diff --git a/tests/queries/0_stateless/02439_merge_selecting_partitions.reference b/tests/queries/0_stateless/02439_merge_selecting_partitions.reference
index e836994b3aa..e69de29bb2d 100644
--- a/tests/queries/0_stateless/02439_merge_selecting_partitions.reference
+++ b/tests/queries/0_stateless/02439_merge_selecting_partitions.reference
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/test/02439/s1/default/block_numbers/123
diff --git a/tests/queries/0_stateless/02439_merge_selecting_partitions.sql b/tests/queries/0_stateless/02439_merge_selecting_partitions.sql
index 88ce2834d6b..3d0c0af84d5 100644
--- a/tests/queries/0_stateless/02439_merge_selecting_partitions.sql
+++ b/tests/queries/0_stateless/02439_merge_selecting_partitions.sql
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ select sleepEachRow(3) as higher_probability_of_reproducing_the_issue format Nul
 system flush logs;
 
 -- it should not list unneeded partitions where we cannot merge anything
-select distinct path from system.zookeeper_log where path like '/test/02439/s1/' || currentDatabase() || '/block_numbers/%'
-    and op_num in ('List', 'SimpleList', 'FilteredList') and path not like '%/block_numbers/1';
+select * from system.zookeeper_log where path like '/test/02439/s1/' || currentDatabase() || '/block_numbers/%'
+    and op_num in ('List', 'SimpleList', 'FilteredList')
+    and path not like '%/block_numbers/1' and path not like '%/block_numbers/123'
+    and event_time >= now() - interval 1 minute;
 
 drop table rmt;