diff --git a/deps/rabbit/test/amqp_client_SUITE.erl b/deps/rabbit/test/amqp_client_SUITE.erl
index 159973a804f8..88826c5ef00b 100644
--- a/deps/rabbit/test/amqp_client_SUITE.erl
+++ b/deps/rabbit/test/amqp_client_SUITE.erl
@@ -6299,27 +6299,10 @@ ra_name(Q) ->
 wait_for_local_member(<<"stream">>, QName, Config) ->
     %% If it is a stream we need to wait until there is a local member
     %% on the node we want to subscribe from before proceeding.
-    rabbit_ct_helpers:await_condition(
-      fun() -> rpc(Config, 0, ?MODULE, has_local_member,
-                   [rabbit_misc:r(<<"/">>, queue, QName)])
-      end, 30_000);
+    ok = queue_utils:wait_for_local_stream_member(0, <<"/">>, QName, Config);
 wait_for_local_member(_, _, _) ->
     ok.
 
-has_local_member(QName) ->
-    case rabbit_amqqueue:lookup(QName) of
-        {ok, Q} ->
-            #{name := StreamId} = amqqueue:get_type_state(Q),
-            case rabbit_stream_coordinator:local_pid(StreamId) of
-                {ok, Pid} ->
-                    is_process_alive(Pid);
-                {error, _} ->
-                    false
-            end;
-        {error, _} ->
-            false
-    end.
-
 -spec find_event(Type, Props, Events) -> Ret when
       Type :: atom(),
       Props :: proplists:proplist(),
diff --git a/deps/rabbit/test/queue_type_SUITE.erl b/deps/rabbit/test/queue_type_SUITE.erl
index 80ba120db31d..6de4a29d2fc4 100644
--- a/deps/rabbit/test/queue_type_SUITE.erl
+++ b/deps/rabbit/test/queue_type_SUITE.erl
@@ -240,11 +240,7 @@ stream(Config) ->
 
     SubCh = rabbit_ct_client_helpers:open_channel(Config, 2),
     qos(SubCh, 10, false),
-    %% wait for local replica
-    rabbit_ct_helpers:await_condition(
-      fun() ->
-              queue_utils:has_local_stream_member(Config, 2, QName, <<"/">>)
-      end, 60000),
+    ok = queue_utils:wait_for_local_stream_member(2, <<"/">>, QName, Config),
 
     try
         amqp_channel:subscribe(
diff --git a/deps/rabbit/test/queue_utils.erl b/deps/rabbit/test/queue_utils.erl
index 3fbf143aeceb..cbd3d1555a93 100644
--- a/deps/rabbit/test/queue_utils.erl
+++ b/deps/rabbit/test/queue_utils.erl
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
          ra_name/1,
          fifo_machines_use_same_version/1,
          fifo_machines_use_same_version/2,
-         has_local_stream_member/4,
+         wait_for_local_stream_member/4,
          has_local_stream_member_rpc/1
         ]).
 
@@ -170,11 +170,13 @@ fifo_machines_use_same_version(Config, Nodenames)
      || Nodename <- Nodenames],
     lists:all(fun(V) -> V =:= MachineAVersion end, OtherMachinesVersions).
 
-has_local_stream_member(Config, Node, QName, VHost) ->
-    QRes = rabbit_misc:r(VHost, queue, QName),
-    rabbit_ct_broker_helpers:rpc(Config, Node, ?MODULE,
-                                 has_local_stream_member_rpc,
-                                 [QRes]).
+wait_for_local_stream_member(Node, Vhost, QNameBin, Config) ->
+    QName = rabbit_misc:queue_resource(Vhost, QNameBin),
+    rabbit_ct_helpers:await_condition(
+      fun() ->
+              rabbit_ct_broker_helpers:rpc(
+                Config, Node, ?MODULE, has_local_stream_member_rpc, [QName])
+      end, 60_000).
 
 has_local_stream_member_rpc(QName) ->
     case rabbit_amqqueue:lookup(QName) of
@@ -183,9 +185,9 @@ has_local_stream_member_rpc(QName) ->
             case rabbit_stream_coordinator:local_pid(StreamId) of
                 {ok, Pid} ->
                     is_process_alive(Pid);
-                _ ->
+                {error, _} ->
                     false
             end;
-        _Err ->
+        {error, _} ->
             false
     end.
diff --git a/deps/rabbit/test/rabbit_stream_queue_SUITE.erl b/deps/rabbit/test/rabbit_stream_queue_SUITE.erl
index 79d8ab617eb4..2111e8e51cbf 100644
--- a/deps/rabbit/test/rabbit_stream_queue_SUITE.erl
+++ b/deps/rabbit/test/rabbit_stream_queue_SUITE.erl
@@ -1732,6 +1732,7 @@ consume_from_replica(Config) ->
     Ch2 = rabbit_ct_client_helpers:open_channel(Config, Server3),
     qos(Ch2, 10, false),
 
+    ok = queue_utils:wait_for_local_stream_member(Server3, <<"/">>, Q, Config),
     subscribe(Ch2, Q, false, 0),
     receive_batch(Ch2, 0, 99),
     rabbit_ct_broker_helpers:rpc(Config, 0, ?MODULE, delete_testcase_queue, [Q]).