diff --git a/tests/rptest/tests/fetch_long_poll_test.py b/tests/rptest/tests/fetch_long_poll_test.py
index 4e456ffa5f48..59e8eaa3e820 100644
--- a/tests/rptest/tests/fetch_long_poll_test.py
+++ b/tests/rptest/tests/fetch_long_poll_test.py
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ def fetch_long_poll_test(self):
                                     self.redpanda,
                                     topic=topic.name,
                                     group='test-gr-1',
+                                    from_beginning=True,
                                     consumer_properties={
                                         'fetch.min.bytes': 1024,
                                         'fetch.max.wait.ms': 1000,