diff --git a/integration-tests/reactive-messaging-amqp/src/main/java/io/quarkus/it/amqp/PeopleProducer.java b/integration-tests/reactive-messaging-amqp/src/main/java/io/quarkus/it/amqp/PeopleProducer.java
index 6a9b4f65fff5c..719d42d32aa27 100644
--- a/integration-tests/reactive-messaging-amqp/src/main/java/io/quarkus/it/amqp/PeopleProducer.java
+++ b/integration-tests/reactive-messaging-amqp/src/main/java/io/quarkus/it/amqp/PeopleProducer.java
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
 package io.quarkus.it.amqp;
 
+import java.time.Duration;
+import java.util.function.Consumer;
+
 import javax.enterprise.context.ApplicationScoped;
 
 import org.eclipse.microprofile.reactive.messaging.Outgoing;
 
 import io.smallrye.mutiny.Multi;
+import io.smallrye.mutiny.Uni;
+import io.smallrye.mutiny.subscription.MultiEmitter;
 import io.vertx.core.json.Json;
 
 @ApplicationScoped
@@ -12,13 +17,27 @@ public class PeopleProducer {
 
     @Outgoing("people-out")
     public Multi<String> generatePeople() {
-        return Multi.createFrom().items(
-                new Person("bob"),
-                new Person("alice"),
-                new Person("tom"),
-                new Person("jerry"),
-                new Person("anna"),
-                new Person("ken"))
-                .map(Json::encode);
+        //TODO: this can be replaced with Multi.onItem().delayIt when it exists
+        //TODO: this delay should not even be necessary, the queue is created on
+        //subscriber connect, so we delay to make sure it is connected
+        //we should be able to just define the queue in broker.xml, but that does not
+        //work atm, see https://github.com/smallrye/smallrye-reactive-messaging/issues/555
+        return Multi.createFrom().emitter(new Consumer<MultiEmitter<? super Person>>() {
+            @Override
+            public void accept(MultiEmitter<? super Person> multiEmitter) {
+                Uni.createFrom().item("dummy").onItem().delayIt().by(Duration.ofSeconds(2))
+                        .subscribe().with(new Consumer<String>() {
+                            @Override
+                            public void accept(String s) {
+                                multiEmitter.emit(new Person("bob"));
+                                multiEmitter.emit(new Person("alice"));
+                                multiEmitter.emit(new Person("tom"));
+                                multiEmitter.emit(new Person("jerry"));
+                                multiEmitter.emit(new Person("anna"));
+                                multiEmitter.emit(new Person("ken"));
+                            }
+                        });
+            }
+        }).map(Json::encode);
     }
 }