diff --git a/.github/workflows/tck-client-side-filters.yaml b/.github/workflows/tck-client-side-filters.yaml
index d07babb7..4a8b1195 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tck-client-side-filters.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tck-client-side-filters.yaml
@@ -43,4 +43,4 @@ jobs:
         run: mvn -B clean install -DskipTests -Dspotbugs.skip=true
 
       - name: TCK tests - client side filters
-        run: JAVA_HOME=$JDK8_PATH mvn -B verify -DskipTests -Prun-tck
+        run: JAVA_HOME=$JDK8_PATH mvn -B verify -DskipTests -Dmaven.main.skip=true -Dmaven.test.skip=true -Prun-tck
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tck-server-side-filters.yaml b/.github/workflows/tck-server-side-filters.yaml
index 20ce3b30..2730aec6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tck-server-side-filters.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tck-server-side-filters.yaml
@@ -43,4 +43,4 @@ jobs:
         run: mvn -B clean install -DskipTests -Dspotbugs.skip=true
 
       - name: TCK tests - server side filters
-        run: JAVA_HOME=$JDK8_PATH mvn -B verify -DskipTests -Prun-tck-server-side-filters
+        run: JAVA_HOME=$JDK8_PATH mvn -B verify -DskipTests -Dmaven.main.skip=true -Dmaven.test.skip=true -Prun-tck-server-side-filters
diff --git a/pulsar-jms/src/test/java/com/datastax/oss/pulsar/jms/VirtualDestinationsConsumerTest.java b/pulsar-jms/src/test/java/com/datastax/oss/pulsar/jms/VirtualDestinationsConsumerTest.java
index 99f6fdf8..d612d3a8 100644
--- a/pulsar-jms/src/test/java/com/datastax/oss/pulsar/jms/VirtualDestinationsConsumerTest.java
+++ b/pulsar-jms/src/test/java/com/datastax/oss/pulsar/jms/VirtualDestinationsConsumerTest.java
@@ -43,8 +43,10 @@
 import javax.jms.TextMessage;
 import javax.jms.Topic;
 import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
+import org.apache.pulsar.client.admin.PulsarAdminException;
 import org.apache.pulsar.client.api.MessageId;
 import org.apache.pulsar.client.api.SubscriptionType;
+import org.awaitility.Awaitility;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.RegisterExtension;
 import org.junit.jupiter.params.ParameterizedTest;
@@ -459,14 +461,22 @@ public void testPatternConsumerAddingTopicWithServerSideFilters() throws Excepti
             // the new topic has server side filters on the jms-queue subscription
             String topicName = "test-" + prefix + "-" + nextDestinationId;
             factory.getPulsarAdmin().topics().createNonPartitionedTopic(topicName);
+            // await that the consumer session creates the subscription, then we update it
+            Awaitility.await()
+                    .untilAsserted(() -> {
+                      List<String> subs = pulsarContainer
+                              .getAdmin()
+                              .topics().getSubscriptions(topicName);
+                      assertEquals(subs.size(), 1);
+                      assertTrue(subs.contains("jms-queue"));
+                    });
             Map<String, String> subscriptionProperties = new HashMap<>();
             subscriptionProperties.put("jms.selector", "keepme=TRUE");
             subscriptionProperties.put("jms.filtering", "true");
             pulsarContainer
-                .getAdmin()
-                .topics()
-                .updateSubscriptionProperties(
-                    topicName, "jms-queue", subscriptionProperties);
+                    .getAdmin()
+                    .topics()
+                    .updateSubscriptionProperties(topicName, "jms-queue", subscriptionProperties);
 
             Queue newDestination = session.createQueue(topicName);
             TextMessage nextMessage = session.createTextMessage("new");