diff --git a/examples/kafka-cluster/build.gradle b/examples/kafka-cluster/build.gradle
index 54ae4eee8ff..623fcd66175 100644
--- a/examples/kafka-cluster/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/kafka-cluster/build.gradle
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation 'com.google.guava:guava:23.0'
     testImplementation 'ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.3.14'
     testImplementation 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.11.0'
+    testImplementation 'org.awaitility:awaitility:4.2.2'
 }
 
 test {
diff --git a/examples/kafka-cluster/src/test/java/com/example/kafkacluster/KafkaContainerCluster.java b/examples/kafka-cluster/src/test/java/com/example/kafkacluster/KafkaContainerCluster.java
index 9ab3f25e0ff..403d087af3e 100644
--- a/examples/kafka-cluster/src/test/java/com/example/kafkacluster/KafkaContainerCluster.java
+++ b/examples/kafka-cluster/src/test/java/com/example/kafkacluster/KafkaContainerCluster.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package com.example.kafkacluster;
 
 import lombok.SneakyThrows;
-import org.rnorth.ducttape.unreliables.Unreliables;
+import org.awaitility.Awaitility;
 import org.testcontainers.containers.Container;
 import org.testcontainers.containers.GenericContainer;
 import org.testcontainers.containers.KafkaContainer;
@@ -11,11 +11,12 @@
 
 import java.time.Duration;
 import java.util.Collection;
-import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import java.util.stream.IntStream;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+
 /**
  * Provides an easy way to launch a Kafka cluster with multiple brokers.
  */
@@ -87,10 +88,10 @@ public void start() {
         // sequential start to avoid resource contention on CI systems with weaker hardware
         brokers.forEach(GenericContainer::start);
 
-        Unreliables.retryUntilTrue(
-            30,
-            TimeUnit.SECONDS,
-            () -> {
+        Awaitility
+            .await()
+            .atMost(Duration.ofSeconds(30))
+            .untilAsserted(() -> {
                 Container.ExecResult result =
                     this.zookeeper.execInContainer(
                             "sh",
@@ -101,9 +102,8 @@ public void start() {
                         );
                 String brokers = result.getStdout();
 
-                return brokers != null && brokers.split(",").length == this.brokersNum;
-            }
-        );
+                assertThat(brokers.split(",")).hasSize(this.brokersNum);
+            });
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/examples/kafka-cluster/src/test/java/com/example/kafkacluster/KafkaContainerClusterTest.java b/examples/kafka-cluster/src/test/java/com/example/kafkacluster/KafkaContainerClusterTest.java
index 51221b5d56f..6a66cf0ca2e 100644
--- a/examples/kafka-cluster/src/test/java/com/example/kafkacluster/KafkaContainerClusterTest.java
+++ b/examples/kafka-cluster/src/test/java/com/example/kafkacluster/KafkaContainerClusterTest.java
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
 import org.apache.kafka.clients.producer.ProducerRecord;
 import org.apache.kafka.common.serialization.StringDeserializer;
 import org.apache.kafka.common.serialization.StringSerializer;
+import org.awaitility.Awaitility;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
-import org.rnorth.ducttape.unreliables.Unreliables;
 
 import java.time.Duration;
 import java.util.Collection;
@@ -100,24 +100,17 @@ protected void testKafkaFunctionality(String bootstrapServers, int partitions, i
 
             producer.send(new ProducerRecord<>(topicName, "testcontainers", "rulezzz")).get();
 
-            Unreliables.retryUntilTrue(
-                10,
-                TimeUnit.SECONDS,
-                () -> {
+            Awaitility
+                .await()
+                .atMost(Duration.ofSeconds(10))
+                .untilAsserted(() -> {
                     ConsumerRecords<String, String> records = consumer.poll(Duration.ofMillis(100));
 
-                    if (records.isEmpty()) {
-                        return false;
-                    }
-
                     assertThat(records)
                         .hasSize(1)
                         .extracting(ConsumerRecord::topic, ConsumerRecord::key, ConsumerRecord::value)
                         .containsExactly(tuple(topicName, "testcontainers", "rulezzz"));
-
-                    return true;
-                }
-            );
+                });
 
             consumer.unsubscribe();
         }
diff --git a/examples/kafka-cluster/src/test/java/com/example/kafkacluster/KafkaContainerKraftCluster.java b/examples/kafka-cluster/src/test/java/com/example/kafkacluster/KafkaContainerKraftCluster.java
index 4411cb14540..f42e3c5b1ba 100644
--- a/examples/kafka-cluster/src/test/java/com/example/kafkacluster/KafkaContainerKraftCluster.java
+++ b/examples/kafka-cluster/src/test/java/com/example/kafkacluster/KafkaContainerKraftCluster.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package com.example.kafkacluster;
 
 import org.apache.kafka.common.Uuid;
-import org.rnorth.ducttape.unreliables.Unreliables;
+import org.awaitility.Awaitility;
 import org.testcontainers.containers.Container;
 import org.testcontainers.containers.GenericContainer;
 import org.testcontainers.containers.KafkaContainer;
@@ -11,10 +11,11 @@
 
 import java.time.Duration;
 import java.util.Collection;
-import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import java.util.stream.IntStream;
 
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+
 public class KafkaContainerKraftCluster implements Startable {
 
     private final int brokersNum;
@@ -79,10 +80,10 @@ public void start() {
         // Needs to start all the brokers at once
         brokers.parallelStream().forEach(GenericContainer::start);
 
-        Unreliables.retryUntilTrue(
-            30,
-            TimeUnit.SECONDS,
-            () -> {
+        Awaitility
+            .await()
+            .atMost(Duration.ofSeconds(30))
+            .untilAsserted(() -> {
                 Container.ExecResult result =
                     this.brokers.stream()
                         .findFirst()
@@ -94,9 +95,8 @@ public void start() {
                         );
                 String brokers = result.getStdout().replace("\n", "");
 
-                return brokers != null && Integer.valueOf(brokers) == this.brokersNum;
-            }
-        );
+                assertThat(brokers).asInt().isEqualTo(this.brokersNum);
+            });
     }
 
     @Override