diff --git a/tests/ert/unit_tests/ensemble_evaluator/test_monitor.py b/tests/ert/unit_tests/ensemble_evaluator/test_monitor.py
index 04843a5df29..c3b58a6be3c 100644
--- a/tests/ert/unit_tests/ensemble_evaluator/test_monitor.py
+++ b/tests/ert/unit_tests/ensemble_evaluator/test_monitor.py
@@ -26,6 +26,36 @@ async def async_zmq_server(port, handler):
     zmq_context.destroy()
 
 
+async def test_monitor_connects_and_disconnects_successfully(unused_tcp_port):
+    ee_con_info = EvaluatorConnectionInfo(f"tcp://127.0.0.1:{unused_tcp_port}")
+    monitor = Monitor(ee_con_info)
+
+    messages = []
+
+    async def mock_event_handler(router_socket):
+        nonlocal messages
+        while True:
+            dealer, _, frame = await router_socket.recv_multipart()
+            await router_socket.send_multipart([dealer, b"", ACK_MSG])
+            frame = frame.decode("utf-8")
+            messages.append((dealer.decode("utf-8"), frame))
+            if frame == DISCONNECT_MSG:
+                break
+
+    websocket_server_task = asyncio.create_task(
+        async_zmq_server(unused_tcp_port, mock_event_handler)
+    )
+    async with monitor:
+        pass
+    await websocket_server_task
+    dealer, msg = messages[0]
+    assert dealer.startswith("client-")
+    assert msg == CONNECT_MSG
+    dealer, msg = messages[1]
+    assert dealer.startswith("client-")
+    assert msg == DISCONNECT_MSG
+
+
 async def test_no_connection_established(make_ee_config):
     ee_config = make_ee_config()
     monitor = Monitor(ee_config.get_connection_info())
@@ -43,21 +73,19 @@ async def test_immediate_stop(unused_tcp_port):
     async def mock_event_handler(router_socket):
         nonlocal connected
         while True:
-            dealer, _, *frames = await router_socket.recv_multipart()
+            dealer, _, frame = await router_socket.recv_multipart()
             await router_socket.send_multipart([dealer, b"", ACK_MSG])
             dealer = dealer.decode("utf-8")
-            for frame in frames:
-                frame = frame.decode("utf-8")
-                assert dealer.startswith("client-")
-                if frame == CONNECT_MSG:
-                    connected = True
-                elif frame == DISCONNECT_MSG:
-                    connected = False
-                    return
-                else:
-                    event = event_from_json(frame)
-                    assert connected
-                    assert type(event) is EEUserDone
+            frame = frame.decode("utf-8")
+            if frame == CONNECT_MSG:
+                connected = True
+            elif frame == DISCONNECT_MSG:
+                connected = False
+                return
+            else:
+                event = event_from_json(frame)
+                assert connected
+                assert type(event) is EEUserDone
 
     websocket_server_task = asyncio.create_task(
         async_zmq_server(unused_tcp_port, mock_event_handler)
@@ -107,21 +135,19 @@ async def test_that_monitor_track_can_exit_without_terminated_event_from_evaluat
     async def mock_event_handler(router_socket):
         nonlocal connected
         while True:
-            dealer, _, *frames = await router_socket.recv_multipart()
+            dealer, _, frame = await router_socket.recv_multipart()
             await router_socket.send_multipart([dealer, b"", ACK_MSG])
             dealer = dealer.decode("utf-8")
-            for frame in frames:
-                frame = frame.decode("utf-8")
-                assert dealer.startswith("client-")
-                if frame == CONNECT_MSG:
-                    connected = True
-                elif frame == DISCONNECT_MSG:
-                    connected = False
-                    return
-                else:
-                    event = event_from_json(frame)
-                    assert connected
-                    assert type(event) is EEUserCancel
+            frame = frame.decode("utf-8")
+            if frame == CONNECT_MSG:
+                connected = True
+            elif frame == DISCONNECT_MSG:
+                connected = False
+                return
+            else:
+                event = event_from_json(frame)
+                assert connected
+                assert type(event) is EEUserCancel
 
     websocket_server_task = asyncio.create_task(
         async_zmq_server(unused_tcp_port, mock_event_handler)