diff --git a/receiver/sapmreceiver/trace_receiver_test.go b/receiver/sapmreceiver/trace_receiver_test.go
index 4da189a3f6b3..18286090f0e2 100644
--- a/receiver/sapmreceiver/trace_receiver_test.go
+++ b/receiver/sapmreceiver/trace_receiver_test.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/signalfx/sapm-proto/sapmprotocol"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component/componenttest"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/confighttp"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configtls"
@@ -243,6 +244,9 @@ func compressZstd(reqBytes []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 
 func setupReceiver(t *testing.T, config *Config, sink *consumertest.TracesSink) receiver.Traces {
 	params := receivertest.NewNopCreateSettings()
+	params.TelemetrySettings.ReportStatus = func(event *component.StatusEvent) {
+		require.NoError(t, event.Err())
+	}
 	sr, err := newReceiver(params, config, sink)
 	assert.NoError(t, err, "should not have failed to create the SAPM receiver")
 	t.Log("Starting")
@@ -250,8 +254,6 @@ func setupReceiver(t *testing.T, config *Config, sink *consumertest.TracesSink)
 	require.NoError(t, sr.Start(context.Background(), componenttest.NewNopHost()), "should not have failed to start trace reception")
 	require.NoError(t, sr.Start(context.Background(), componenttest.NewNopHost()), "should not fail to start log on second Start call")
 
-	// If there are errors reported through host.ReportFatalError() this will retrieve it.
-	<-time.After(500 * time.Millisecond)
 	t.Log("Trace Reception Started")
 	return sr
 }