diff --git a/src/tests/simulation/tests/integration_tests/sink/recovery.rs b/src/tests/simulation/tests/integration_tests/sink/recovery.rs
index 2de83b424ad42..6b4f71d7d508e 100644
--- a/src/tests/simulation/tests/integration_tests/sink/recovery.rs
+++ b/src/tests/simulation/tests/integration_tests/sink/recovery.rs
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ async fn kill_and_check(
             break;
         }
         assert!(
-            curr_count > prev_count,
+            curr_count >= prev_count,
             "not make progress between kill. Prev count {}, curr count {}, i {}",
             prev_count,
             curr_count,