diff --git a/test-integ/peering_commontopo/ac7_2_rotate_leader_test.go b/test-integ/peering_commontopo/ac7_2_rotate_leader_test.go
index 267e491ff51f..091f4727d1f8 100644
--- a/test-integ/peering_commontopo/ac7_2_rotate_leader_test.go
+++ b/test-integ/peering_commontopo/ac7_2_rotate_leader_test.go
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ func (s *ac7_2RotateLeaderSuite) test(t *testing.T, ct *commonTopo) {
 	found := 0
 	foundI := 0
 	for i, svc := range ceAsES.Services {
-		if svc.Name == s.sidServer.Name && svc.Namespace == s.sidServer.Namespace {
+		if svc.Name == s.sidServer.Name && svc.Namespace == utils.DefaultToEmpty(s.sidServer.Namespace) {
 			found += 1
 			foundI = i
 		}