diff --git a/nano/core_test/active_transactions.cpp b/nano/core_test/active_transactions.cpp
index a5d6287e8d..10f693f3ab 100644
--- a/nano/core_test/active_transactions.cpp
+++ b/nano/core_test/active_transactions.cpp
@@ -528,10 +528,10 @@ TEST (active_transactions, inactive_votes_cache_election_start)
 	node.vote_processor.vote (vote0, std::make_shared<nano::transport::inproc::channel> (node, node));
 	ASSERT_TIMELY_EQ (5s, 0, node.active.size ());
 	ASSERT_TIMELY_EQ (5s, 5, node.ledger.cache.cemented_count);
-	ASSERT_TRUE (nano::test::confirmed (node, { send1, send2, open1, open2 }));
+	ASSERT_TIMELY (1s, nano::test::confirmed (node, { send1, send2, open1, open2 }));
 
 	// A late block arrival also checks the inactive votes cache
-	ASSERT_TRUE (node.active.empty ());
+	ASSERT_TIMELY (1s, node.active.empty ());
 	auto send4_cache (node.vote_cache.find (send4->hash ()));
 	ASSERT_TRUE (send4_cache);
 	ASSERT_EQ (3, send4_cache->voters ().size ());
diff --git a/nano/node/active_transactions.cpp b/nano/node/active_transactions.cpp
index a66f69119d..4994ae9080 100644
--- a/nano/node/active_transactions.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/active_transactions.cpp
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ void nano::active_transactions::stop ()
 
 void nano::active_transactions::block_cemented_callback (std::shared_ptr<nano::block> const & block_a)
 {
+	//There is a race between execution of block_cemented_callback and void nano::scheduler::priority::run ()
+	std::this_thread::sleep_for (10ms);
 	auto transaction = node.store.tx_begin_read ();
 	auto status_type = election_status (transaction, block_a);