diff --git a/integration/tests/access/cohort3/grpc_streaming_blocks_test.go b/integration/tests/access/cohort3/grpc_streaming_blocks_test.go
index 96c7655406a..a41896e11db 100644
--- a/integration/tests/access/cohort3/grpc_streaming_blocks_test.go
+++ b/integration/tests/access/cohort3/grpc_streaming_blocks_test.go
@@ -146,11 +146,6 @@ func (s *GrpcBlocksStreamSuite) TestHappyPath() {
 	currentFinalized := s.BlockState.HighestFinalizedHeight()
 	blockA := s.BlockState.WaitForHighestFinalizedProgress(s.T(), currentFinalized)
 
-	// Let the network run for this many blocks
-	blockCount := uint64(5)
-	// wait for the requested number of sealed blocks
-	s.BlockState.WaitForSealedHeight(s.T(), blockA.Header.Height+blockCount)
-
 	var startValue interface{}
 	txCount := 10
 
@@ -187,8 +182,7 @@ func (s *GrpcBlocksStreamSuite) TestHappyPath() {
 					foundANTxCount++
 				case block := <-observerBlocks:
 					s.T().Logf("ON block received: height: %d", block.Header.Height)
-					r.Add(s.T(), block.Header.Height, "observer", block)
-					foundONTxCount++
+					s.addObserverBlock(block, r, rpc.name, &foundONTxCount)
 				}
 
 				if foundANTxCount >= txCount && foundONTxCount >= txCount {
@@ -201,6 +195,33 @@ func (s *GrpcBlocksStreamSuite) TestHappyPath() {
 	}
 }
 
+// addObserverBlock adds a block received from the observer node to the response tracker
+// and increments the transaction count for that node.
+//
+// Parameters:
+//   - block: The block received from the node.
+//   - responseTracker: The response tracker to which the block should be added.
+//   - rpcCallName: The name of the rpc subscription call which is testing.
+//   - txCount: A pointer to an integer that tracks the number of transactions received from the node.
+func (s *GrpcBlocksStreamSuite) addObserverBlock(
+	block *flow.Block,
+	responseTracker *ResponseTracker[*flow.Block],
+	rpcCallName string,
+	txCount *int,
+) {
+	// the response tracker expects to receive data for the same heights from each node.
+	// when subscribing to the latest block, the specific start height depends on the node's
+	// local sealed height, so it may vary.
+	// check only the responses for ON that are also tracked by AN and compare them
+	isANResponseExist := len(responseTracker.r[block.Header.Height]) > 0
+	if rpcCallName == "SubscribeBlocksFromLatest" && !isANResponseExist {
+		return
+	}
+
+	responseTracker.Add(s.T(), block.Header.Height, "observer", block)
+	*txCount++
+}
+
 func blockResponseHandler(msg *accessproto.SubscribeBlocksResponse) (*flow.Block, error) {
 	return convert.MessageToBlock(msg.GetBlock())
 }