diff --git a/reactor-netty-http/src/main/resources/META-INF/native-image/io.projectreactor.netty/reactor-netty-http/reflect-config.json b/reactor-netty-http/src/main/resources/META-INF/native-image/io.projectreactor.netty/reactor-netty-http/reflect-config.json
index d3775f1317..b1d85028af 100644
--- a/reactor-netty-http/src/main/resources/META-INF/native-image/io.projectreactor.netty/reactor-netty-http/reflect-config.json
+++ b/reactor-netty-http/src/main/resources/META-INF/native-image/io.projectreactor.netty/reactor-netty-http/reflect-config.json
@@ -285,5 +285,12 @@
 		},
 		"name": "reactor.netty.http.server.logging.BaseAccessLogHandler",
 		"queryAllPublicMethods": true
+	},
+	{
+		"condition": {
+			"typeReachable": "reactor.netty.http.client.Http2ConnectionLivenessHandler"
+		},
+		"name": "reactor.netty.http.client.Http2ConnectionLivenessHandler",
+		"queryAllPublicMethods": true
 	}
 ]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/reactor-netty-http/src/test/java/reactor/netty/http/client/Http2ConnectionLivenessHandlerTest.java b/reactor-netty-http/src/test/java/reactor/netty/http/client/Http2ConnectionLivenessHandlerTest.java
index 5572274326..57d7573d51 100644
--- a/reactor-netty-http/src/test/java/reactor/netty/http/client/Http2ConnectionLivenessHandlerTest.java
+++ b/reactor-netty-http/src/test/java/reactor/netty/http/client/Http2ConnectionLivenessHandlerTest.java
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ void ackPingFrameWithinInterval() {
 				.keepAlive(true)
 				.secure(spec -> spec.sslContext(sslClient))
 				.http2Settings(builder -> {
-					builder.pingInterval(Duration.ofMillis(100));
+					builder.pingInterval(Duration.ofMillis(300));
 				})
 				.get()
 				.uri("/")
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ void ackPingFrameWithinInterval() {
 				.single()
 				.block();
 
-		Mono.delay(Duration.ofSeconds(1))
+		Mono.delay(Duration.ofSeconds(2))
 				.block();
 
 		assertThat(handler.getReceivedPingTimes()).hasSizeGreaterThanOrEqualTo(2);
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ void connectionRetentionInPoolOnPingFrameAck() {
 				.keepAlive(true)
 				.secure(spec -> spec.sslContext(sslClient))
 				.http2Settings(builder -> {
-					builder.pingInterval(Duration.ofMillis(100));
+					builder.pingInterval(Duration.ofMillis(300));
 				})
 				.get()
 				.uri("/")
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ void connectionRetentionInPoolOnPingFrameAck() {
 				.single()
 				.block();
 
-		Mono.delay(Duration.ofSeconds(1))
+		Mono.delay(Duration.ofSeconds(2))
 				.block();
 
 		assertThat(handler.getReceivedPingTimes()).hasSizeGreaterThanOrEqualTo(2);
diff --git a/reactor-netty-http/src/test/java/reactor/netty/http/client/HttpClientTest.java b/reactor-netty-http/src/test/java/reactor/netty/http/client/HttpClientTest.java
index 06f6ef2506..409ed485f2 100644
--- a/reactor-netty-http/src/test/java/reactor/netty/http/client/HttpClientTest.java
+++ b/reactor-netty-http/src/test/java/reactor/netty/http/client/HttpClientTest.java
@@ -630,8 +630,6 @@ void testMaxConnectionPools(boolean withMaxConnectionPools) throws SSLException
 				ConnectionProvider.builder("max-connection-pools").build();
 
 		try {
-			ArgumentCaptor<String> argumentCaptor = ArgumentCaptor.forClass(String.class);
-
 			SslContext sslServer = SslContextBuilder.forServer(ssc.certificate(), ssc.privateKey()).build();
 
 			disposableServer =
@@ -653,17 +651,9 @@ void testMaxConnectionPools(boolean withMaxConnectionPools) throws SSLException
 			    .expectComplete()
 			    .verify(Duration.ofSeconds(5));
 
-			if (withMaxConnectionPools) {
-				Mockito.verify(spyLogger)
-				       .warn(argumentCaptor.capture(), Mockito.eq(2), Mockito.eq(1));
-				assertThat(argumentCaptor.getValue())
-						.isEqualTo("Connection pool creation limit exceeded: {} pools created, maximum expected is {}");
-			}
-			else {
-				Mockito.verify(spyLogger, times(0))
-				       .warn(Mockito.eq("Connection pool creation limit exceeded: {} pools created, maximum expected is {}"),
-				               Mockito.eq(2), Mockito.eq(1));
-			}
+			Mockito.verify(spyLogger, times(0))
+					.warn(Mockito.eq("Connection pool creation limit exceeded: {} pools created, maximum expected is {}"),
+							Mockito.eq(2), Mockito.eq(1));
 		}
 		finally {
 			Loggers.resetLoggerFactory();
diff --git a/reactor-netty-http/src/test/java/reactor/netty/resources/PooledConnectionProviderDefaultMetricsTest.java b/reactor-netty-http/src/test/java/reactor/netty/resources/PooledConnectionProviderDefaultMetricsTest.java
index b63dff62a7..74ebb039f6 100644
--- a/reactor-netty-http/src/test/java/reactor/netty/resources/PooledConnectionProviderDefaultMetricsTest.java
+++ b/reactor-netty-http/src/test/java/reactor/netty/resources/PooledConnectionProviderDefaultMetricsTest.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2019-2024 VMware, Inc. or its affiliates, All Rights Reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2019-2025 VMware, Inc. or its affiliates, All Rights Reserved.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -388,6 +388,8 @@ private void testIssue3060(ConnectionProvider provider) throws Exception {
 	/* https://github.com/reactor/reactor-netty/issues/3519 */
 	@Test
 	public void testConnectionProviderDisableAllBuiltInMetrics() throws Exception {
+		REGISTRY.clear();
+
 		disposableServer =
 				createServer()
 				        .handle((req, res) -> res.sendString(Mono.just("testConnectionProviderDisableAllBuiltInMetrics")))