diff --git a/consumer_with_idle_trigger_test.go b/consumer_with_idle_trigger_test.go
index 26366c4..4594645 100644
--- a/consumer_with_idle_trigger_test.go
+++ b/consumer_with_idle_trigger_test.go
@@ -19,15 +19,16 @@ import (
 
 type MsgHandlerWithIdleTrigger struct {
 	t                     *testing.T
-	msgsReceivedCount     int
 	expectedMsg           TestMsg
 	expectedMsgAttributes interface{}
 	shutdownReceived      bool
-	idleTimeoutTriggered  bool
+
+	msgsReceivedCount         int
+	idleTimeoutTriggeredCount int
 }
 
 const (
-	IdleTimeout = 1 * time.Second
+	IdleTimeout = 500 * time.Millisecond
 )
 
 func TestConsumeWithIdleTrigger(t *testing.T) {
@@ -164,15 +165,70 @@ func TestConsumeWithIdleTimeout_TimesOut(t *testing.T) {
 	// Wait for the timeout
 	time.Sleep(time.Second * 2)
 
-	assert.True(t, msgHandler.idleTimeoutTriggered)
+	// ensure that it gets called multiple times
+	assert.GreaterOrEqual(t, msgHandler.idleTimeoutTriggeredCount, 2)
+}
+func TestConsumeWithIdleTimeout_TimesOutAndConsumes(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Second*10)
+	awsCfg := loadAWSDefaultConfig(ctx)
+
+	queueName := strings.ToLower(t.Name())
+	queueUrl := createQueue(t, ctx, awsCfg, queueName)
+
+	expectedMsg := TestMsg{Name: "TestName"}
+	expectedMsgAttributes := map[string]types.MessageAttributeValue{
+		"TraceID": {
+			DataType:    aws.String("String"),
+			StringValue: aws.String(traceId),
+		},
+		"SpanID": {
+			DataType:    aws.String("String"),
+			StringValue: aws.String(spanId),
+		},
+	}
+
+	config := Config{
+		QueueURL:          *queueUrl,
+		WorkersNum:        workersNum,
+		VisibilityTimeout: visibilityTimeout,
+		BatchSize:         batchSize,
+		ExtendEnabled:     true,
+	}
+	msgHandler := handlerWithIdleTrigger(t, expectedMsg, expectedMsgAttributes)
+	consumer := NewConsumerWithIdleTrigger(awsCfg, config, msgHandler, IdleTimeout)
+	go consumer.Consume(ctx)
+
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		_, err := consumer.sqs.PurgeQueue(ctx, &sqs.PurgeQueueInput{QueueUrl: queueUrl})
+		if err != nil {
+			zap.S().Error("failed to purge queue")
+			t.FailNow()
+		}
+		cancel()
+	})
+	time.Sleep(time.Second * 1)
+
+	// ensure that it gets called first before receiving a message
+	assert.GreaterOrEqual(t, msgHandler.idleTimeoutTriggeredCount, 1)
+	assert.Equal(t, 0, msgHandler.msgsReceivedCount)
+
+	// Send message to the queue
+	sendTestMsg(t, ctx, consumer.sqs, queueUrl, expectedMsg)
+
+	time.Sleep(time.Second * 2)
+	// Check that the message arrived
+	assert.Equal(t, 1, msgHandler.msgsReceivedCount)
+	assert.GreaterOrEqual(t, msgHandler.idleTimeoutTriggeredCount, 3)
+
 }
 
 func handlerWithIdleTrigger(t *testing.T, expectedMsg TestMsg, expectedMsgAttributes map[string]types.MessageAttributeValue) *MsgHandlerWithIdleTrigger {
 	return &MsgHandlerWithIdleTrigger{
-		t:                     t,
-		msgsReceivedCount:     0,
-		expectedMsg:           expectedMsg,
-		expectedMsgAttributes: expectedMsgAttributes,
+		t:                         t,
+		msgsReceivedCount:         0,
+		expectedMsg:               expectedMsg,
+		expectedMsgAttributes:     expectedMsgAttributes,
+		idleTimeoutTriggeredCount: 0,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -201,7 +257,7 @@ func (m *MsgHandlerWithIdleTrigger) Shutdown() {
 }
 
 func (m *MsgHandlerWithIdleTrigger) IdleTimeout(ctx context.Context) error {
-	zap.S().Info("Idle timeout triggered")
-	m.idleTimeoutTriggered = true
+	zap.S().Info("Idle timeout triggered: ", m.idleTimeoutTriggeredCount)
+	m.idleTimeoutTriggeredCount++
 	return nil
 }