diff --git a/spring-messaging/src/test/java/org/springframework/messaging/simp/config/MessageBrokerConfigurationTests.java b/spring-messaging/src/test/java/org/springframework/messaging/simp/config/MessageBrokerConfigurationTests.java
index a3b430db8b3..1b9e5a90881 100644
--- a/spring-messaging/src/test/java/org/springframework/messaging/simp/config/MessageBrokerConfigurationTests.java
+++ b/spring-messaging/src/test/java/org/springframework/messaging/simp/config/MessageBrokerConfigurationTests.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
@@ -69,6 +70,9 @@ import org.springframework.messaging.support.AbstractSubscribableChannel;
 import org.springframework.messaging.support.ChannelInterceptor;
 import org.springframework.messaging.support.ExecutorSubscribableChannel;
 import org.springframework.messaging.support.MessageBuilder;
+import org.springframework.messaging.tcp.ReconnectStrategy;
+import org.springframework.messaging.tcp.TcpConnectionHandler;
+import org.springframework.messaging.tcp.TcpOperations;
 import org.springframework.scheduling.concurrent.ThreadPoolTaskExecutor;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Controller;
 import org.springframework.util.AntPathMatcher;
@@ -622,7 +626,9 @@ public class MessageBrokerConfigurationTests {
 
 		@Override
 		public void configureMessageBroker(MessageBrokerRegistry registry) {
-			registry.enableStompBrokerRelay("/topic", "/queue").setAutoStartup(true)
+			registry.enableStompBrokerRelay("/topic", "/queue")
+					.setAutoStartup(true)
+					.setTcpClient(new NoOpTcpClient())
 					.setUserDestinationBroadcast("/topic/unresolved-user-destination")
 					.setUserRegistryBroadcast("/topic/simp-user-registry");
 		}
@@ -787,4 +793,24 @@ public class MessageBrokerConfigurationTests {
 	private static class CustomThreadPoolTaskExecutor extends ThreadPoolTaskExecutor {
 	}
 
+
+	private static class NoOpTcpClient implements TcpOperations<byte[]> {
+
+		@Override
+		public CompletableFuture<Void> connectAsync(TcpConnectionHandler<byte[]> handler) {
+			return CompletableFuture.completedFuture(null);
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public CompletableFuture<Void> connectAsync(TcpConnectionHandler<byte[]> handler, ReconnectStrategy strategy) {
+			return CompletableFuture.completedFuture(null);
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public CompletableFuture<Void> shutdownAsync() {
+			return CompletableFuture.completedFuture(null);
+		}
+
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/spring-messaging/src/test/java/org/springframework/messaging/simp/stomp/AbstractStompBrokerRelayIntegrationTests.java b/spring-messaging/src/test/java/org/springframework/messaging/simp/stomp/AbstractStompBrokerRelayIntegrationTests.java
index 992a22be772..ba7809a47c0 100644
--- a/spring-messaging/src/test/java/org/springframework/messaging/simp/stomp/AbstractStompBrokerRelayIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/spring-messaging/src/test/java/org/springframework/messaging/simp/stomp/AbstractStompBrokerRelayIntegrationTests.java
@@ -228,13 +228,14 @@ public abstract class AbstractStompBrokerRelayIntegrationTests {
 		this.relay.handleMessage(subscribe.message);
 		this.responseHandler.expectMessages(subscribe);
 
-		MessageExchange error = MessageExchangeBuilder.error(sess1).build();
 		stopActiveMqBrokerAndAwait();
-		this.responseHandler.expectMessages(error);
 
+		MessageExchange error = MessageExchangeBuilder.error(sess1).build();
+		this.responseHandler.expectMessages(error);
 		this.eventPublisher.expectBrokerAvailabilityEvent(false);
 
 		startActiveMQBroker();
+
 		this.eventPublisher.expectBrokerAvailabilityEvent(true);
 	}