@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 import java.io.PrintStream;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.UUID;
+import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
 import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.AfterClass;
 import org.junit.Before;
@@ -49,12 +50,12 @@ public class QuickstartSampleIT {
 private PrintStream out;
 
 @BeforeClass
-public static void createDatabase() {
+public static void createDatabase() throws InterruptedException, ExecutionException {
 final SpannerOptions options =
 SpannerOptions.newBuilder().setAutoThrottleAdministrativeRequests().build();
 spanner = options.getService();
 dbClient = spanner.getDatabaseAdminClient();
-dbClient.createDatabase(instanceId, dbId, Collections.emptyList());
+dbClient.createDatabase(instanceId, dbId, Collections.emptyList()).get();
 }
 
 @AfterClass