diff --git a/dd-java-agent/testing/src/main/groovy/datadog/trace/agent/test/base/HttpServerTest.groovy b/dd-java-agent/testing/src/main/groovy/datadog/trace/agent/test/base/HttpServerTest.groovy
index 0bb81fd1102..9ba57f4ac0e 100644
--- a/dd-java-agent/testing/src/main/groovy/datadog/trace/agent/test/base/HttpServerTest.groovy
+++ b/dd-java-agent/testing/src/main/groovy/datadog/trace/agent/test/base/HttpServerTest.groovy
@@ -1740,6 +1740,8 @@ abstract class HttpServerTest<SERVER> extends WithHttpServer<SERVER> {
     response.header('Content-type') =~ /(?i)\Aapplication\/json(?:;\s?charset=utf-8)?\z/
     response.body().charStream().text.contains('"title":"You\'ve been blocked"')
     !handlerRan
+
+    when:
     TEST_WRITER.waitForTraces(1)
     def trace = TEST_WRITER.get(0)