diff --git a/services/s3/src/test/java/software/amazon/awssdk/services/s3/internal/multipart/S3MultipartClientGetObjectRetryBehaviorWiremockTest.java b/services/s3/src/test/java/software/amazon/awssdk/services/s3/internal/multipart/S3MultipartClientGetObjectRetryBehaviorWiremockTest.java
index a5e2d03363fc..3560dbab3bd0 100644
--- a/services/s3/src/test/java/software/amazon/awssdk/services/s3/internal/multipart/S3MultipartClientGetObjectRetryBehaviorWiremockTest.java
+++ b/services/s3/src/test/java/software/amazon/awssdk/services/s3/internal/multipart/S3MultipartClientGetObjectRetryBehaviorWiremockTest.java
@@ -162,9 +162,9 @@ public void getObject_5xxErrorResponses_shouldNotReuseInitialErrorResponseWhenLo
             .isInstanceOf(CompletionException.class)
             .hasCauseInstanceOf(S3Exception.class)
             .hasMessageNotContaining(firstRequestId)
-            .hasMessageNotContaining(String.valueOf(firstErrorStatusCode))
+            .hasMessageNotContaining("Status Code: " + firstErrorStatusCode)
             .hasMessageContaining(secondRequestId)
-            .hasMessageContaining(String.valueOf(secondErrorStatusCode));
+            .hasMessageContaining("Status Code: " + secondErrorStatusCode);
 
         verify(MAX_ATTEMPTS, getRequestedFor(urlEqualTo(String.format("/%s/%s?partNumber=1", BUCKET, KEY))));
         verify(0, getRequestedFor(urlEqualTo(String.format("/%s/%s?partNumber=2", BUCKET, KEY))));
diff --git a/services/s3/src/test/java/software/amazon/awssdk/services/s3/internal/multipart/S3MultipartClientGetObjectWiremockTest.java b/services/s3/src/test/java/software/amazon/awssdk/services/s3/internal/multipart/S3MultipartClientGetObjectWiremockTest.java
index 6c85b9e06843..9fd58e6a5fa0 100644
--- a/services/s3/src/test/java/software/amazon/awssdk/services/s3/internal/multipart/S3MultipartClientGetObjectWiremockTest.java
+++ b/services/s3/src/test/java/software/amazon/awssdk/services/s3/internal/multipart/S3MultipartClientGetObjectWiremockTest.java
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@
 import static com.github.tomakehurst.wiremock.client.WireMock.anyUrl;
 import static com.github.tomakehurst.wiremock.client.WireMock.get;
 import static com.github.tomakehurst.wiremock.client.WireMock.getRequestedFor;
+import static com.github.tomakehurst.wiremock.client.WireMock.lessThanOrExactly;
 import static com.github.tomakehurst.wiremock.client.WireMock.matching;
+import static com.github.tomakehurst.wiremock.client.WireMock.moreThan;
 import static com.github.tomakehurst.wiremock.client.WireMock.stubFor;
 import static com.github.tomakehurst.wiremock.client.WireMock.urlEqualTo;
 import static com.github.tomakehurst.wiremock.client.WireMock.verify;
@@ -220,7 +222,8 @@ public void getObject_single500WithinMany200s_shouldNotRetryError(AsyncResponseT
             assertThat(e.getCause()).isInstanceOf(S3Exception.class);
         }
 
-        verify(1, getRequestedFor(urlEqualTo(String.format("/%s/%s?partNumber=1", BUCKET, errorKey))));
+        verify(moreThan(0), getRequestedFor(urlEqualTo(String.format("/%s/%s?partNumber=1", BUCKET, errorKey))));
+        verify(lessThanOrExactly(2), getRequestedFor(urlEqualTo(String.format("/%s/%s?partNumber=1", BUCKET, errorKey))));
     }
 
     private static Stream<Arguments> partSizeAndTransformerParams() {