diff --git a/gerrit-acceptance-tests/src/test/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/rest/config/KillTaskIT.java b/gerrit-acceptance-tests/src/test/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/rest/config/KillTaskIT.java
index ece30e9..f05ecce 100644
--- a/gerrit-acceptance-tests/src/test/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/rest/config/KillTaskIT.java
+++ b/gerrit-acceptance-tests/src/test/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/rest/config/KillTaskIT.java
@@ -15,12 +15,15 @@
 package com.google.gerrit.acceptance.rest.config;
 
 import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
+import static java.util.stream.Collectors.toSet;
 
 import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.AbstractDaemonTest;
 import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.RestResponse;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.config.ListTasks.TaskInfo;
 import com.google.gson.reflect.TypeToken;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.Set;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 public class KillTaskIT extends AbstractDaemonTest {
@@ -30,17 +33,24 @@
     List<TaskInfo> result =
         newGson().fromJson(r.getReader(), new TypeToken<List<TaskInfo>>() {}.getType());
     r.consume();
-    int taskCount = result.size();
-    assertThat(taskCount).isGreaterThan(0);
 
-    r = adminRestSession.delete("/config/server/tasks/" + result.get(0).id);
+    Optional<String> id =
+        result
+            .stream()
+            .filter(t -> "Log File Compressor".equals(t.command))
+            .map(t -> t.id)
+            .findFirst();
+    assertThat(id.isPresent()).isTrue();
+
+    r = adminRestSession.delete("/config/server/tasks/" + id.get());
     r.assertNoContent();
     r.consume();
 
     r = adminRestSession.get("/config/server/tasks/");
     result = newGson().fromJson(r.getReader(), new TypeToken<List<TaskInfo>>() {}.getType());
     r.consume();
-    assertThat(result).hasSize(taskCount - 1);
+    Set<String> ids = result.stream().map(t -> t.id).collect(toSet());
+    assertThat(ids).doesNotContain(id.get());
   }
 
   private void killTask_NotFound() throws Exception {