diff --git a/systests/src/test/java/org/apache/qpid/systest/rest/VirtualHostRestTest.java b/systests/src/test/java/org/apache/qpid/systest/rest/VirtualHostRestTest.java
index 4e56ca1..26c6545 100644
--- a/systests/src/test/java/org/apache/qpid/systest/rest/VirtualHostRestTest.java
+++ b/systests/src/test/java/org/apache/qpid/systest/rest/VirtualHostRestTest.java
@@ -388,8 +388,7 @@
 
         Connection connection = getConnection();
         Session session = connection.createSession(true, Session.SESSION_TRANSACTED);
-        Destination dest = session.createQueue(testQueueName);
-        session.createConsumer(dest).close();
+        Destination dest = createTestQueue(session, testQueueName);
         session.createProducer(dest).send(session.createTextMessage("My test message"));
         session.commit();
         connection.close();