diff --git a/tests/components/zha/test_cover.py b/tests/components/zha/test_cover.py
index 5bd9cd8859e97..9d1c019c7183c 100644
--- a/tests/components/zha/test_cover.py
+++ b/tests/components/zha/test_cover.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 """Test zha cover."""
-from unittest.mock import call, patch
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, call, patch
 
 import zigpy.types
 import zigpy.zcl.clusters.closures as closures
@@ -33,9 +33,18 @@ async def test_cover(hass, config_entry, zha_gateway):
         zha_gateway,
     )
 
-    # load up cover domain
-    await hass.config_entries.async_forward_entry_setup(config_entry, DOMAIN)
-    await hass.async_block_till_done()
+    async def get_chan_attr(*args, **kwargs):
+        return 100
+
+    with patch(
+        "homeassistant.components.zha.core.channels.ZigbeeChannel.get_attribute_value",
+        new=MagicMock(side_effect=get_chan_attr),
+    ) as get_attr_mock:
+        # load up cover domain
+        await hass.config_entries.async_forward_entry_setup(config_entry, DOMAIN)
+        await hass.async_block_till_done()
+        assert get_attr_mock.call_count == 2
+        assert get_attr_mock.call_args[0][0] == "current_position_lift_percentage"
 
     cluster = zigpy_device.endpoints.get(1).window_covering
     zha_device = zha_gateway.get_device(zigpy_device.ieee)
@@ -47,6 +56,7 @@ async def test_cover(hass, config_entry, zha_gateway):
 
     # allow traffic to flow through the gateway and device
     await async_enable_traffic(hass, zha_gateway, [zha_device])
+    await hass.async_block_till_done()
 
     attr = make_attribute(8, 100)
     hdr = make_zcl_header(zcl_f.Command.Report_Attributes)
@@ -65,34 +75,31 @@ async def test_cover(hass, config_entry, zha_gateway):
 
     # close from UI
     with patch(
-        "zigpy.zcl.Cluster.request",
-        return_value=mock_coro([0x1, zcl_f.Status.SUCCESS]),
+        "zigpy.zcl.Cluster.request", return_value=mock_coro([0x1, zcl_f.Status.SUCCESS])
     ):
         await hass.services.async_call(
             DOMAIN, "close_cover", {"entity_id": entity_id}, blocking=True
         )
-        assert len(cluster.request.mock_calls) == 1
+        assert cluster.request.call_count == 1
         assert cluster.request.call_args == call(
             False, 0x1, (), expect_reply=True, manufacturer=None
         )
 
     # open from UI
     with patch(
-        "zigpy.zcl.Cluster.request",
-        return_value=mock_coro([0x0, zcl_f.Status.SUCCESS]),
+        "zigpy.zcl.Cluster.request", return_value=mock_coro([0x0, zcl_f.Status.SUCCESS])
     ):
         await hass.services.async_call(
             DOMAIN, "open_cover", {"entity_id": entity_id}, blocking=True
         )
-        assert len(cluster.request.mock_calls) == 1
+        assert cluster.request.call_count == 1
         assert cluster.request.call_args == call(
             False, 0x0, (), expect_reply=True, manufacturer=None
         )
 
     # set position UI
     with patch(
-        "zigpy.zcl.Cluster.request",
-        return_value=mock_coro([0x5, zcl_f.Status.SUCCESS]),
+        "zigpy.zcl.Cluster.request", return_value=mock_coro([0x5, zcl_f.Status.SUCCESS])
     ):
         await hass.services.async_call(
             DOMAIN,
@@ -100,20 +107,19 @@ async def test_cover(hass, config_entry, zha_gateway):
             {"entity_id": entity_id, "position": 47},
             blocking=True,
         )
-        assert len(cluster.request.mock_calls) == 1
+        assert cluster.request.call_count == 1
         assert cluster.request.call_args == call(
             False, 0x5, (zigpy.types.uint8_t,), 53, expect_reply=True, manufacturer=None
         )
 
     # stop from UI
     with patch(
-        "zigpy.zcl.Cluster.request",
-        return_value=mock_coro([0x2, zcl_f.Status.SUCCESS]),
+        "zigpy.zcl.Cluster.request", return_value=mock_coro([0x2, zcl_f.Status.SUCCESS])
     ):
         await hass.services.async_call(
             DOMAIN, "stop_cover", {"entity_id": entity_id}, blocking=True
         )
-        assert len(cluster.request.mock_calls) == 1
+        assert cluster.request.call_count == 1
         assert cluster.request.call_args == call(
             False, 0x2, (), expect_reply=True, manufacturer=None
         )