diff --git a/nd4j/nd4j-backends/nd4j-tests/src/test/java/org/nd4j/linalg/rng/RandomTests.java b/nd4j/nd4j-backends/nd4j-tests/src/test/java/org/nd4j/linalg/rng/RandomTests.java
index b2de46e1b..d784fb390 100644
--- a/nd4j/nd4j-backends/nd4j-tests/src/test/java/org/nd4j/linalg/rng/RandomTests.java
+++ b/nd4j/nd4j-backends/nd4j-tests/src/test/java/org/nd4j/linalg/rng/RandomTests.java
@@ -851,9 +851,11 @@ public class RandomTests extends BaseNd4jTest {
             threads[x].start();
         }
 
-        for (int x = 0; x < threads.length; x++) {
+        // we want all threads finished before comparing arrays
+        for (int x = 0; x < threads.length; x++)
             threads[x].join();
 
+        for (int x = 0; x < threads.length; x++) {
             assertNotEquals(null, list.get(x));
 
             if (x > 0) {