diff --git a/test/functional/wallet_importmulti.py b/test/functional/wallet_importmulti.py
--- a/test/functional/wallet_importmulti.py
+++ b/test/functional/wallet_importmulti.py
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
         self.nodes[1].generate(1)
         timestamp = self.nodes[1].getblock(
             self.nodes[1].getbestblockhash())['mediantime']
+        self.nodes[1].syncwithvalidationinterfacequeue()
 
         node0_address1 = self.nodes[0].getaddressinfo(
             self.nodes[0].getnewaddress())
@@ -272,6 +273,7 @@
         self.nodes[1].generate(1)
         timestamp = self.nodes[1].getblock(
             self.nodes[1].getbestblockhash())['mediantime']
+        self.nodes[1].syncwithvalidationinterfacequeue()
 
         self.log.info("Should import a p2sh")
         self.test_importmulti({"scriptPubKey": {"address": multisig.p2sh_addr},
@@ -294,6 +296,7 @@
         self.nodes[1].generate(1)
         timestamp = self.nodes[1].getblock(
             self.nodes[1].getbestblockhash())['mediantime']
+        self.nodes[1].syncwithvalidationinterfacequeue()
 
         self.log.info("Should import a p2sh with respective redeem script")
         self.test_importmulti({"scriptPubKey": {"address": multisig.p2sh_addr},
@@ -321,6 +324,7 @@
         self.nodes[1].generate(1)
         timestamp = self.nodes[1].getblock(
             self.nodes[1].getbestblockhash())['mediantime']
+        self.nodes[1].syncwithvalidationinterfacequeue()
 
         self.log.info(
             "Should import a p2sh with respective redeem script and private keys")
@@ -349,6 +353,7 @@
         self.nodes[1].generate(1)
         timestamp = self.nodes[1].getblock(
             self.nodes[1].getbestblockhash())['mediantime']
+        self.nodes[1].syncwithvalidationinterfacequeue()
 
         self.log.info(
             "Should import a p2sh with respective redeem script and private keys")