diff --git a/tests/AgentTests/FunctionalAPITests.hs b/tests/AgentTests/FunctionalAPITests.hs
index c9b0063b7..806f693a4 100644
--- a/tests/AgentTests/FunctionalAPITests.hs
+++ b/tests/AgentTests/FunctionalAPITests.hs
@@ -1656,6 +1656,7 @@ testDeleteConnectionAsync t = do
     pure ([bId1, bId2, bId3] :: [ConnId])
   runRight_ $ do
     deleteConnectionsAsync a False connIds
+    nGet a =##> \case ("", "", DOWN {}) -> True; _ -> False
     get a =##> \case ("", c, DEL_RCVQ _ _ (Just (BROKER _ e))) -> c `elem` connIds && (e == TIMEOUT || e == NETWORK); _ -> False
     get a =##> \case ("", c, DEL_RCVQ _ _ (Just (BROKER _ e))) -> c `elem` connIds && (e == TIMEOUT || e == NETWORK); _ -> False
     get a =##> \case ("", c, DEL_RCVQ _ _ (Just (BROKER _ e))) -> c `elem` connIds && (e == TIMEOUT || e == NETWORK); _ -> False