diff --git a/balking/src/test/java/com/iluwatar/balking/WashingMachineTest.java b/balking/src/test/java/com/iluwatar/balking/WashingMachineTest.java
index 9a13b8b2dcf4..3344c3f3f555 100644
--- a/balking/src/test/java/com/iluwatar/balking/WashingMachineTest.java
+++ b/balking/src/test/java/com/iluwatar/balking/WashingMachineTest.java
@@ -22,14 +22,13 @@
  */
 package com.iluwatar.balking;
 
-import org.junit.jupiter.api.Disabled;
-import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
 
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
 import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
-import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 /**
  * Tests for {@link WashingMachine}
@@ -38,12 +37,14 @@ public class WashingMachineTest {
 
   private volatile WashingMachineState machineStateGlobal;
 
-  @Disabled
   @Test
   public void wash() throws Exception {
     WashingMachine washingMachine = new WashingMachine();
     ExecutorService executorService = Executors.newFixedThreadPool(2);
-    executorService.execute(washingMachine::wash);
+    executorService.execute(() -> {
+      washingMachine.wash();
+      machineStateGlobal = washingMachine.getWashingMachineState();
+    });
     executorService.execute(() -> {
       washingMachine.wash();
       machineStateGlobal = washingMachine.getWashingMachineState();