diff --git a/tests/system_tests_http1_adaptor.py b/tests/system_tests_http1_adaptor.py
index 1254d0175..c1b447218 100644
--- a/tests/system_tests_http1_adaptor.py
+++ b/tests/system_tests_http1_adaptor.py
@@ -1520,6 +1520,9 @@ def test_02_bad_AMQP_request_message(self):
             # ts.wait()
             # self.assertEqual(1, ts.rejected);
 
+        # wait for the test server to close
+        wait_http_listeners_down(self.INT_A.listener, l_filter={'name': 'L_testServer'})
+
         # verify router is still sane:
         http1_ping(self.http_server_port, self.http_listener_port)