diff --git a/artemis-server/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/util/SimpleStringTest.java b/artemis-server/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/util/SimpleStringTest.java
index 054b186c00..ec081a67ff 100644
--- a/artemis-server/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/util/SimpleStringTest.java
+++ b/artemis-server/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/util/SimpleStringTest.java
@@ -419,6 +419,7 @@ public class SimpleStringTest extends Assert {
          final SimpleString expectedPooled = pool.getOrCreate(bb);
          bb.resetReaderIndex();
          Assert.assertSame(expectedPooled, pool.getOrCreate(bb));
+         bb.resetReaderIndex();
       }
    }