diff --git a/sdcm/cluster.py b/sdcm/cluster.py
index 3949ddf385..f360f12c35 100644
--- a/sdcm/cluster.py
+++ b/sdcm/cluster.py
@@ -1222,7 +1222,9 @@ def db_up(self):
         return self.is_port_used(port=self.CQL_PORT, service_name="scylla-server")
 
     def jmx_up(self):
-        return self.is_port_used(port=7199, service_name="scylla-jmx")
+        return self.remoter.run(f"{self.systemctl} is-active scylla-jmx.service && "
+                                f"{self.systemctl} status scylla-jmx.service | grep 'JMX is enabled to receive remote connections on port'",
+                                timeout=10, ignore_status=True).return_code == 0
 
     def cs_installed(self, cassandra_stress_bin=None):
         if cassandra_stress_bin is None: