diff --git a/http/service_test.go b/http/service_test.go
index 1f32d6af..2ac7fb5d 100644
--- a/http/service_test.go
+++ b/http/service_test.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
+	"sync/atomic"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -1046,16 +1047,22 @@ func Test_Readyz(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	m.notReady = true
+	m.committedFn = func(timeout time.Duration) (uint64, error) {
+		t.Fatal("committedFn should not have been called")
+		return 0, nil
+	}
 	resp, err = client.Get(host + "/readyz")
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("failed to make nodes request")
+		t.Fatalf("failed to make readyz request")
 	}
 	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusServiceUnavailable {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to get expected StatusServiceUnavailable, got %d", resp.StatusCode)
 	}
 
+	cnt := &atomic.Uint32{}
 	m.notReady = false
 	m.committedFn = func(timeout time.Duration) (uint64, error) {
+		cnt.Store(1)
 		return 0, fmt.Errorf("timeout")
 	}
 	resp, err = client.Get(host + "/readyz?commit")
@@ -1065,8 +1072,12 @@ func Test_Readyz(t *testing.T) {
 	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusServiceUnavailable {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to get expected StatusServiceUnavailable, got %d", resp.StatusCode)
 	}
+	if cnt.Load() != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to call committedFn")
+	}
 	m.notReady = false
 	m.committedFn = func(timeout time.Duration) (uint64, error) {
+		cnt.Store(2)
 		return 0, nil
 	}
 	resp, err = client.Get(host + "/readyz?commit")
@@ -1076,6 +1087,9 @@ func Test_Readyz(t *testing.T) {
 	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to get expected StatusOK, got %d", resp.StatusCode)
 	}
+	if cnt.Load() != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to call committedFn")
+	}
 }
 
 func Test_ForwardingRedirectQuery(t *testing.T) {