diff --git a/source/server-discovery-and-monitoring/tests/unified/serverMonitoringMode.json b/source/server-discovery-and-monitoring/tests/unified/serverMonitoringMode.json
index 28903fe34f..1fbe52a3dc 100644
--- a/source/server-discovery-and-monitoring/tests/unified/serverMonitoringMode.json
+++ b/source/server-discovery-and-monitoring/tests/unified/serverMonitoringMode.json
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
         {
           "client": "client0",
           "eventType": "sdam",
+          "ignoreExtraEvents": true,
           "events": [
             {
               "serverHeartbeatStartedEvent": {
@@ -132,6 +133,7 @@
         {
           "client": "client1",
           "eventType": "sdam",
+          "ignoreExtraEvents": true,
           "events": [
             {
               "serverHeartbeatStartedEvent": {
@@ -214,6 +216,7 @@
         {
           "client": "client2",
           "eventType": "sdam",
+          "ignoreExtraEvents": true,
           "events": [
             {
               "serverHeartbeatStartedEvent": {
diff --git a/source/server-discovery-and-monitoring/tests/unified/serverMonitoringMode.yml b/source/server-discovery-and-monitoring/tests/unified/serverMonitoringMode.yml
index 00eb5821eb..0b681292f3 100644
--- a/source/server-discovery-and-monitoring/tests/unified/serverMonitoringMode.yml
+++ b/source/server-discovery-and-monitoring/tests/unified/serverMonitoringMode.yml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ tests:
     expectEvents:
       - client: *client0
         eventType: sdam
+        ignoreExtraEvents: true
         events:
           - serverHeartbeatStartedEvent:
               awaited: False
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ tests:
     expectEvents:
       - client: *client1
         eventType: sdam
+        ignoreExtraEvents: true
         events:
           - serverHeartbeatStartedEvent:
               awaited: False
@@ -117,6 +119,7 @@ tests:
     expectEvents:
       - client: *client2
         eventType: sdam
+        ignoreExtraEvents: true
         events:
           - serverHeartbeatStartedEvent:
               awaited: False