diff --git a/spring-integration-ip/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/ip/tcp/connection/CachingClientConnectionFactoryTests.java b/spring-integration-ip/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/ip/tcp/connection/CachingClientConnectionFactoryTests.java
index ef2ad7e7ea..23c213eb0f 100644
--- a/spring-integration-ip/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/ip/tcp/connection/CachingClientConnectionFactoryTests.java
+++ b/spring-integration-ip/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/ip/tcp/connection/CachingClientConnectionFactoryTests.java
@@ -367,6 +367,7 @@ public class CachingClientConnectionFactoryTests {
 	}
 
 	private void testCloseOnTimeoutGuts(AbstractClientConnectionFactory cf) throws Exception, InterruptedException {
+		TestingUtilities.waitListening(serverCf, null);
 		cf.setSoTimeout(100);
 		CachingClientConnectionFactory cccf = new CachingClientConnectionFactory(cf, 1);
 		cccf.start();