diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 19b1b2c92f..d3ea54b441 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -669,6 +669,7 @@ project('spring-integration-redis') {
 		}
 
 		testImplementation "io.lettuce:lettuce-core:$lettuceVersion"
+		testImplementation "org.hamcrest:hamcrest-core:$hamcrestVersion"
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/spring-integration-redis/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/redis/inbound/ReactiveRedisStreamMessageProducerTests.java b/spring-integration-redis/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/redis/inbound/ReactiveRedisStreamMessageProducerTests.java
index d21c513fa6..5614cfd8cd 100644
--- a/spring-integration-redis/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/redis/inbound/ReactiveRedisStreamMessageProducerTests.java
+++ b/spring-integration-redis/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/redis/inbound/ReactiveRedisStreamMessageProducerTests.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package org.springframework.integration.redis.inbound;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.awaitility.Awaitility.await;
 
 import java.time.Duration;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
@@ -216,14 +217,11 @@ public class ReactiveRedisStreamMessageProducerTests extends RedisAvailableTests
 
 		stepVerifier.verify(Duration.ofSeconds(10));
 
-		Mono<PendingMessagesSummary> pending =
+		await().until(() ->
 				template.opsForStream()
-						.pending(STREAM_KEY, this.redisStreamMessageProducer.getBeanName());
-
-		StepVerifier.create(pending)
-				.assertNext(pendingMessagesSummary ->
-						assertThat(pendingMessagesSummary.getTotalPendingMessages()).isEqualTo(1))
-				.verifyComplete();
+						.pending(STREAM_KEY, this.redisStreamMessageProducer.getBeanName())
+						.block(Duration.ofMillis(100))
+						.getTotalPendingMessages() == 1);
 
 		acknowledgmentReference.get().acknowledge();