diff --git a/core/src/banking_stage.rs b/core/src/banking_stage.rs
index 5c7f4fcaf6..3ce4db6b5a 100644
--- a/core/src/banking_stage.rs
+++ b/core/src/banking_stage.rs
@@ -2468,7 +2468,29 @@ mod tests {
         } = create_slow_genesis_config(2);
         let (verified_sender, verified_receiver) = unbounded();
 
+        // Process a batch that includes a transaction that receives two lamports.
         let alice = Keypair::new();
+        let tx =
+            system_transaction::transfer(&mint_keypair, &alice.pubkey(), 2, genesis_config.hash());
+
+        let packet_batches = to_packet_batches(&[tx], 1);
+        let packet_batches = packet_batches
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|batch| (batch, vec![1u8]))
+            .collect();
+        let packet_batches = convert_from_old_verified(packet_batches);
+        verified_sender.send(packet_batches).unwrap();
+
+        // Process a second batch that uses the same from account, so conflicts with above TX
+        let tx =
+            system_transaction::transfer(&mint_keypair, &alice.pubkey(), 1, genesis_config.hash());
+        let packet_batches = to_packet_batches(&[tx], 1);
+        let packet_batches = packet_batches
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|batch| (batch, vec![1u8]))
+            .collect();
+        let packet_batches = convert_from_old_verified(packet_batches);
+        verified_sender.send(packet_batches).unwrap();
 
         let (vote_sender, vote_receiver) = unbounded();
         let (tpu_vote_sender, tpu_vote_receiver) = unbounded();
@@ -2505,41 +2527,9 @@ mod tests {
                     Arc::new(RwLock::new(CostModel::default())),
                 );
 
-                // Process a batch that includes a transaction that receives two lamports.
-                let tx = system_transaction::transfer(
-                    &mint_keypair,
-                    &alice.pubkey(),
-                    2,
-                    genesis_config.hash(),
-                );
-
-                let packet_batches = to_packet_batches(&[tx], 1);
-                let packet_batches = packet_batches
-                    .into_iter()
-                    .map(|batch| (batch, vec![1u8]))
-                    .collect();
-                let packet_batches = convert_from_old_verified(packet_batches);
-                verified_sender.send(packet_batches).unwrap();
-
-                sleep(Duration::from_millis(200));
-                // Process a second batch that uses the same from account, so conflicts with above TX
-                let tx = system_transaction::transfer(
-                    &mint_keypair,
-                    &alice.pubkey(),
-                    1,
-                    genesis_config.hash(),
-                );
-                let packet_batches = to_packet_batches(&[tx], 1);
-                let packet_batches = packet_batches
-                    .into_iter()
-                    .map(|batch| (batch, vec![1u8]))
-                    .collect();
-                let packet_batches = convert_from_old_verified(packet_batches);
-                verified_sender.send(packet_batches).unwrap();
-
                 // wait for banking_stage to eat the packets
-                while bank.get_balance(&alice.pubkey()) < 2 {
-                    sleep(Duration::from_millis(100));
+                while bank.get_balance(&alice.pubkey()) < 1 {
+                    sleep(Duration::from_millis(10));
                 }
                 exit.store(true, Ordering::Relaxed);
                 poh_service.join().unwrap();
@@ -2563,10 +2553,10 @@ mod tests {
                     .for_each(|x| assert_eq!(*x, Ok(())));
             }
 
-            // Assert the user holds two lamports, not three. If the stage only outputs one
-            // entry, then the second transaction will be rejected, because it drives
+            // Assert the user doesn't hold three lamports. If the stage only outputs one
+            // entry, then one of the transactions will be rejected, because it drives
             // the account balance below zero before the credit is added.
-            assert_eq!(bank.get_balance(&alice.pubkey()), 2);
+            assert!(bank.get_balance(&alice.pubkey()) != 3);
         }
         Blockstore::destroy(ledger_path.path()).unwrap();
     }