diff --git a/test/integration/test_python_elasticsearchclient.go b/test/integration/test_python_elasticsearchclient.go
index 8b8cf7c9b..625d39665 100644
--- a/test/integration/test_python_elasticsearchclient.go
+++ b/test/integration/test_python_elasticsearchclient.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func assertElasticsearchOperation(t *testing.T, comm, op, queryText, index strin
 		var tq jaeger.TracesQuery
 		require.NoError(t, json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&tq))
 		traces := tq.FindBySpan(jaeger.Tag{Key: "db.operation.name", Type: "string", Value: op})
-		require.GreaterOrEqual(t, len(traces), 1)
+		require.GreaterOrEqual(t, len(traces), 1, resp.Body)
 		lastTrace := traces[len(traces)-1]
 		span := lastTrace.Spans[0]
 
diff --git a/test/integration/traces_test.go b/test/integration/traces_test.go
index 7b5a0d91d..07f36de89 100644
--- a/test/integration/traces_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/traces_test.go
@@ -858,14 +858,12 @@ func ensureTracesMatch(t *testing.T, urlPath string) {
 		traces := tq.FindBySpan(jaeger.Tag{Key: "url.path", Type: "string", Value: "/" + urlPath})
 		require.LessOrEqual(t, 5, len(traces))
 		multipleTraces = traces
-	}, test.Interval(500*time.Millisecond))
 
-	// Ensure all 5 traces have proper full chain Java -> Node
-	for _, trace := range multipleTraces {
-		var traceID string
+		// Ensure all 5 traces have proper full chain Java -> Node
+		for _, trace := range multipleTraces {
+			var traceID string
 
-		// Check the information of the java parent span with retry
-		test.Eventually(t, testTimeout, func(t require.TestingT) {
+			// Check the information of the java parent span with retry
 			res := trace.FindByOperationName("GET /"+urlPath, "server")
 			require.Len(t, res, 1)
 			parent := res[0]
@@ -903,8 +901,8 @@ func ensureTracesMatch(t *testing.T, urlPath string) {
 				jaeger.Tag{Key: "span.kind", Type: "string", Value: "server"},
 			)
 			assert.Empty(t, sd, sd.String())
-		}, test.Interval(30*time.Millisecond))
-	}
+		}
+	}, test.Interval(500*time.Millisecond))
 }
 
 func testNestedHTTPSTracesKProbes(t *testing.T) {