diff --git a/tests/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/integration/plugin/MetricsPluginTest.java b/tests/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/integration/plugin/MetricsPluginTest.java
index 26fbd2ba98..5ea14861f0 100644
--- a/tests/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/integration/plugin/MetricsPluginTest.java
+++ b/tests/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/integration/plugin/MetricsPluginTest.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import org.apache.activemq.artemis.api.core.client.ClientSession;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.api.core.client.ClientSessionFactory;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.api.core.client.ServerLocator;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.server.ActiveMQServer;
+import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.server.Queue;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.server.metrics.plugins.SimpleMetricsPlugin;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.settings.impl.AddressFullMessagePolicy;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.tests.util.Wait;
@@ -159,6 +160,9 @@ public class MetricsPluginTest extends ActiveMQTestBase {
       producer.send(message);
       producer.close();
 
+      Queue queue = server.locateQueue(queueName);
+      Wait.assertEquals(1, queue::getMessageCount);
+
       Map<Meter.Id, Double> metrics = getMetrics();
 
       checkMetric(metrics, "artemis.message.count", "queue", queueName, 1.0);