diff --git a/plugins/http_plugin/http_plugin.cpp b/plugins/http_plugin/http_plugin.cpp
index 6e66aa95bc..a3f790247d 100644
--- a/plugins/http_plugin/http_plugin.cpp
+++ b/plugins/http_plugin/http_plugin.cpp
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ namespace eosio {
    // returns true if `category` is enabled in http_plugin
    bool http_plugin::is_enabled(api_category category) const {
       return std::any_of(my->categories_by_address.begin(), my->categories_by_address.end(),
-                         [&category, this](const auto& entry) {
+                         [&category](const auto& entry) {
                             const auto& [address, categories] = entry;
                             return categories.contains(category);
                          });
@@ -635,6 +635,14 @@ namespace eosio {
       my->plugin_state->update_metrics = std::move(fun);
    }
 
+   size_t http_plugin::requests_in_flight() const {
+      return my->plugin_state->requests_in_flight;
+   }
+
+   size_t http_plugin::bytes_in_flight() const {
+      return my->plugin_state->bytes_in_flight;
+   }
+
    std::atomic<bool>& http_plugin::listening() {
       return my->listening;
    }
diff --git a/plugins/http_plugin/include/eosio/http_plugin/http_plugin.hpp b/plugins/http_plugin/include/eosio/http_plugin/http_plugin.hpp
index e4139730b4..5533aba41f 100644
--- a/plugins/http_plugin/include/eosio/http_plugin/http_plugin.hpp
+++ b/plugins/http_plugin/include/eosio/http_plugin/http_plugin.hpp
@@ -133,6 +133,10 @@ namespace eosio {
 
         void register_update_metrics(std::function<void(metrics)>&& fun);
 
+        size_t requests_in_flight() const;
+
+        size_t bytes_in_flight() const;
+
         std::atomic<bool>& listening();
    private:
         std::shared_ptr<class http_plugin_impl> my;
diff --git a/plugins/http_plugin/tests/unit_tests.cpp b/plugins/http_plugin/tests/unit_tests.cpp
index 49b37eb0eb..145f21f823 100644
--- a/plugins/http_plugin/tests/unit_tests.cpp
+++ b/plugins/http_plugin/tests/unit_tests.cpp
@@ -622,6 +622,18 @@ BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_CASE(bytes_in_flight, http_plugin_test_fixture) {
       return count_of_status_replies;
    };
 
+   auto wait_for_no_bytes_in_flight = [&](uint16_t max = std::numeric_limits<uint16_t>::max()) {
+      while ((http_plugin->bytes_in_flight() > 0 || http_plugin->requests_in_flight() > 0) && --max)
+         std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(5));
+      BOOST_CHECK(max > 0);
+   };
+
+   auto wait_for_requests = [&](uint16_t num_requests, uint16_t max = std::numeric_limits<uint16_t>::max()) {
+      while (http_plugin->requests_in_flight() < num_requests && --max)
+         std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(5));
+      BOOST_CHECK(max > 0);
+   };
+
 
    //send a single request to start with
    send_4mb_requests(1u);
@@ -643,12 +655,16 @@ BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_CASE(bytes_in_flight, http_plugin_test_fixture) {
    //load up some more requests that exceed max
    send_4mb_requests(32u);
    //make sure got to the point http threads had responses queued
-   std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::seconds(1));
+   wait_for_requests(32u);
    //now rip these connections out before the responses are completely sent
    connections.clear();
+   wait_for_no_bytes_in_flight();
    //send some requests that should work still
    send_4mb_requests(8u);
    r = drain_http_replies();
+   for (const auto& e : r) {
+      ilog( "response: ${f}, count: ${c}", ("f", std::string(obsolete_reason(e.first)))("c", e.second));
+   }
    BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(r[boost::beast::http::status::ok], 8u);
 }
 
@@ -694,12 +710,19 @@ BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_CASE(requests_in_flight, http_plugin_test_fixture) {
       return count_of_status_replies;
    };
 
+   auto wait_for_no_requests_in_flight = [&](uint16_t max = std::numeric_limits<uint16_t>::max()) {
+      while (http_plugin->requests_in_flight() > 0 && --max)
+         std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(5));
+      BOOST_CHECK(max > 0);
+   };
+
 
    //8 requests to start with
    send_requests(8u);
    std::unordered_map<boost::beast::http::status, size_t> r = scan_http_replies();
    BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(r[boost::beast::http::status::ok], 8u);
    connections.clear();
+   wait_for_no_requests_in_flight();
 
    //24 requests will exceed threshold
    send_requests(24u);
@@ -708,12 +731,17 @@ BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_CASE(requests_in_flight, http_plugin_test_fixture) {
    BOOST_REQUIRE_GT(r[boost::beast::http::status::service_unavailable], 0u);
    BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(r[boost::beast::http::status::service_unavailable] + r[boost::beast::http::status::ok], 24u);
    connections.clear();
+   wait_for_no_requests_in_flight();
 
    //requests should still work
    send_requests(8u);
    r = scan_http_replies();
+   for (const auto& e : r) {
+      ilog( "response: ${f}, count: ${c}", ("f", std::string(obsolete_reason(e.first)))("c", e.second));
+   }
    BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(r[boost::beast::http::status::ok], 8u);
    connections.clear();
+   wait_for_no_requests_in_flight();
 }
 
 //A warning for future tests: destruction of http_plugin_test_fixture sometimes does not destroy http_plugin's listeners. Tests