diff --git a/integration-tests/opentelemetry/src/test/java/io/quarkus/it/opentelemetry/AbstractEndUserTest.java b/integration-tests/opentelemetry/src/test/java/io/quarkus/it/opentelemetry/AbstractEndUserTest.java
index f687364936d60..daf16d9cbbb8d 100644
--- a/integration-tests/opentelemetry/src/test/java/io/quarkus/it/opentelemetry/AbstractEndUserTest.java
+++ b/integration-tests/opentelemetry/src/test/java/io/quarkus/it/opentelemetry/AbstractEndUserTest.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
 
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import java.util.function.Predicate;
 
 import jakarta.enterprise.inject.Instance;
@@ -42,7 +43,14 @@ public AbstractEndUserTest(Predicate<Instance<EndUserSpanProcessor>> predicate)
     @BeforeEach
     @AfterEach
     protected void reset() {
-        inMemorySpanExporter.reset();
+        await().atMost(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS).until(() -> {
+            // make sure spans from previous tests are not included
+            List<SpanData> finishedSpanItems = inMemorySpanExporter.getFinishedSpanItems();
+            if (finishedSpanItems.size() > 0) {
+                inMemorySpanExporter.reset();
+            }
+            return finishedSpanItems.size() == 0;
+        });
     }
 
     protected List<SpanData> getSpans() {