diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index da9702f9..e750102e 100644
--- a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-6.8-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-7.3-bin.zip
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
diff --git a/src/integration/java/io/pinecone/helpers/IndexManager.java b/src/integration/java/io/pinecone/helpers/IndexManager.java
index fea9e883..98d96bf1 100644
--- a/src/integration/java/io/pinecone/helpers/IndexManager.java
+++ b/src/integration/java/io/pinecone/helpers/IndexManager.java
@@ -96,8 +96,7 @@ public static IndexModel waitUntilIndexIsReady(PineconeControlPlaneClient contro
                 break;
             }
             if (index.getStatus().getReady()) {
-                Thread.sleep(3000);
-                System.out.println("Index " + indexName + " is ready after " + waitedTimeMs + 3000 + "ms");
+                System.out.println("Index " + indexName + " is ready after " + waitedTimeMs + "ms");
                 break;
             }
             Thread.sleep(intervalMs);