diff --git a/test/boost/auth_test.cc b/test/boost/auth_test.cc
index 1ffb2cc5ba..6a7c9d7277 100644
--- a/test/boost/auth_test.cc
+++ b/test/boost/auth_test.cc
@@ -53,11 +53,10 @@ SEASTAR_TEST_CASE(test_default_authenticator) {
 }
 
 SEASTAR_TEST_CASE(test_password_authenticator_attributes) {
-    return do_with_cql_env([](cql_test_env& env) {
+    co_await do_with_cql_env_thread([](cql_test_env& env) {
         auto& a = env.local_auth_service().underlying_authenticator();
         BOOST_REQUIRE(a.require_authentication());
         BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(a.qualified_java_name(), auth::password_authenticator_name);
-        return make_ready_future();
     }, auth_on(false));
 }