diff --git a/pulsar-broker/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/compaction/CompactionTest.java b/pulsar-broker/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/compaction/CompactionTest.java
index 4c6db644f1e01..52837cbdcd56a 100644
--- a/pulsar-broker/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/compaction/CompactionTest.java
+++ b/pulsar-broker/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/compaction/CompactionTest.java
@@ -1898,22 +1898,21 @@ public void testDispatcherMaxReadSizeBytes() throws Exception {
 
         admin.topics().unload(topicName);
 
-        ConsumerImpl<byte[]> consumer = (ConsumerImpl<byte[]>) client.newConsumer(Schema.BYTES)
-                .topic(topicName).readCompacted(true).receiverQueueSize(receiveQueueSize).subscriptionName(subName)
-                .subscribe();
 
-
-        PersistentTopic topic = (PersistentTopic) pulsar.getBrokerService().getTopicReference(topicName).get();
+        PersistentTopic topic =
+                (PersistentTopic) pulsar.getBrokerService().getTopic(topicName, true, Map.of()).get().get();
         TopicCompactionService topicCompactionService = Mockito.spy(topic.getTopicCompactionService());
         FieldUtils.writeDeclaredField(topic, "topicCompactionService", topicCompactionService, true);
 
+        ConsumerImpl<byte[]> consumer = (ConsumerImpl<byte[]>) client.newConsumer(Schema.BYTES)
+                .topic(topicName).readCompacted(true).receiverQueueSize(receiveQueueSize).subscriptionName(subName)
+                .subscribe();
+
         Awaitility.await().untilAsserted(() -> {
             assertEquals(consumer.getStats().getMsgNumInReceiverQueue(),
                     1);
         });
 
-        consumer.increaseAvailablePermits(2);
-
         Mockito.verify(topicCompactionService, Mockito.times(1)).readCompactedEntries(Mockito.any(), Mockito.same(1));
 
         consumer.close();