diff --git a/tests/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/integration/amqp/JMSMessageConsumerTest.java b/tests/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/integration/amqp/JMSMessageConsumerTest.java
index 5d6ee47b76..b290d09880 100644
--- a/tests/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/integration/amqp/JMSMessageConsumerTest.java
+++ b/tests/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/integration/amqp/JMSMessageConsumerTest.java
@@ -444,6 +444,9 @@ public class JMSMessageConsumerTest extends JMSClientTestSupport {
          message1.setText("filtered");
          producer.send(message1, DeliveryMode.PERSISTENT, Message.DEFAULT_PRIORITY, Message.DEFAULT_TIME_TO_LIVE);
 
+         // short delay to prevent the timestamps from being the same
+         Thread.sleep(2);
+
          TextMessage message2 = session.createTextMessage();
          message2.setText("expected");
          producer.send(message2, DeliveryMode.PERSISTENT, Message.DEFAULT_PRIORITY, Message.DEFAULT_TIME_TO_LIVE);