diff --git a/src/test/java/com/pivovarit/collectors/FunctionalTest.java b/src/test/java/com/pivovarit/collectors/FunctionalTest.java
index 7f84818e..ced46886 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/pivovarit/collectors/FunctionalTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/pivovarit/collectors/FunctionalTest.java
@@ -161,7 +161,6 @@ void shouldExecuteEagerlyOnProvidedThreadPool() {
 
     private static <R extends Collection<Integer>> Stream<DynamicTest> virtualThreadsTests(CollectorSupplier<Function<Integer, Integer>, Executor, Integer, Collector<Integer, ?, CompletableFuture<R>>> collector, String name) {
         return of(
-          shouldStartConsumingImmediately(collector, name),
           shouldShortCircuitOnException(collector, name),
           shouldInterruptOnException(collector, name)
         );
@@ -169,7 +168,6 @@ private static <R extends Collection<Integer>> Stream<DynamicTest> virtualThread
 
     private static <R extends Collection<Integer>> Stream<DynamicTest> tests(CollectorSupplier<Function<Integer, Integer>, Executor, Integer, Collector<Integer, ?, CompletableFuture<R>>> collector, String name) {
         return of(
-          shouldStartConsumingImmediately(collector, name),
           shouldShortCircuitOnException(collector, name),
           shouldInterruptOnException(collector, name)
         );
@@ -177,14 +175,12 @@ private static <R extends Collection<Integer>> Stream<DynamicTest> tests(Collect
 
     private static <R extends Collection<Integer>> Stream<DynamicTest> virtualThreadsStreamingTests(CollectorSupplier<Function<Integer, Integer>, Executor, Integer, Collector<Integer, ?, CompletableFuture<R>>> collector, String name) {
         return of(
-          shouldStartConsumingImmediately(collector, name),
           shouldShortCircuitOnException(collector, name)
         );
     }
 
     private static <R extends Collection<Integer>> Stream<DynamicTest> streamingTests(CollectorSupplier<Function<Integer, Integer>, Executor, Integer, Collector<Integer, ?, CompletableFuture<R>>> collector, String name) {
         return of(
-          shouldStartConsumingImmediately(collector, name),
           shouldPushElementsToStreamAsSoonAsPossible(collector, name),
           shouldShortCircuitOnException(collector, name)
         );
@@ -256,23 +252,6 @@ private static <R extends Collection<Integer>> DynamicTest shouldShortCircuitOnE
         });
     }
 
-    private static <R extends Collection<Integer>> DynamicTest shouldStartConsumingImmediately(CollectorSupplier<Function<Integer, Integer>, Executor, Integer, Collector<Integer, ?, CompletableFuture<R>>> collector, String name) {
-        return dynamicTest(format("%s: should start consuming immediately", name), () -> {
-            try (var e = Executors.newCachedThreadPool()) {
-                var counter = new AtomicInteger();
-
-                Stream.iterate(0, i -> returnWithDelay(i + 1, ofMillis(100)))
-                  .limit(2)
-                  .collect(collector.apply(i -> counter.incrementAndGet(), e, PARALLELISM));
-
-                await()
-                  .pollInterval(ofMillis(10))
-                  .atMost(50, MILLISECONDS)
-                  .until(() -> counter.get() > 0);
-            }
-        });
-    }
-
     private static <R extends Collection<Integer>> DynamicTest shouldInterruptOnException(CollectorSupplier<Function<Integer, Integer>, Executor, Integer, Collector<Integer, ?, CompletableFuture<R>>> collector, String name) {
         return dynamicTest(format("%s: should interrupt on exception", name), () -> {
             AtomicLong counter = new AtomicLong();
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/pivovarit/collectors/test/BasicParallelismTest.java b/src/test/java/com/pivovarit/collectors/test/BasicParallelismTest.java
index 2b0ac70b..0a6b24c4 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/pivovarit/collectors/test/BasicParallelismTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/pivovarit/collectors/test/BasicParallelismTest.java
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ class BasicParallelismTest {
 
     private static Stream<CollectorDefinition<Integer, Integer>> allBounded() {
         return Stream.of(
-          collector("parallel(e, p)", (f, p) -> collectingAndThen(ParallelCollectors.parallel(f, e(), p), c -> c.join()
-            .toList())),
+          collector("parallel(e, p)", (f, p) -> collectingAndThen(ParallelCollectors.parallel(f, e(), p), c -> c.join().toList())),
           collector("parallel(toList(), e, p)", (f, p) -> collectingAndThen(ParallelCollectors.parallel(f, toList(), e(), p), CompletableFuture::join)),
           collector("parallel(toList(), e, p) [batching]", (f, p) -> collectingAndThen(ParallelCollectors.Batching.parallel(f, toList(), e(), p), CompletableFuture::join)),
           collector("parallelToStream(e, p)", (f, p) -> collectingAndThen(ParallelCollectors.parallelToStream(f, e(), p), Stream::toList)),
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/pivovarit/collectors/test/BasicProcessingTest.java b/src/test/java/com/pivovarit/collectors/test/BasicProcessingTest.java
index 38d54a7b..55d5d813 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/pivovarit/collectors/test/BasicProcessingTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/pivovarit/collectors/test/BasicProcessingTest.java
@@ -8,15 +8,20 @@
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
 import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
 import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
 import java.util.function.Function;
 import java.util.stream.Collector;
 import java.util.stream.IntStream;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
+import static com.pivovarit.collectors.TestUtils.returnWithDelay;
 import static com.pivovarit.collectors.test.BasicProcessingTest.CollectorDefinition.collector;
+import static java.time.Duration.ofSeconds;
+import static java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS;
 import static java.util.stream.Collectors.collectingAndThen;
 import static java.util.stream.Collectors.toList;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.AssertionsForInterfaceTypes.assertThat;
+import static org.awaitility.Awaitility.await;
 
 class BasicProcessingTest {
 
@@ -84,6 +89,25 @@ Stream<DynamicTest> shouldProcessAllElementsInOrder() {
           }));
     }
 
+    @TestFactory
+    Stream<DynamicTest> shouldStartProcessingImmediately() {
+        return all()
+          .map(c -> DynamicTest.dynamicTest(c.name(), () -> {
+              var counter = new AtomicInteger();
+
+              Thread.startVirtualThread(() -> {
+                  Stream.iterate(0, i -> i + 1)
+                    .limit(100)
+                    .collect(c.collector().apply(i -> returnWithDelay(counter.incrementAndGet(), ofSeconds(1))));
+              });
+
+              await()
+                .pollInterval(1, MILLISECONDS)
+                .atMost(500, MILLISECONDS)
+                .until(() -> counter.get() > 0);
+          }));
+    }
+
     record CollectorDefinition<T, R>(String name, Function<Function<T, R>, Collector<T, ?, List<R>>> collector) {
         static <T, R> CollectorDefinition<T, R> collector(String name, Function<Function<T, R>, Collector<T, ?, List<R>>> collector) {
             return new CollectorDefinition<>(name, collector);