diff --git a/test/functional/test_framework/test_node.py b/test/functional/test_framework/test_node.py
index f440ac4b27c..281469f9ed6 100755
--- a/test/functional/test_framework/test_node.py
+++ b/test/functional/test_framework/test_node.py
@@ -703,6 +703,7 @@ class TestNode():
             p2p_conn.wait_for_connect()
             self.p2ps.append(p2p_conn)
 
+            p2p_conn.wait_until(lambda: not p2p_conn.on_connection_send_msg)
             if wait_for_verack:
                 p2p_conn.wait_for_verack()
                 p2p_conn.sync_with_ping()