diff --git a/apps/emqx/src/emqx_listeners.erl b/apps/emqx/src/emqx_listeners.erl
index 4d20a1603..87d94e672 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/src/emqx_listeners.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx/src/emqx_listeners.erl
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 -include("emqx_mqtt.hrl").
 -include("logger.hrl").
+-include_lib("snabbkaffe/include/snabbkaffe.hrl").
 
 %% APIs
 -export([
@@ -193,6 +194,7 @@ start_listener(Type, ListenerName, #{bind := Bind} = Conf) ->
             ),
             ok;
         {ok, _} ->
+            ?tp(listener_started, #{type => Type, bind => Bind}),
             console_print(
                 "Listener ~ts on ~ts started.~n",
                 [listener_id(Type, ListenerName), format_addr(Bind)]
diff --git a/apps/emqx/test/emqx_takeover_SUITE.erl b/apps/emqx/test/emqx_takeover_SUITE.erl
index 381657ddf..1ef2942c5 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/test/emqx_takeover_SUITE.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx/test/emqx_takeover_SUITE.erl
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 -include_lib("emqx/include/emqx.hrl").
 -include_lib("eunit/include/eunit.hrl").
 -include_lib("common_test/include/ct.hrl").
+-include_lib("snabbkaffe/include/snabbkaffe.hrl").
 
 -define(TOPIC, <<"t">>).
 -define(CNT, 100).
@@ -32,7 +33,17 @@
 all() -> emqx_common_test_helpers:all(?MODULE).
 
 init_per_suite(Config) ->
-    emqx_common_test_helpers:start_apps([]),
+    ?check_trace(
+        ?wait_async_action(
+            emqx_common_test_helpers:start_apps([]),
+            #{?snk_kind := listener_started, bind := 1883},
+            timer:seconds(5)
+        ),
+        fun(Trace) ->
+            %% more than one listener
+            ?assertMatch([_ | _], ?of_kind(listener_started, Trace))
+        end
+    ),
     Config.
 
 end_per_suite(_Config) ->