diff --git a/test/support/utils.ex b/test/support/utils.ex
index 12e63df..d662fa0 100644
--- a/test/support/utils.ex
+++ b/test/support/utils.ex
@@ -257,7 +257,6 @@ defmodule Klife.TestUtils do
         offset,
         opts \\ []
       ) do
-    Process.sleep(500)
     partition = Keyword.get(opts, :partition, expected_record.partition)
     iso_lvl = Keyword.get(opts, :isolation, :committed)
     txn_status = Keyword.get(opts, :txn_status, :committed)
@@ -269,8 +268,6 @@ defmodule Klife.TestUtils do
         :not_found
 
       {stored_record, status} ->
-        assert status == txn_status
-
         Enum.each(Map.from_struct(expected_record), fn {k, v} ->
           case k do
             :value -> assert v == stored_record.value
@@ -279,6 +276,8 @@ defmodule Klife.TestUtils do
             _ -> :noop
           end
         end)
+
+        assert status == txn_status
     end
   end