diff --git a/cmd/otelcontribcol/processors_test.go b/cmd/otelcontribcol/processors_test.go
index a640c815bedb..a8138b46a342 100644
--- a/cmd/otelcontribcol/processors_test.go
+++ b/cmd/otelcontribcol/processors_test.go
@@ -22,8 +22,9 @@ import (
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/processor/processortest"
 
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/internal/coreinternal/attraction"
+	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/internal/coreinternal/testdata"
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/processor/attributesprocessor"
-	remoteobserverprocessor "github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/processor/remoteobserverprocessor"
+	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/processor/remoteobserverprocessor"
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/processor/resourceprocessor"
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/processor/spanprocessor"
 )
@@ -183,25 +184,51 @@ func verifyProcessorLifecycle(t *testing.T, factory processor.Factory, getConfig
 		getConfigFn = factory.CreateDefaultConfig
 	}
 
-	createFns := []createProcessorFn{
-		wrapCreateLogsProc(factory),
-		wrapCreateTracesProc(factory),
-		wrapCreateMetricsProc(factory),
+	createFns := map[component.DataType]createProcessorFn{
+		component.DataTypeLogs:    wrapCreateLogsProc(factory),
+		component.DataTypeTraces:  wrapCreateTracesProc(factory),
+		component.DataTypeMetrics: wrapCreateMetricsProc(factory),
 	}
 
-	for _, createFn := range createFns {
-		firstExp, err := createFn(ctx, processorCreationSet, getConfigFn())
-		if errors.Is(err, component.ErrDataTypeIsNotSupported) {
-			continue
+	for i := 0; i < 2; i++ {
+		procs := make(map[component.DataType]component.Component)
+		for dataType, createFn := range createFns {
+			proc, err := createFn(ctx, processorCreationSet, getConfigFn())
+			if errors.Is(err, component.ErrDataTypeIsNotSupported) {
+				continue
+			}
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			procs[dataType] = proc
+			require.NoError(t, proc.Start(ctx, host))
+		}
+		for dataType, proc := range procs {
+			assert.NotPanics(t, func() {
+				switch dataType {
+				case component.DataTypeLogs:
+					logsProc := proc.(processor.Logs)
+					logs := testdata.GenerateLogsManyLogRecordsSameResource(2)
+					if !logsProc.Capabilities().MutatesData {
+						logs.MarkReadOnly()
+					}
+					assert.NoError(t, logsProc.ConsumeLogs(ctx, logs))
+				case component.DataTypeMetrics:
+					metricsProc := proc.(processor.Metrics)
+					metrics := testdata.GenerateMetricsTwoMetrics()
+					if !metricsProc.Capabilities().MutatesData {
+						metrics.MarkReadOnly()
+					}
+					assert.NoError(t, metricsProc.ConsumeMetrics(ctx, metrics))
+				case component.DataTypeTraces:
+					tracesProc := proc.(processor.Traces)
+					traces := testdata.GenerateTracesTwoSpansSameResource()
+					if !tracesProc.Capabilities().MutatesData {
+						traces.MarkReadOnly()
+					}
+					assert.NoError(t, tracesProc.ConsumeTraces(ctx, traces))
+				}
+			})
+			require.NoError(t, proc.Shutdown(ctx))
 		}
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		require.NoError(t, firstExp.Start(ctx, host))
-		require.NoError(t, firstExp.Shutdown(ctx))
-
-		secondExp, err := createFn(ctx, processorCreationSet, getConfigFn())
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		require.NoError(t, secondExp.Start(ctx, host))
-		require.NoError(t, secondExp.Shutdown(ctx))
 	}
 }