diff --git a/robottelo/host_helpers/capsule_mixins.py b/robottelo/host_helpers/capsule_mixins.py
index 0589b5f15a3..16fd7fa5712 100644
--- a/robottelo/host_helpers/capsule_mixins.py
+++ b/robottelo/host_helpers/capsule_mixins.py
@@ -66,14 +66,14 @@ def wait_for_sync(self, timeout=600, start_time=None):
         # Assert that a task to sync lifecycle environment to the capsule
         # is started (or finished already)
         if start_time is None:
-            start_time = datetime.utcnow()
+            start_time = datetime.utcnow().replace(microsecond=0)
         logger.info(f"Waiting for capsule {self.hostname} sync to finish ...")
         sync_status = self.nailgun_capsule.content_get_sync()
         logger.info(f"Active tasks {sync_status['active_sync_tasks']}")
         assert (
             len(sync_status['active_sync_tasks'])
             or datetime.strptime(sync_status['last_sync_time'], '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S UTC')
-            > start_time
+            >= start_time
         )
 
         # Wait till capsule sync finishes and assert the sync task succeeded
diff --git a/tests/upgrades/test_capsule.py b/tests/upgrades/test_capsule.py
index a520a316c18..d064b677fbe 100644
--- a/tests/upgrades/test_capsule.py
+++ b/tests/upgrades/test_capsule.py
@@ -106,8 +106,7 @@ def test_post_user_scenario_capsule_sync(
         ak_env = ak.environment.read()
         org = ak.organization.read()
         content_view = target_sat.api.ContentView(id=pre_upgrade_data.get('content_view_id')).read()
-        pre_configured_capsule.nailgun_capsule.content_sync(timeout=3600)
-        pre_configured_capsule.wait_for_sync(timeout=9000)
+        pre_configured_capsule.nailgun_capsule.content_sync(timeout=7200)
 
         sat_repo_url = target_sat.get_published_repo_url(
             org=org.label,
@@ -125,11 +124,16 @@ def test_post_user_scenario_capsule_sync(
         )
         sat_files_urls = get_repo_files_urls_by_url(sat_repo_url)
         cap_files_urls = get_repo_files_urls_by_url(cap_repo_url)
-        assert len(sat_files_urls) == len(cap_files_urls) == constants.FAKE_1_YUM_REPOS_COUNT
+        assert (
+            len(sat_files_urls) == constants.FAKE_1_YUM_REPOS_COUNT
+        ), 'upstream and satellite repo rpm counts are differrent'
+        assert len(sat_files_urls) == len(
+            cap_files_urls
+        ), 'satellite and capsule repo rpm counts are differrent'
 
         sat_files = {os.path.basename(f) for f in sat_files_urls}
         cap_files = {os.path.basename(f) for f in cap_files_urls}
-        assert sat_files == cap_files
+        assert sat_files == cap_files, 'satellite and capsule rpm basenames are differrent'
 
         for pkg in constants.FAKE_1_YUM_REPO_RPMS:
             assert pkg in sat_files, f'{pkg=} is not in the {repo=} on satellite'
@@ -137,7 +141,7 @@ def test_post_user_scenario_capsule_sync(
 
         sat_files_md5 = [target_sat.md5_by_url(url) for url in sat_files_urls]
         cap_files_md5 = [target_sat.md5_by_url(url) for url in cap_files_urls]
-        assert sat_files_md5 == cap_files_md5
+        assert sat_files_md5 == cap_files_md5, 'satellite and capsule rpm md5sums are differrent'
 
 
 class TestCapsuleSyncNewRepo:
@@ -182,8 +186,7 @@ def test_post_user_scenario_capsule_sync_yum_repo(
         content_view.read().version[0].promote(data={'environment_ids': ak_env.id})
         content_view_env = [env.id for env in content_view.read().environment]
         assert ak_env.id in content_view_env
-        pre_configured_capsule.nailgun_capsule.content_sync()
-        pre_configured_capsule.wait_for_sync(timeout=9000)
+        pre_configured_capsule.nailgun_capsule.content_sync(timeout=7200)
 
         sat_repo_url = target_sat.get_published_repo_url(
             org=default_org.label,
@@ -202,11 +205,16 @@ def test_post_user_scenario_capsule_sync_yum_repo(
 
         sat_files_urls = get_repo_files_urls_by_url(sat_repo_url)
         cap_files_urls = get_repo_files_urls_by_url(cap_repo_url)
-        assert len(sat_files_urls) == len(cap_files_urls) == constants.FAKE_1_YUM_REPOS_COUNT
+        assert (
+            len(sat_files_urls) == constants.FAKE_1_YUM_REPOS_COUNT
+        ), 'upstream and satellite repo rpm counts are differrent'
+        assert len(sat_files_urls) == len(
+            cap_files_urls
+        ), 'satellite and capsule repo rpm counts are differrent'
 
         sat_files = {os.path.basename(f) for f in sat_files_urls}
         cap_files = {os.path.basename(f) for f in cap_files_urls}
-        assert sat_files == cap_files
+        assert sat_files == cap_files, 'satellite and capsule rpm basenames are differrent'
 
         for pkg in constants.FAKE_1_YUM_REPO_RPMS:
             assert pkg in sat_files, f'{pkg=} is not in the {repo=} on satellite'
@@ -214,4 +222,4 @@ def test_post_user_scenario_capsule_sync_yum_repo(
 
         sat_files_md5 = [target_sat.md5_by_url(url) for url in sat_files_urls]
         cap_files_md5 = [target_sat.md5_by_url(url) for url in cap_files_urls]
-        assert sat_files_md5 == cap_files_md5
+        assert sat_files_md5 == cap_files_md5, 'satellite and capsule rpm md5sums are differrent'