diff --git a/src/v/kafka/server/tests/consumer_groups_test.cc b/src/v/kafka/server/tests/consumer_groups_test.cc
index cb99a9c323bd..a56bf3e4bc9c 100644
--- a/src/v/kafka/server/tests/consumer_groups_test.cc
+++ b/src/v/kafka/server/tests/consumer_groups_test.cc
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ join_group_request make_join_group_request(
     return req;
 }
 struct consumer_offsets_fixture : public redpanda_thread_fixture {
-    void wait_for_consumer_offsets_topic() {
+    void
+    wait_for_consumer_offsets_topic(const kafka::group_instance_id& group) {
         app.controller->get_feature_table()
           .local()
           .await_feature(
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ struct consumer_offsets_fixture : public redpanda_thread_fixture {
         auto client = make_kafka_client().get0();
 
         client.connect().get();
-        kafka::find_coordinator_request req("key");
+        kafka::find_coordinator_request req(group);
         req.data.key_type = kafka::coordinator_type::group;
         client.dispatch(std::move(req), kafka::api_version(1)).get();
 
@@ -66,9 +67,9 @@ struct consumer_offsets_fixture : public redpanda_thread_fixture {
             model::kafka_consumer_offsets_nt, model::timeout_clock::now() + 30s)
           .get();
 
-        tests::cooperative_spin_wait_with_timeout(30s, [&client] {
+        tests::cooperative_spin_wait_with_timeout(30s, [&group, &client] {
             kafka::describe_groups_request req;
-            req.data.groups.emplace_back("key");
+            req.data.groups.emplace_back(group);
             return client.dispatch(std::move(req), kafka::api_version(1))
               .then([](kafka::describe_groups_response response) {
                   return response.data.groups.front().error_code
@@ -82,7 +83,8 @@ struct consumer_offsets_fixture : public redpanda_thread_fixture {
 };
 
 FIXTURE_TEST(join_empty_group_static_member, consumer_offsets_fixture) {
-    wait_for_consumer_offsets_topic();
+    kafka::group_instance_id gr("instance-1");
+    wait_for_consumer_offsets_topic(gr);
     auto client = make_kafka_client().get0();
     auto deferred = ss::defer([&client] {
         client.stop().then([&client] { client.shutdown(); }).get();
@@ -92,7 +94,7 @@ FIXTURE_TEST(join_empty_group_static_member, consumer_offsets_fixture) {
     auto req = make_join_group_request(
       unknown_member_id, "group-test", {"p1", "p2"}, "random");
     // set group instance id
-    req.data.group_instance_id = kafka::group_instance_id("instance-1");
+    req.data.group_instance_id = gr;
     auto resp = client.dispatch(std::move(req), kafka::api_version(5)).get0();
 
     info("response: {}", resp.data);