diff --git a/sdk/eventhub/event-hubs/test/receiver.spec.ts b/sdk/eventhub/event-hubs/test/receiver.spec.ts
index 3f28853cc95d..09c06870a2b9 100644
--- a/sdk/eventhub/event-hubs/test/receiver.spec.ts
+++ b/sdk/eventhub/event-hubs/test/receiver.spec.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ describe("EventHub Receiver", function(): void {
       env[EnvVarKeys.EVENTHUB_NAME],
       "define EVENTHUB_NAME in your environment before running integration tests."
     );
+    partitionIds = await consumerClient.getPartitionIds({});
   });
 
   after("close the connection", async function(): Promise<void> {
@@ -59,7 +60,6 @@ describe("EventHub Receiver", function(): void {
       service.connectionString,
       service.path
     );
-    partitionIds = await consumerClient.getPartitionIds({});
   });
 
   afterEach("Closing the clients", async () => {