diff --git a/activemq-unit-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/transport/failover/FailoverTimeoutTest.java b/activemq-unit-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/transport/failover/FailoverTimeoutTest.java
index 150d528132..35a970f599 100644
--- a/activemq-unit-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/transport/failover/FailoverTimeoutTest.java
+++ b/activemq-unit-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/transport/failover/FailoverTimeoutTest.java
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ public class FailoverTimeoutTest {
         }
     }
 
+    protected String getTransportUri() {
+        return "tcp://localhost:0";
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testTimoutDoesNotFailConnectionAttempts() throws Exception {
         bs.stop();