diff --git a/spring-integration-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/adapter/AdapterTests.java b/spring-integration-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/adapter/AdapterTests.java
index a92063b8d3..420986231b 100644
--- a/spring-integration-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/adapter/AdapterTests.java
+++ b/spring-integration-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/adapter/AdapterTests.java
@@ -42,11 +42,9 @@ public class AdapterTests {
 		sink.setLatch(latch);
 		assertNull(sink.get());
 		context.start();
-		String result = null;
 		latch.await(3000, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
 		assertEquals("latch should have counted down within allotted time", 0, latch.getCount());
-		result = sink.get();
-		assertNotNull(result);
+		assertNotNull(sink.get());
 		context.close();
 	}
 
@@ -58,11 +56,9 @@ public class AdapterTests {
 		sink.setLatch(latch);
 		assertNull(sink.get());
 		context.start();
-		String result = null;
 		latch.await(3000, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
 		assertEquals("latch should have counted down within allotted time", 0, latch.getCount());
-		result = sink.get();
-		assertNotNull(result);
+		assertNotNull(sink.get());
 		context.close();
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-integration-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/adapter/TestSink.java b/spring-integration-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/adapter/TestSink.java
index 3836669a3e..c45b6dd6f1 100644
--- a/spring-integration-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/adapter/TestSink.java
+++ b/spring-integration-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/adapter/TestSink.java
@@ -43,10 +43,10 @@ public class TestSink {
 	}
 
 	public void store(String s) {
+		this.result = s;
 		if (this.latch != null) {
 			this.latch.countDown();
 		}
-		this.result = s;
 	}
 
 	public String get() {