diff --git a/rafthttp/pipeline_test.go b/rafthttp/pipeline_test.go
index 69f49db04..88deb9529 100644
--- a/rafthttp/pipeline_test.go
+++ b/rafthttp/pipeline_test.go
@@ -57,23 +57,20 @@ func TestPipelineSend(t *testing.T) {
 // TestPipelineKeepSendingWhenPostError tests that pipeline can keep
 // sending messages if previous messages meet post error.
 func TestPipelineKeepSendingWhenPostError(t *testing.T) {
-	tr := &respRoundTripper{err: fmt.Errorf("roundtrip error")}
+	tr := &respRoundTripper{rec: testutil.NewRecorderStream(), err: fmt.Errorf("roundtrip error")}
 	picker := mustNewURLPicker(t, []string{"http://localhost:2380"})
 	fs := &stats.FollowerStats{}
 	tp := &Transport{pipelineRt: tr}
 	p := newPipeline(tp, picker, types.ID(2), types.ID(1), types.ID(1), newPeerStatus(types.ID(1)), fs, &fakeRaft{}, nil)
+	defer p.stop()
 
 	for i := 0; i < 50; i++ {
 		p.msgc <- raftpb.Message{Type: raftpb.MsgApp}
 	}
-	testutil.WaitSchedule()
-	p.stop()
 
-	// check it send out 50 requests
-	tr.mu.Lock()
-	defer tr.mu.Unlock()
-	if tr.reqCount != 50 {
-		t.Errorf("request count = %d, want 50", tr.reqCount)
+	_, err := tr.rec.Wait(50)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected wait error %v", err)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -269,8 +266,8 @@ func (t *roundTripperBlocker) CancelRequest(req *http.Request) {
 }
 
 type respRoundTripper struct {
-	mu       sync.Mutex
-	reqCount int
+	mu  sync.Mutex
+	rec testutil.Recorder
 
 	code   int
 	header http.Header
@@ -283,7 +280,9 @@ func newRespRoundTripper(code int, err error) *respRoundTripper {
 func (t *respRoundTripper) RoundTrip(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
 	t.mu.Lock()
 	defer t.mu.Unlock()
-	t.reqCount++
+	if t.rec != nil {
+		t.rec.Record(testutil.Action{Name: "req", Params: []interface{}{req}})
+	}
 	return &http.Response{StatusCode: t.code, Header: t.header, Body: &nopReadCloser{}}, t.err
 }