diff --git a/deps/rabbitmq_mqtt/test/mqtt_shared_SUITE.erl b/deps/rabbitmq_mqtt/test/mqtt_shared_SUITE.erl
index 5af808e997fd..b5c152b6ea3c 100644
--- a/deps/rabbitmq_mqtt/test/mqtt_shared_SUITE.erl
+++ b/deps/rabbitmq_mqtt/test/mqtt_shared_SUITE.erl
@@ -894,25 +894,22 @@ session_expiry(Config) ->
     ok = rpc(Config, application, set_env, [App, Par, DefaultVal]).
 
 non_clean_sess_reconnect_qos1(Config) ->
-    non_clean_sess_reconnect(Config, qos1).
+    non_clean_sess_reconnect(Config, 1).
 
 non_clean_sess_reconnect_qos0(Config) ->
-    non_clean_sess_reconnect(Config, qos0).
+    non_clean_sess_reconnect(Config, 0).
 
 non_clean_sess_reconnect(Config, SubscriptionQoS) ->
     Pub = connect(<<"publisher">>, Config),
     Topic = ClientId = atom_to_binary(?FUNCTION_NAME),
 
     C1 = connect(ClientId, Config, non_clean_sess_opts()),
-    {ok, _, _} = emqtt:subscribe(C1, Topic, SubscriptionQoS),
-    ?assertMatch(#{consumers := 1},
-                 get_global_counters(Config)),
+    {ok, _, [SubscriptionQoS]} = emqtt:subscribe(C1, Topic, SubscriptionQoS),
+    ok = await_consumer_count(1, ClientId, SubscriptionQoS, Config),
 
     ok = emqtt:disconnect(C1),
-    eventually(?_assertMatch(#{consumers := 0},
-                             get_global_counters(Config))),
+    ok = await_consumer_count(0, ClientId, SubscriptionQoS, Config),
 
-    timer:sleep(20),
     ok = emqtt:publish(Pub, Topic, <<"msg-3-qos0">>, qos0),
     {ok, _} = emqtt:publish(Pub, Topic, <<"msg-4-qos1">>, qos1),
 
@@ -920,8 +917,7 @@ non_clean_sess_reconnect(Config, SubscriptionQoS) ->
     %% Server should reply in CONNACK that it has session state.
     ?assertEqual({session_present, 1},
                  proplists:lookup(session_present, emqtt:info(C2))),
-    ?assertMatch(#{consumers := 1},
-                 get_global_counters(Config)),
+    ok = await_consumer_count(1, ClientId, SubscriptionQoS, Config),
 
     ok = emqtt:publish(Pub, Topic, <<"msg-5-qos0">>, qos0),
     {ok, _} = emqtt:publish(Pub, Topic, <<"msg-6-qos1">>, qos1),
@@ -954,21 +950,20 @@ non_clean_sess_reconnect_qos0_and_qos1(Config) ->
     ClientId = ?FUNCTION_NAME,
 
     C1 = connect(ClientId, Config, non_clean_sess_opts()),
-    {ok, _, [1, 0]} = emqtt:subscribe(C1, [{Topic1, qos1}, {Topic0, qos0}]),
-    ?assertMatch(#{consumers := 1},
-                 get_global_counters(Config)),
+    {ok, _, [1, 0]} = emqtt:subscribe(C1, [{Topic1, qos1},
+                                           {Topic0, qos0}]),
+    ok = await_consumer_count(1, ClientId, 0, Config),
+    ok = await_consumer_count(1, ClientId, 1, Config),
 
     ok = emqtt:disconnect(C1),
-    eventually(?_assertMatch(#{consumers := 0},
-                             get_global_counters(Config))),
-
+    ok = await_consumer_count(0, ClientId, 0, Config),
+    ok = await_consumer_count(0, ClientId, 1, Config),
     {ok, _} = emqtt:publish(Pub, Topic0, <<"msg-0">>, qos1),
     {ok, _} = emqtt:publish(Pub, Topic1, <<"msg-1">>, qos1),
 
     C2 = connect(ClientId, Config, non_clean_sess_opts()),
-    ?assertMatch(#{consumers := 1},
-                 get_global_counters(Config)),
-
+    ok = await_consumer_count(1, ClientId, 0, Config),
+    ok = await_consumer_count(1, ClientId, 1, Config),
     ok = expect_publishes(C2, Topic0, [<<"msg-0">>]),
     ok = expect_publishes(C2, Topic1, [<<"msg-1">>]),
 
@@ -1884,6 +1879,17 @@ await_confirms_unordered(From, Left) ->
               ct:fail("~b confirms are missing", [Left])
     end.
 
+await_consumer_count(ConsumerCount, ClientId, QoS, Config) ->
+    Ch = rabbit_ct_client_helpers:open_channel(Config),
+    QueueName = rabbit_mqtt_util:queue_name_bin(
+                  rabbit_data_coercion:to_binary(ClientId), QoS),
+    eventually(
+      ?_assertMatch(
+         #'queue.declare_ok'{consumer_count = ConsumerCount},
+         amqp_channel:call(Ch, #'queue.declare'{queue = QueueName,
+                                                passive = true})), 500, 10),
+    ok = rabbit_ct_client_helpers:close_channel(Ch).
+
 declare_queue(Ch, QueueName, Args)
   when is_pid(Ch), is_binary(QueueName), is_list(Args) ->
     #'queue.declare_ok'{} = amqp_channel:call(