diff --git a/test/functional/rpc_listtransactions.py b/test/functional/rpc_listtransactions.py
--- a/test/functional/rpc_listtransactions.py
+++ b/test/functional/rpc_listtransactions.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 from decimal import Decimal
 
 from test_framework.test_framework import BitcoinTestFramework
-from test_framework.util import assert_array_result
+from test_framework.util import assert_array_result, wait_until
 
 
 class ListTransactionsTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
@@ -16,11 +16,23 @@
         self.num_nodes = 2
 
     def run_test(self):
+        def wait_for_tip(node, tip):
+            def check_tip():
+                return node.getbestblockhash() == tip
+            wait_until(check_tip)
+
         # Leave IBD
-        self.nodes[0].generate(1)
+        tip = self.nodes[0].generate(1)[-1]
+        wait_for_tip(self.nodes[1], tip)
+
+        def wait_for_tx(node, tx):
+            def check_tx():
+                return tx in node.getrawmempool()
+            wait_until(check_tx)
+
         # Simple send, 0 to 1:
         txid = self.nodes[0].sendtoaddress(self.nodes[1].getnewaddress(), 0.1)
-        self.sync_all()
+        wait_for_tx(self.nodes[1], txid)
         assert_array_result(self.nodes[0].listtransactions(),
                             {"txid": txid},
                             {"category": "send", "account": "", "amount": Decimal("-0.1"), "confirmations": 0})
@@ -28,8 +40,8 @@
                             {"txid": txid},
                             {"category": "receive", "account": "", "amount": Decimal("0.1"), "confirmations": 0})
         # mine a block, confirmations should change:
-        self.nodes[0].generate(1)
-        self.sync_all()
+        tip = self.nodes[0].generate(1)[-1]
+        wait_for_tip(self.nodes[1], tip)
         assert_array_result(self.nodes[0].listtransactions(),
                             {"txid": txid},
                             {"category": "send", "account": "", "amount": Decimal("-0.1"), "confirmations": 1})
@@ -52,7 +64,7 @@
                    self.nodes[0].getaccountaddress("from1"): 0.33,
                    self.nodes[1].getaccountaddress("toself"): 0.44}
         txid = self.nodes[1].sendmany("", send_to)
-        self.sync_all()
+        wait_for_tx(self.nodes[0], txid)
         assert_array_result(self.nodes[1].listtransactions(),
                             {"category": "send", "amount": Decimal("-0.11")},
                             {"txid": txid})
@@ -83,8 +95,8 @@
         self.nodes[0].importaddress(
             multisig["redeemScript"], "watchonly", False, True)
         txid = self.nodes[1].sendtoaddress(multisig["address"], 0.1)
-        self.nodes[1].generate(1)
-        self.sync_all()
+        tip = self.nodes[1].generate(1)[-1]
+        wait_for_tip(self.nodes[0], tip)
         assert(
             len(self.nodes[0].listtransactions("watchonly", 100, 0, False)) == 0)
         assert_array_result(