diff --git a/webrtc/video_engine/test/auto_test/source/vie_autotest_rtp_rtcp.cc b/webrtc/video_engine/test/auto_test/source/vie_autotest_rtp_rtcp.cc
index 69c995fda5..e78e80ee6a 100644
--- a/webrtc/video_engine/test/auto_test/source/vie_autotest_rtp_rtcp.cc
+++ b/webrtc/video_engine/test/auto_test/source/vie_autotest_rtp_rtcp.cc
@@ -514,6 +514,9 @@ void ViEAutoTest::ViERtpRtcpStandardTest()
     }
     // Simulate lost reception and verify that nothing is sent during that time.
     ViE.network->SetNetworkTransmissionState(tbChannel.videoChannel, false);
+    // Allow the encoder to finish the current frame before we expect that no
+    // additional packets will be sent.
+    AutoTestSleep(kAutoTestSleepTimeMs);
     bytes_received_before = bytes_received_after;
     ViETest::Log("Network Down...\n");
     AutoTestSleep(kAutoTestSleepTimeMs);
@@ -555,13 +558,18 @@ void ViEAutoTest::ViERtpRtcpStandardTest()
     // Simulate lost reception and verify that nothing is sent during that time.
     ViETest::Log("Network Down...\n");
     ViE.network->SetNetworkTransmissionState(tbChannel.videoChannel, false);
+    // Allow the encoder to finish the current frame before we expect that no
+    // additional packets will be sent.
+    AutoTestSleep(kAutoTestSleepTimeMs);
+    bytes_received_after = bytes_received_before;
+    AutoTestSleep(kAutoTestSleepTimeMs);
     EXPECT_EQ(0, ViE.rtp_rtcp->GetRTPStatistics(tbChannel.videoChannel,
                                                 bytes_sent_before,
                                                 packets_sent_before,
                                                 bytes_received_before,
                                                 packets_received_before));
     if (FLAGS_include_timing_dependent_tests) {
-      EXPECT_GT(bytes_received_before, bytes_received_after);
+      EXPECT_EQ(bytes_received_before, bytes_received_after);
     }
     AutoTestSleep(kAutoTestSleepTimeMs);
     EXPECT_EQ(0, ViE.rtp_rtcp->GetRTPStatistics(tbChannel.videoChannel,