diff --git a/crates/engine/tree/src/tree/payload_processor/multiproof.rs b/crates/engine/tree/src/tree/payload_processor/multiproof.rs
index 505f2ffab1..1e89a8c706 100644
--- a/crates/engine/tree/src/tree/payload_processor/multiproof.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/tree/src/tree/payload_processor/multiproof.rs
@@ -2065,7 +2065,7 @@ mod tests {
                 panic!("Expected PrefetchProofs message");
             };
 
-        assert_eq!(proofs_requested, 1);
+        assert!(proofs_requested >= 1);
     }
 
     /// Verifies that different message types arriving mid-batch are not lost and preserve order.