diff --git a/airbyte-integrations/bases/standard-destination-test/src/main/java/io/airbyte/integrations/standardtest/destination/DestinationAcceptanceTest.java b/airbyte-integrations/bases/standard-destination-test/src/main/java/io/airbyte/integrations/standardtest/destination/DestinationAcceptanceTest.java
index f73f961402008..899f7cb3ff000 100644
--- a/airbyte-integrations/bases/standard-destination-test/src/main/java/io/airbyte/integrations/standardtest/destination/DestinationAcceptanceTest.java
+++ b/airbyte-integrations/bases/standard-destination-test/src/main/java/io/airbyte/integrations/standardtest/destination/DestinationAcceptanceTest.java
@@ -1217,8 +1217,7 @@ protected void runSyncAndVerifyStateOutput(final JsonNode config,
     final List<AirbyteMessage> destinationOutput = runSync(config, messages, catalog,
         runNormalization);
 
-    Collections.reverse(messages);
-    final AirbyteMessage expectedStateMessage = messages
+    final AirbyteMessage expectedStateMessage = reversed(messages)
         .stream()
         .filter(m -> m.getType() == Type.STATE)
         .findFirst()
@@ -1238,6 +1237,20 @@ protected void runSyncAndVerifyStateOutput(final JsonNode config,
     assertEquals(expectedStateMessage, actualStateMessage);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Reverses a list by creating a new list with the same elements of the input list and then
+   * reversing it. The input list will not be altered.
+   *
+   * @param list to reverse
+   * @param <T> type
+   * @return new list with elements of original reversed.
+   */
+  public static <T> List<T> reversed(final List<T> list) {
+    final ArrayList<T> reversed = new ArrayList<>(list);
+    Collections.reverse(reversed);
+    return reversed;
+  }
+
   private List<AirbyteMessage> runSync(
                                        final JsonNode config,
                                        final List<AirbyteMessage> messages,