diff --git a/core/src/test/scala/unit/kafka/admin/DeleteConsumerGroupsTest.scala b/core/src/test/scala/unit/kafka/admin/DeleteConsumerGroupsTest.scala
index 35828f0a21d..23de7904d5e 100644
--- a/core/src/test/scala/unit/kafka/admin/DeleteConsumerGroupsTest.scala
+++ b/core/src/test/scala/unit/kafka/admin/DeleteConsumerGroupsTest.scala
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ class DeleteConsumerGroupsTest extends ConsumerGroupCommandTest {
     val service = getConsumerGroupService(cgcArgs)
 
     TestUtils.waitUntilTrue(() => {
-      service.listGroups().contains(group)
+      service.listGroups().contains(group) && service.collectGroupState(group).state == "Stable"
     }, "The group did not initialize as expected.")
 
     executor.shutdown()
@@ -137,7 +137,8 @@ class DeleteConsumerGroupsTest extends ConsumerGroupCommandTest {
     val service = getConsumerGroupService(cgcArgs)
 
     TestUtils.waitUntilTrue(() => {
-      service.listGroups().forall(groupId => groups.keySet.contains(groupId))
+      service.listGroups().toSet == groups.keySet &&
+        groups.keySet.forall(groupId => service.collectGroupState(groupId).state == "Stable")
     }, "The group did not initialize as expected.")
 
     // Shutdown consumers to empty out groups
@@ -168,7 +169,7 @@ class DeleteConsumerGroupsTest extends ConsumerGroupCommandTest {
     val service = getConsumerGroupService(cgcArgs)
 
     TestUtils.waitUntilTrue(() => {
-      service.listGroups().contains(group)
+      service.listGroups().contains(group) && service.collectGroupState(group).state == "Stable"
     }, "The group did not initialize as expected.")
 
     executor.shutdown()
@@ -193,7 +194,7 @@ class DeleteConsumerGroupsTest extends ConsumerGroupCommandTest {
     val service = getConsumerGroupService(cgcArgs)
 
     TestUtils.waitUntilTrue(() => {
-      service.listGroups().contains(group)
+      service.listGroups().contains(group) && service.collectGroupState(group).state == "Stable"
     }, "The group did not initialize as expected.")
 
     executor.shutdown()
@@ -220,7 +221,7 @@ class DeleteConsumerGroupsTest extends ConsumerGroupCommandTest {
     val service = getConsumerGroupService(cgcArgs)
 
     TestUtils.waitUntilTrue(() => {
-      service.listGroups().contains(group)
+      service.listGroups().contains(group) && service.collectGroupState(group).state == "Stable"
     }, "The group did not initialize as expected.")
 
     executor.shutdown()