diff --git a/akka-persistence-typed/src/test/scala/akka/persistence/typed/delivery/WorkPullingWithEventSourcedProducerQueueSpec.scala b/akka-persistence-typed/src/test/scala/akka/persistence/typed/delivery/WorkPullingWithEventSourcedProducerQueueSpec.scala
index ed6b058c21..cf35ffd1c4 100644
--- a/akka-persistence-typed/src/test/scala/akka/persistence/typed/delivery/WorkPullingWithEventSourcedProducerQueueSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-persistence-typed/src/test/scala/akka/persistence/typed/delivery/WorkPullingWithEventSourcedProducerQueueSpec.scala
@@ -93,17 +93,18 @@ class WorkPullingWithEventSourcedProducerQueueSpec
       producerProbe.expectNoMessage()
 
       val delivery1 = consumerProbe.receiveMessage()
-      delivery1.message should ===("a")
       delivery1.confirmTo ! ConsumerController.Confirmed
 
       val delivery2 = consumerProbe.receiveMessage()
-      delivery2.message should ===("b")
       delivery2.confirmTo ! ConsumerController.Confirmed
 
       val delivery3 = consumerProbe.receiveMessage()
-      delivery3.message should ===("c")
       delivery3.confirmTo ! ConsumerController.Confirmed
 
+      // since we have two consumers with the same probe order of delivery to the
+      // probe is not deterministic
+      Set(delivery1.message, delivery2.message, delivery3.message) should ===(Set("a", "b", "c"))
+
       producerProbe.expectNoMessage()
       requestNext4.sendNextTo ! "d"