diff --git a/test/test_general_poller_routes.py b/test/test_general_poller_routes.py
index f97ca9552bd7f60fb9c9932d0d450a515428378b..4a40cb4f4ad971370700b45c5ae51faddb286917 100644
--- a/test/test_general_poller_routes.py
+++ b/test/test_general_poller_routes.py
@@ -155,10 +155,13 @@ def test_gws_indirect_snmp(client):
     response_data = json.loads(rv.data.decode('utf-8'))
     jsonschema.validate(response_data, poller.SERVICES_LIST_SCHEMA)
 
-    assert response_data  # test data is non-empty
-    # all access services should have snmp info
-    assert all('snmp' in s for s in response_data)
-    assert all('counters' in s['snmp'] for s in response_data)
+    assert response_data  # sanity: test data is non-empty
+    # all operational access services should have snmp info
+    operational = list(filter(
+        lambda s: s['status'] == 'operational', response_data))
+    assert operational  # sanity: test data contains operational services
+    assert all('snmp' in s for s in operational)
+    assert all('counters' in s['snmp'] for s in operational)
 
 
 def test_get_services_default(client):
@@ -201,9 +204,12 @@ def test_services_snmp(client, service_type):
     response_data = json.loads(rv.data.decode('utf-8'))
     jsonschema.validate(response_data, poller.SERVICES_LIST_SCHEMA)
 
-    assert response_data  # test data is non-empty
-    # all access services should have snmp info
-    assert all('snmp' in s for s in response_data)
+    assert response_data  # sanity: test data is non-empty
+    # operational services should have snmp info
+    operational = list(filter(
+        lambda s: s['status'] == 'operational', response_data))
+    assert operational  # sanity: test data contains operational services
+    assert all('snmp' in s for s in operational)
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('uri_type,expected_type', [