diff --git a/activemq-unit-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/JMSConsumerTest.java b/activemq-unit-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/JMSConsumerTest.java
index fac20f3bac..0eff63fe1a 100644
--- a/activemq-unit-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/JMSConsumerTest.java
+++ b/activemq-unit-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/JMSConsumerTest.java
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ public class JMSConsumerTest extends JmsTestSupport {
         }
 
         final List<Subscription> subscriptions = getDestinationConsumers(broker, destination);
+        Thread.sleep(1000);
 
         assertTrue("prefetch extension..",
                 subscriptions.stream().