diff --git a/tests/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/integration/server/ScaleDownTest.java b/tests/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/integration/server/ScaleDownTest.java
index c77a1c4c79..6e1cfa4409 100644
--- a/tests/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/integration/server/ScaleDownTest.java
+++ b/tests/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/integration/server/ScaleDownTest.java
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ import static org.apache.activemq.artemis.utils.collections.IterableStream.itera
 public class ScaleDownTest extends ClusterTestBase {
 
    private static final String AMQP_ACCEPTOR_URI = "tcp://127.0.0.1:5672";
+   private static final int RECEIVE_TIMEOUT_MILLIS = 1000;
 
    private boolean useScaleDownGroupName;
 
@@ -134,7 +135,7 @@ public class ScaleDownTest extends ClusterTestBase {
 
       // consume a message from queue 2
       addConsumer(1, 0, queueName2, null, false);
-      ClientMessage clientMessage = consumers[1].getConsumer().receive(250);
+      ClientMessage clientMessage = consumers[1].getConsumer().receive(RECEIVE_TIMEOUT_MILLIS);
       Assert.assertNotNull(clientMessage);
       clientMessage.acknowledge();
       consumers[1].getSession().commit();
@@ -149,26 +150,26 @@ public class ScaleDownTest extends ClusterTestBase {
 
       // get the 2 messages from queue 1
       addConsumer(0, 1, queueName1, null);
-      clientMessage = consumers[0].getConsumer().receive(250);
+      clientMessage = consumers[0].getConsumer().receive(RECEIVE_TIMEOUT_MILLIS);
       Assert.assertNotNull(clientMessage);
       clientMessage.acknowledge();
-      clientMessage = consumers[0].getConsumer().receive(250);
+      clientMessage = consumers[0].getConsumer().receive(RECEIVE_TIMEOUT_MILLIS);
       Assert.assertNotNull(clientMessage);
       clientMessage.acknowledge();
 
       // ensure there are no more messages on queue 1
-      clientMessage = consumers[0].getConsumer().receive(250);
+      clientMessage = consumers[0].getConsumer().receive(RECEIVE_TIMEOUT_MILLIS);
       Assert.assertNull(clientMessage);
       removeConsumer(0);
 
       // get the 1 message from queue 2
       addConsumer(0, 1, queueName2, null);
-      clientMessage = consumers[0].getConsumer().receive(250);
+      clientMessage = consumers[0].getConsumer().receive(RECEIVE_TIMEOUT_MILLIS);
       Assert.assertNotNull(clientMessage);
       clientMessage.acknowledge();
 
       // ensure there are no more messages on queue 1
-      clientMessage = consumers[0].getConsumer().receive(250);
+      clientMessage = consumers[0].getConsumer().receive(RECEIVE_TIMEOUT_MILLIS);
       Assert.assertNull(clientMessage);
       removeConsumer(0);
    }
@@ -317,23 +318,23 @@ public class ScaleDownTest extends ClusterTestBase {
       // get the messages from node 1
       addConsumer(0, 1, queueName1, null);
       for (int i = 0; i < TEST_SIZE; i++) {
-         ClientMessage clientMessage = consumers[0].getConsumer().receive(250);
+         ClientMessage clientMessage = consumers[0].getConsumer().receive(RECEIVE_TIMEOUT_MILLIS);
          Assert.assertNotNull(clientMessage);
          clientMessage.acknowledge();
       }
 
-      ClientMessage clientMessage = consumers[0].getConsumer().receive(250);
+      ClientMessage clientMessage = consumers[0].getConsumer().receive(RECEIVE_TIMEOUT_MILLIS);
       Assert.assertNull(clientMessage);
       removeConsumer(0);
 
       addConsumer(0, 1, queueName2, null);
       for (int i = 0; i < TEST_SIZE; i++) {
-         clientMessage = consumers[0].getConsumer().receive(250);
+         clientMessage = consumers[0].getConsumer().receive(RECEIVE_TIMEOUT_MILLIS);
          Assert.assertNotNull(clientMessage);
          clientMessage.acknowledge();
       }
 
-      clientMessage = consumers[0].getConsumer().receive(250);
+      clientMessage = consumers[0].getConsumer().receive(RECEIVE_TIMEOUT_MILLIS);
       Assert.assertNull(clientMessage);
       removeConsumer(0);
    }
@@ -355,7 +356,7 @@ public class ScaleDownTest extends ClusterTestBase {
 
       // consume a message from node 0
       addConsumer(1, 0, queueName2, null, false);
-      ClientMessage clientMessage = consumers[1].getConsumer().receive(250);
+      ClientMessage clientMessage = consumers[1].getConsumer().receive(RECEIVE_TIMEOUT_MILLIS);
       Assert.assertNotNull(clientMessage);
       clientMessage.acknowledge();
       consumers[1].getSession().commit();
@@ -365,26 +366,26 @@ public class ScaleDownTest extends ClusterTestBase {
 
       // get the 2 messages from queue 1
       addConsumer(0, 1, queueName1, null);
-      clientMessage = consumers[0].getConsumer().receive(250);
+      clientMessage = consumers[0].getConsumer().receive(RECEIVE_TIMEOUT_MILLIS);
       Assert.assertNotNull(clientMessage);
       clientMessage.acknowledge();
-      clientMessage = consumers[0].getConsumer().receive(250);
+      clientMessage = consumers[0].getConsumer().receive(RECEIVE_TIMEOUT_MILLIS);
       Assert.assertNotNull(clientMessage);
       clientMessage.acknowledge();
 
       // ensure there are no more messages on queue 1
-      clientMessage = consumers[0].getConsumer().receive(250);
+      clientMessage = consumers[0].getConsumer().receive(RECEIVE_TIMEOUT_MILLIS);
       Assert.assertNull(clientMessage);
       removeConsumer(0);
 
       // get the 1 message from queue 2
       addConsumer(0, 1, queueName2, null);
-      clientMessage = consumers[0].getConsumer().receive(250);
+      clientMessage = consumers[0].getConsumer().receive(RECEIVE_TIMEOUT_MILLIS);
       Assert.assertNotNull(clientMessage);
       clientMessage.acknowledge();
 
       // ensure there are no more messages on queue 1
-      clientMessage = consumers[0].getConsumer().receive(250);
+      clientMessage = consumers[0].getConsumer().receive(RECEIVE_TIMEOUT_MILLIS);
       Assert.assertNull(clientMessage);
       removeConsumer(0);
    }
@@ -407,7 +408,7 @@ public class ScaleDownTest extends ClusterTestBase {
       Assert.assertEquals(((QueueImpl)((LocalQueueBinding) servers[1].getPostOffice().getBinding(new SimpleString(queueName))).getBindable()).getRoutingType(), RoutingType.ANYCAST);
       // get the 1 message from queue 2
       addConsumer(0, 1, queueName, null);
-      ClientMessage clientMessage = consumers[0].getConsumer().receive(250);
+      ClientMessage clientMessage = consumers[0].getConsumer().receive(RECEIVE_TIMEOUT_MILLIS);
       Assert.assertNotNull(clientMessage);
       clientMessage.acknowledge();
 
@@ -448,7 +449,7 @@ public class ScaleDownTest extends ClusterTestBase {
       Assert.assertEquals(((QueueImpl)((LocalQueueBinding) servers[1].getPostOffice().getBinding(new SimpleString(queueName))).getBindable()).getRoutingType(), RoutingType.ANYCAST);
       // get the 1 message from queue 2
       addConsumer(0, 1, queueName, null);
-      ClientMessage clientMessage = consumers[0].getConsumer().receive(250);
+      ClientMessage clientMessage = consumers[0].getConsumer().receive(RECEIVE_TIMEOUT_MILLIS);
       Assert.assertNotNull(clientMessage);
       clientMessage.acknowledge();
    }
@@ -482,13 +483,13 @@ public class ScaleDownTest extends ClusterTestBase {
 
       // get the 1 message from queue 1
       addConsumer(0, 1, queueName1, null);
-      clientMessage = consumers[0].getConsumer().receive(250);
+      clientMessage = consumers[0].getConsumer().receive(RECEIVE_TIMEOUT_MILLIS);
       Assert.assertNotNull(clientMessage);
       clientMessage.acknowledge();
 
       // get the 1 message from queue 2
       addConsumer(1, 1, queueName2, null);
-      clientMessage = consumers[1].getConsumer().receive(250);
+      clientMessage = consumers[1].getConsumer().receive(RECEIVE_TIMEOUT_MILLIS);
       Assert.assertNotNull(clientMessage);
       clientMessage.acknowledge();
    }
@@ -540,7 +541,7 @@ public class ScaleDownTest extends ClusterTestBase {
       session.start();
 
       for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
-         ClientMessage msg = consumer.receive(250);
+         ClientMessage msg = consumer.receive(RECEIVE_TIMEOUT_MILLIS);
          byte[] body = new byte[msg.getBodySize()];
          msg.getBodyBuffer().readBytes(body);
          Assert.assertTrue(new String(body).contains("Bob the giant pig " + i));
@@ -594,7 +595,7 @@ public class ScaleDownTest extends ClusterTestBase {
       session.start();
 
       for (int nmsg = 0; nmsg < 10; nmsg++) {
-         ClientMessage msg = consumer.receive(250);
+         ClientMessage msg = consumer.receive(RECEIVE_TIMEOUT_MILLIS);
 
          Assert.assertNotNull(msg);
 
@@ -641,10 +642,10 @@ public class ScaleDownTest extends ClusterTestBase {
 
       addConsumer(0, 1, queueName, null);
       for (int i = 0; i < messageCount; i++) {
-         Assert.assertNotNull(consumers[0].getConsumer().receive(250));
+         Assert.assertNotNull(consumers[0].getConsumer().receive(RECEIVE_TIMEOUT_MILLIS));
       }
 
-      Assert.assertNull(consumers[0].getConsumer().receive(250));
+      Assert.assertNull(consumers[0].getConsumer().receive(RECEIVE_TIMEOUT_MILLIS));
       removeConsumer(0);
    }
 
@@ -680,10 +681,10 @@ public class ScaleDownTest extends ClusterTestBase {
 
       addConsumer(0, 1, queueName, null);
       for (int i = 0; i < messageCount; i++) {
-         Assert.assertEquals(i, consumers[0].getConsumer().receive(250).getIntProperty("order").intValue());
+         Assert.assertEquals(i, consumers[0].getConsumer().receive(RECEIVE_TIMEOUT_MILLIS).getIntProperty("order").intValue());
       }
 
-      Assert.assertNull(consumers[0].getConsumer().receive(250));
+      Assert.assertNull(consumers[0].getConsumer().receive(RECEIVE_TIMEOUT_MILLIS));
       removeConsumer(0);
    }
 
@@ -721,17 +722,17 @@ public class ScaleDownTest extends ClusterTestBase {
          String compare;
          ClientMessage message;
          if (i % 2 == 0) {
-            message = consumers[0].getConsumer().receive(250);
+            message = consumers[0].getConsumer().receive(RECEIVE_TIMEOUT_MILLIS);
             compare = "0";
          } else {
-            message = consumers[1].getConsumer().receive(250);
+            message = consumers[1].getConsumer().receive(RECEIVE_TIMEOUT_MILLIS);
             compare = "1";
          }
          Assert.assertEquals(compare, message.getStringProperty(ClusterTestBase.FILTER_PROP));
       }
 
-      Assert.assertNull(consumers[0].getConsumer().receive(250));
-      Assert.assertNull(consumers[1].getConsumer().receive(250));
+      Assert.assertNull(consumers[0].getConsumer().receive(RECEIVE_TIMEOUT_MILLIS));
+      Assert.assertNull(consumers[1].getConsumer().receive(RECEIVE_TIMEOUT_MILLIS));
       removeConsumer(0);
       removeConsumer(1);
    }