diff --git a/src/test/subscription/t/026_stats.pl b/src/test/subscription/t/026_stats.pl
index 0df31a6..d9589f0 100644
--- a/src/test/subscription/t/026_stats.pl
+++ b/src/test/subscription/t/026_stats.pl
@@ -134,24 +134,37 @@ sub create_sub_pub_w_errors
 	  or die
 	  qq(Timed out while waiting for update_exists conflict for subscription '$sub_name');
 
-	# Truncate the test table to ensure that the conflicting update operations
-	# are skipped, allowing the test to continue.
-	$node_subscriber->safe_psql($db, qq(TRUNCATE $table_name));
+    # Truncate the subscriber side test table. Now that the table is empty,
+    # the update conflict ('update_existing') ERRORs will stop happening. A
+    # single update conflict 'update_missing' will be reported, but the update
+    # will be skipped on the subscriber, allowing the test to continue.
+    $node_subscriber->safe_psql($db, qq(TRUNCATE $table_name));
+
+	# Wait for the subscriber to report update_missing conflict.
+	$node_subscriber->poll_query_until(
+		$db,
+		qq[
+	SELECT update_missing_count > 0
+	FROM pg_stat_subscription_stats
+	WHERE subname = '$sub_name'
+	])
+	  or die
+	  qq(Timed out while waiting for update_missing conflict for subscription '$sub_name');
 
 	# Delete data from the test table on the publisher. This delete operation
 	# should be skipped on the subscriber since the table is already empty.
 	$node_publisher->safe_psql($db, qq(DELETE FROM $table_name;));
 
-	# Wait for the subscriber to report tuple missing conflict.
+	# Wait for the subscriber to report delete_missing conflict.
 	$node_subscriber->poll_query_until(
 		$db,
 		qq[
-	SELECT update_missing_count > 0 AND delete_missing_count > 0
+	SELECT delete_missing_count > 0
 	FROM pg_stat_subscription_stats
 	WHERE subname = '$sub_name'
 	])
 	  or die
-	  qq(Timed out while waiting for tuple missing conflict for subscription '$sub_name');
+	  qq(Timed out while waiting for delete_missing conflict for subscription '$sub_name');
 
 	# Prepare data for further tests.
 	$node_publisher->safe_psql($db, qq(INSERT INTO $table_name VALUES (1)));
@@ -216,7 +229,7 @@ my ($pub1_name, $sub1_name) =
   create_sub_pub_w_errors($node_publisher, $node_subscriber, $db,
 	$table1_name);
 
-# Apply errors, sync errors, and conflicts are > 0 and reset timestamp is NULL
+# Apply errors, sync errors, and conflicts are > 0 and stats_reset timestamp is NULL
 is( $node_subscriber->safe_psql(
 		$db,
 		qq(SELECT apply_error_count > 0,
@@ -240,7 +253,7 @@ $node_subscriber->safe_psql($db,
 	qq(SELECT pg_stat_reset_subscription_stats((SELECT subid FROM pg_stat_subscription_stats WHERE subname = '$sub1_name')))
 );
 
-# Apply errors, sync errors, and conflicts are 0 and stats reset is not NULL
+# Apply errors, sync errors, and conflicts are 0 and stats_reset timestamp is not NULL
 is( $node_subscriber->safe_psql(
 		$db,
 		qq(SELECT apply_error_count = 0,
@@ -286,7 +299,7 @@ my ($pub2_name, $sub2_name) =
   create_sub_pub_w_errors($node_publisher, $node_subscriber, $db,
 	$table2_name);
 
-# Apply errors, sync errors, and conflicts are > 0 and reset timestamp is NULL
+# Apply errors, sync errors, and conflicts are > 0 and stats_reset timestamp is NULL
 is( $node_subscriber->safe_psql(
 		$db,
 		qq(SELECT apply_error_count > 0,
@@ -309,7 +322,7 @@ is( $node_subscriber->safe_psql(
 $node_subscriber->safe_psql($db,
 	qq(SELECT pg_stat_reset_subscription_stats(NULL)));
 
-# Apply errors, sync errors, and conflicts are 0 and stats reset is not NULL
+# Apply errors, sync errors, and conflicts are 0 and stats_reset timestamp is not NULL
 is( $node_subscriber->safe_psql(
 		$db,
 		qq(SELECT apply_error_count = 0,