diff --git a/x-pack/filebeat/fbreceiver/receiver_test.go b/x-pack/filebeat/fbreceiver/receiver_test.go
index 14365f854691..2da0fdaf81cc 100644
--- a/x-pack/filebeat/fbreceiver/receiver_test.go
+++ b/x-pack/filebeat/fbreceiver/receiver_test.go
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ func TestNewReceiver(t *testing.T) {
 			"path.home": t.TempDir(),
 		},
 	}
+
 	var zapLogs bytes.Buffer
 	core := zapcore.NewCore(
 		zapcore.NewJSONEncoder(zap.NewProductionEncoderConfig()),
@@ -61,8 +62,27 @@ func TestNewReceiver(t *testing.T) {
 	err = r.Start(context.Background(), nil)
 	assert.NoError(t, err, "Error starting filebeatreceiver")
 
-	assert.Eventuallyf(t, func() bool { return countLogs > 0 }, 60*time.Second, 1*time.Second, "consumed logs didn't increase\nCount: %d\nLogs: %s\n", countLogs, zapLogs.String())
+	ch := make(chan bool, 1)
+	timer := time.NewTimer(120 * time.Second)
+	defer timer.Stop()
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(1 * time.Second)
+	defer ticker.Stop()
 
+	for tick := ticker.C; ; {
+		select {
+		case <-timer.C:
+			t.Fatalf("consumed logs didn't increase\nCount: %d\nLogs: %s\n", countLogs, zapLogs.String())
+		case <-tick:
+			tick = nil
+			go func() { ch <- countLogs > 0 }()
+		case v := <-ch:
+			if v {
+				goto found
+			}
+			tick = ticker.C
+		}
+	}
+found:
 	err = r.Shutdown(context.Background())
 	assert.NoError(t, err, "Error shutting down filebeatreceiver")
 }