diff --git a/src/test/java/io/lettuce/core/cluster/RedisClusterStreamingCredentialsProviderlIntegrationTests.java b/src/test/java/io/lettuce/core/cluster/RedisClusterStreamingCredentialsProviderlIntegrationTests.java
index 388969386..8d80516bf 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/lettuce/core/cluster/RedisClusterStreamingCredentialsProviderlIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/lettuce/core/cluster/RedisClusterStreamingCredentialsProviderlIntegrationTests.java
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@
 import io.lettuce.core.protocol.Command;
 import io.lettuce.test.CanConnect;
 import io.lettuce.test.CliParser;
-import io.lettuce.test.WithPassword;
-import io.lettuce.test.condition.RedisConditions;
 import io.lettuce.test.resource.FastShutdown;
 import io.lettuce.test.resource.TestClientResources;
 import io.lettuce.test.settings.TestSettings;
@@ -142,25 +140,28 @@ void nodeSelectionApiShouldWork() {
     @Test
     void shouldPerformNodeConnectionReauth() {
 
-        try (StatefulRedisClusterConnection<String, String> connection = redisClient.connect()) {
-            connection.getPartitions()
-                    .forEach(partition -> createTestUser(connection.getConnection(partition.getNodeId()).sync()));
+        StatefulRedisClusterConnection<String, String> connection = redisClient.connect();
+        connection.getPartitions()
+                .forEach(partition -> createTestUser(connection.getConnection(partition.getNodeId()).sync()));
 
-            credentialsProvider.emitCredentials(TestSettings.aclUsername(),
-                    TestSettings.aclPassword().toString().toCharArray());
+        credentialsProvider.emitCredentials(TestSettings.aclUsername(),
+                TestSettings.aclPassword().toString().toCharArray());
 
-            Executions<String> pingResponses = connection.sync().all().commands().ping();
-            assertThat(pingResponses).hasSize(3).contains("PONG");
+        // Verify each node's authenticated username matches the updated credentials
+        connection.getPartitions().forEach(partition -> {
+           StatefulRedisConnection<String, String> userConn = connection.getConnection(partition.getNodeId());
+           assertThat(userConn.sync().aclWhoami()).isEqualTo(TestSettings.aclUsername());
+        });
 
-            // Verify each node's authenticated username matches the updated credentials
-            connection.getPartitions().forEach(partition -> {
-                String authenticatedUser = connection.getConnection(partition.getNodeId()).sync().aclWhoami();
-                assertThat(authenticatedUser).isEqualTo(TestSettings.aclUsername());
-            });
+        // re-auth with the default credentials
+        credentialsProvider.emitCredentials(TestSettings.username(),
+                TestSettings.password().toString().toCharArray());
 
-            connection.getPartitions()
-                    .forEach(partition -> deleteTestUser(connection.getConnection(partition.getNodeId()).sync()));
-        }
+        connection.getPartitions().forEach(partition -> {
+            deleteTestUser(connection.getConnection(partition.getNodeId()).sync());
+        });
+
+        connection.close();
     }
 
     public static void createTestUser(RedisCommands<String, String> commands) {