diff --git a/pulsar/consumer_test.go b/pulsar/consumer_test.go
index 4e232b8ab8..4e2cbc4a92 100644
--- a/pulsar/consumer_test.go
+++ b/pulsar/consumer_test.go
@@ -296,27 +296,33 @@ func TestPriorityConsumer(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Nil(t, err)
 	defer producer.Close()
 
-	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
+	// Phase 1: Send 15 messages — distributed among the three priority-1 consumers
+	for i := 0; i < 15; i++ {
 		_, err := producer.Send(context.Background(), &ProducerMessage{
 			Payload: []byte(fmt.Sprintf("hello-%d", i)),
 		})
 		assert.Nil(t, err)
 	}
 
-	// Drain permits from consumer1 and consumer2
-	for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
-		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 2*time.Second)
-		msg, err := consumer1.Receive(ctx)
-		cancel()
-		assert.Nil(t, err)
-		assert.NotNil(t, msg)
+	// Phase 2: Drain 20 messages from consumer1 and consumer2 to replenish their permits.
+	// After receiving, each consumer sends individual permits back to the broker,
+	// so consumer1 and consumer2 will have more permits than consumer3.
+	for i := 0; i < 20; i++ {
+		ctx1, cancel1 := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 2*time.Second)
+		_, _ = consumer1.Receive(ctx1)
+		cancel1()
+		ctx2, cancel2 := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 2*time.Second)
+		_, _ = consumer2.Receive(ctx2)
+		cancel2()
 	}
+
+	// Phase 3: Send 5 more messages — broker should dispatch only to consumer1/consumer2
+	// because they have more available permits at priority level 1.
 	for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
-		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 2*time.Second)
-		msg, err := consumer2.Receive(ctx)
-		cancel()
+		_, err := producer.Send(context.Background(), &ProducerMessage{
+			Payload: []byte(fmt.Sprintf("hello-extra-%d", i)),
+		})
 		assert.Nil(t, err)
-		assert.NotNil(t, msg)
 	}
 
 	// Low-priority consumer should not have received any messages