diff --git a/tests/integration/test_akafka_testutils.py b/tests/integration/test_akafka_testutils.py
index b0fb6d15..5e6ff769 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_akafka_testutils.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_akafka_testutils.py
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ async def test_clear_topics_specific(kafka: KafkaFixture):
     await kafka.clear_topics(topics="clear_topic")
 
     # make sure the keep_topic still has its event but clear_topic is empty
-    prefetched = await consumer.getmany(timeout_ms=5000)
+    prefetched = await consumer.getmany(timeout_ms=500)
     assert len(prefetched) == 1
     records = next(iter(prefetched.values()))
     assert len(records) == 1
@@ -136,15 +136,12 @@ async def test_clear_topics_specific(kafka: KafkaFixture):
 
     # make sure messages are consumed again
     records = []
-    while True:
-        prefetched = await consumer.getmany(timeout_ms=5000)
-        if not prefetched:
-            break
-        assert len(prefetched) <= 2
-        records.extend(next(iter(prefetched.values())))
+    while prefetched := await consumer.getmany(timeout_ms=500):
+        for records_for_topic in prefetched.values():
+            records.extend(records_for_topic)
 
-    records.sort(key=lambda record: record.topic)
     assert len(records) == 2
+    records.sort(key=lambda record: record.topic)
     assert records[0].topic == "clear_topic"
     assert records[0].value
     assert records[0].value.decode("utf-8") == json.dumps(