diff --git a/acceptance-tests/tests/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/tests/acceptance/crypto/SECP256R1AcceptanceTest.java b/acceptance-tests/tests/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/tests/acceptance/crypto/SECP256R1AcceptanceTest.java
index 7488b0603e8..27679463bfd 100644
--- a/acceptance-tests/tests/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/tests/acceptance/crypto/SECP256R1AcceptanceTest.java
+++ b/acceptance-tests/tests/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/tests/acceptance/crypto/SECP256R1AcceptanceTest.java
@@ -66,6 +66,12 @@ public void setUp() throws Exception {
         besu.createNodeWithNonDefaultSignatureAlgorithm(
             "otherNode", GENESIS_FILE, otherNodeKeyPair, List.of(minerNode));
     noDiscoveryCluster.addNode(otherNode);
+
+    minerNode.verify(net.awaitPeerCount(1));
+    otherNode.verify(net.awaitPeerCount(1));
+
+    final var minerChainHead = minerNode.execute(ethTransactions.block());
+    otherNode.verify(blockchain.minimumHeight(minerChainHead.getNumber().longValue()));
   }
 
   @Test