diff --git a/tests/test_aws_sns_sqs_service_dead_letter_queue.py b/tests/test_aws_sns_sqs_service_dead_letter_queue.py
index 62a9aa894..f22d8c20f 100644
--- a/tests/test_aws_sns_sqs_service_dead_letter_queue.py
+++ b/tests/test_aws_sns_sqs_service_dead_letter_queue.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import pytest
 
 from run_test_service_helper import start_service
+from tomodachi.transport.aws_sns_sqs import connector
 
 
 @pytest.mark.skipif(
@@ -32,6 +33,24 @@ async def _async(loop: Any) -> None:
         assert instance.test_topic_data_received_count == 3
         assert instance.test_dlq_data_received_after_count == 3
 
+        async with connector("tomodachi.sqs", service_name="sqs") as sqs_client:
+            dlq_name = "test-queue-dlq-{}".format(instance.data_uuid)
+            response = await sqs_client.get_queue_url(QueueName=dlq_name)
+            dlq_url = response.get("QueueUrl")
+            response = await sqs_client.get_queue_attributes(
+                QueueUrl=dlq_url,
+                AttributeNames=[
+                    "VisibilityTimeout",
+                    "MessageRetentionPeriod",
+                ],
+            )
+            dlq_attributes = response.get("Attributes", {})
+
+        assert dlq_attributes == {
+            "VisibilityTimeout": "30",
+            "MessageRetentionPeriod": "1209600",  # 14 days
+        }
+
     loop.run_until_complete(_async(loop))
     instance.stop_service()
     loop.run_until_complete(future)