diff --git a/zipkin-junit5/src/test/java/zipkin2/junit5/ZipkinExtensionTest.java b/zipkin-junit5/src/test/java/zipkin2/junit5/ZipkinExtensionTest.java
index b857493d1d2..1f132934402 100644
--- a/zipkin-junit5/src/test/java/zipkin2/junit5/ZipkinExtensionTest.java
+++ b/zipkin-junit5/src/test/java/zipkin2/junit5/ZipkinExtensionTest.java
@@ -127,6 +127,9 @@ void getTraces_storedViaPostVersion2(String mediaType, SpanBytesEncoder encoder)
     // Zipkin didn't store the spans, as they shouldn't have been readable, due to disconnect
     assertThat(zipkin.getTraces()).isEmpty();
 
+    // create a new connection pool to avoid flakey tests
+    client = new OkHttpClient();
+
     // The failure shouldn't affect later requests
     assertPostSpansV1Success(spans);
   }