diff --git a/artemis-cli/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/cli/test/CheckTest.java b/artemis-cli/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/cli/test/CheckTest.java
index 5abc8a6637..7663bf5dd1 100644
--- a/artemis-cli/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/cli/test/CheckTest.java
+++ b/artemis-cli/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/cli/test/CheckTest.java
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ public class CheckTest extends CliTestBase {
 
          queueControl = (QueueControl)server.getManagementService().
             getResource(ResourceNames.QUEUE + queueName);
-         Assert.assertEquals(messages, queueControl.getMessageCount());
+         Wait.assertEquals(messages, queueControl::getMessageCount);
       } finally {
          stopServer();
       }