtual future<> require_keyspace_exists(const sstring& ks_name) override {