diff --git a/itests/org.openhab.binding.hue.tests/itest.bndrun b/itests/org.openhab.binding.hue.tests/itest.bndrun
index 230f7bcda8c..f07fb47f10c 100644
--- a/itests/org.openhab.binding.hue.tests/itest.bndrun
+++ b/itests/org.openhab.binding.hue.tests/itest.bndrun
@@ -67,4 +67,5 @@ Fragment-Host: org.openhab.binding.hue
 	org.openhab.core.test;version='[3.0.0,3.0.1)',\
 	org.openhab.core.thing;version='[3.0.0,3.0.1)',\
 	org.openhab.core.thing.xml;version='[3.0.0,3.0.1)',\
-	org.opentest4j;version='[1.2.0,1.2.1)'
+	org.opentest4j;version='[1.2.0,1.2.1)',\
+	org.eclipse.jdt.annotation;version='[2.2.100,2.2.101)'
diff --git a/itests/org.openhab.binding.hue.tests/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/hue/internal/handler/HueBridgeHandlerOSGiTest.java b/itests/org.openhab.binding.hue.tests/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/hue/internal/handler/HueBridgeHandlerOSGiTest.java
index 5a76b1deb60..c0c9c121f77 100644
--- a/itests/org.openhab.binding.hue.tests/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/hue/internal/handler/HueBridgeHandlerOSGiTest.java
+++ b/itests/org.openhab.binding.hue.tests/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/hue/internal/handler/HueBridgeHandlerOSGiTest.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
  */
 package org.openhab.binding.hue.internal.handler;
 
+import static org.eclipse.jdt.annotation.Checks.requireNonNull;
 import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.equalTo;
 import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.*;
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ import org.openhab.core.thing.ThingUID;
  */
 public class HueBridgeHandlerOSGiTest extends AbstractHueOSGiTestParent {
 
-    private final ThingTypeUID BRIDGE_THING_TYPE_UID = new ThingTypeUID(BINDING_ID, "bridge");
+    private static final ThingTypeUID BRIDGE_THING_TYPE_UID = new ThingTypeUID(BINDING_ID, "bridge");
     private static final String TEST_USER_NAME = "eshTestUser";
     private static final String DUMMY_HOST = "1.2.3.4";
 
@@ -132,7 +133,7 @@ public class HueBridgeHandlerOSGiTest extends AbstractHueOSGiTestParent {
         hueBridgeHandler.onNotAuthenticated();
 
         assertEquals("notAuthenticatedUser", bridge.getConfiguration().get(USER_NAME));
-        assertEquals(ThingStatus.OFFLINE, bridge.getStatus());
+        waitForAssert(() -> assertEquals(ThingStatus.OFFLINE, bridge.getStatus()));
         assertEquals(ThingStatusDetail.OFFLINE.CONFIGURATION_ERROR, bridge.getStatusInfo().getStatusDetail());
     }
 
@@ -156,7 +157,7 @@ public class HueBridgeHandlerOSGiTest extends AbstractHueOSGiTestParent {
         hueBridgeHandler.onNotAuthenticated();
 
         assertNull(bridge.getConfiguration().get(USER_NAME));
-        assertEquals(ThingStatus.OFFLINE, bridge.getStatus());
+        waitForAssert(() -> assertEquals(ThingStatus.OFFLINE, bridge.getStatus()));
         assertEquals(ThingStatusDetail.OFFLINE.CONFIGURATION_ERROR, bridge.getStatusInfo().getStatusDetail());
     }
 
@@ -180,7 +181,7 @@ public class HueBridgeHandlerOSGiTest extends AbstractHueOSGiTestParent {
         hueBridgeHandler.onNotAuthenticated();
 
         assertNull(bridge.getConfiguration().get(USER_NAME));
-        assertEquals(ThingStatus.OFFLINE, bridge.getStatus());
+        waitForAssert(() -> assertEquals(ThingStatus.OFFLINE, bridge.getStatus()));
         assertEquals(ThingStatusDetail.OFFLINE.CONFIGURATION_ERROR, bridge.getStatusInfo().getStatusDetail());
     }
 
@@ -196,7 +197,7 @@ public class HueBridgeHandlerOSGiTest extends AbstractHueOSGiTestParent {
 
         hueBridgeHandler.onConnectionLost();
 
-        assertEquals(ThingStatus.OFFLINE, bridge.getStatus());
+        waitForAssert(() -> assertEquals(ThingStatus.OFFLINE, bridge.getStatus()));
         assertNotEquals(ThingStatusDetail.BRIDGE_OFFLINE, bridge.getStatusInfo().getStatusDetail());
     }
 
@@ -236,7 +237,7 @@ public class HueBridgeHandlerOSGiTest extends AbstractHueOSGiTestParent {
         Bridge bridge = (Bridge) thingRegistry.createThingOfType(BRIDGE_THING_TYPE_UID,
                 new ThingUID(BRIDGE_THING_TYPE_UID, "testBridge"), null, "Bridge", configuration);
 
-        assertNotNull(bridge);
+        bridge = requireNonNull(bridge, "Bridge is null");
         thingRegistry.add(bridge);
         return bridge;
     }