diff --git a/node-test/src/test/scala/org/bitcoins/node/NeutrinoNodeTest.scala b/node-test/src/test/scala/org/bitcoins/node/NeutrinoNodeTest.scala
index e559a0623a..8a917593f3 100644
--- a/node-test/src/test/scala/org/bitcoins/node/NeutrinoNodeTest.scala
+++ b/node-test/src/test/scala/org/bitcoins/node/NeutrinoNodeTest.scala
@@ -51,10 +51,6 @@ class NeutrinoNodeTest extends NodeTestWithCachedBitcoindPair {
     def peers = peerManager.peers
 
     val connAndInit = for {
-      _ <- AsyncUtil
-        .retryUntilSatisfied(peers.size == 2,
-                             maxTries = 30,
-                             interval = 1.second)
       _ <- Future
         .sequence(peers.map(peerManager.isConnected))
         .flatMap(p => assert(p.forall(_ == true)))
@@ -144,10 +140,6 @@ class NeutrinoNodeTest extends NodeTestWithCachedBitcoindPair {
 
       //assert connected to 2 peers and both initialised and connected
       val assertConnAndInit = for {
-        _ <- AsyncUtil
-          .retryUntilSatisfied(peers.size == 2,
-                               interval = 1.second,
-                               maxTries = 30)
         _ <- Future
           .sequence(peers.map(peerManager.isConnected))
           .flatMap(p => assert(p.forall(_ == true)))
@@ -178,10 +170,6 @@ class NeutrinoNodeTest extends NodeTestWithCachedBitcoindPair {
       def peers = peerManager.peers
 
       val assert1F = for {
-        _ <- AsyncUtil
-          .retryUntilSatisfied(peers.size == 2,
-                               interval = 1.second,
-                               maxTries = 30)
         _ <- Future
           .sequence(peers.map(peerManager.isConnected))
           .flatMap(p => assert(p.forall(_ == true)))
diff --git a/testkit/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/testkit/node/NodeTestWithCachedBitcoind.scala b/testkit/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/testkit/node/NodeTestWithCachedBitcoind.scala
index c39726fc14..53e4d8c977 100644
--- a/testkit/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/testkit/node/NodeTestWithCachedBitcoind.scala
+++ b/testkit/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/testkit/node/NodeTestWithCachedBitcoind.scala
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package org.bitcoins.testkit.node
 
 import akka.actor.ActorSystem
+import org.bitcoins.asyncutil.AsyncUtil
 import org.bitcoins.core.api.node.{NodeType, Peer}
 import org.bitcoins.node.Node
 import org.bitcoins.rpc.client.common.BitcoindRpcClient
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ import org.bitcoins.wallet.callback.WalletCallbacks
 import org.scalatest.FutureOutcome
 
 import scala.concurrent.Future
+import scala.concurrent.duration.DurationInt
 
 /** Test trait for using a bitcoin-s [[Node]] that requires a cached bitcoind.
   * The cached bitcoind will be share across tests in the test suite that extends
@@ -44,6 +46,10 @@ trait NodeTestWithCachedBitcoind extends BaseNodeTest with CachedTor {
                                                             appConfig.chainConf,
                                                             appConfig.nodeConf)
         started <- node.start()
+        _ <- AsyncUtil.retryUntilSatisfied(
+          node.peerManager.connectedPeerCount == 1,
+          interval = 1.second,
+          maxTries = 30)
       } yield NeutrinoNodeConnectedWithBitcoind(started, bitcoind)
     }
 
@@ -92,6 +98,10 @@ trait NodeTestWithCachedBitcoind extends BaseNodeTest with CachedTor {
           appConfig.chainConf,
           appConfig.nodeConf)
         startedNode <- node.start()
+        _ <- AsyncUtil.retryUntilSatisfied(
+          node.peerManager.connectedPeerCount == 1,
+          interval = 1.second,
+          maxTries = 30)
       } yield NeutrinoNodeConnectedWithBitcoinds(startedNode, bitcoinds)
     }
     makeDependentFixture[NeutrinoNodeConnectedWithBitcoinds](
@@ -116,6 +126,10 @@ trait NodeTestWithCachedBitcoind extends BaseNodeTest with CachedTor {
           appConfig.chainConf,
           appConfig.nodeConf)
         startedNode <- node.start()
+        _ <- AsyncUtil
+          .retryUntilSatisfied(node.peerManager.connectedPeerCount == 2,
+                               interval = 1.second,
+                               maxTries = 30)
       } yield NeutrinoNodeConnectedWithBitcoinds(startedNode, bitcoinds)
     }
     makeDependentFixture[NeutrinoNodeConnectedWithBitcoinds](
diff --git a/testkit/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/testkit/node/NodeUnitTest.scala b/testkit/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/testkit/node/NodeUnitTest.scala
index 076943ae9d..390c3132db 100644
--- a/testkit/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/testkit/node/NodeUnitTest.scala
+++ b/testkit/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/testkit/node/NodeUnitTest.scala
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import org.scalatest.FutureOutcome
 
 import java.net.InetSocketAddress
 import java.time.Instant
+import scala.concurrent.duration.DurationInt
 import scala.concurrent.{ExecutionContext, Future}
 
 trait NodeUnitTest extends BaseNodeTest {
@@ -300,6 +301,10 @@ object NodeUnitTest extends P2PLogger {
         walletCallbacks = walletCallbacks)
 
       startedNode <- node.start()
+      _ <- AsyncUtil
+        .retryUntilSatisfied(node.peerManager.connectedPeerCount == 1,
+                             interval = 1.second,
+                             maxTries = 30)
       //callbacks are executed asynchronously, which is how we fund the wallet
       //so we need to wait until the wallet balances are correct
       _ <- BitcoinSWalletTest.awaitWalletBalances(fundedWallet)(