diff --git a/src/tests/networkSetup.ts b/src/tests/networkSetup.ts
index 5e8b9b6a..9f23f9f8 100644
--- a/src/tests/networkSetup.ts
+++ b/src/tests/networkSetup.ts
@@ -7,8 +7,11 @@ export const setupNetwork = async () => {
     const core = new BitcoinCoreWrapper(settings)
     await core.InitAddress()
     await core.Mine(1)
-    await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 500))
     const lnd = new LND(settings.lndSettings, () => { }, () => { }, () => { }, () => { })
+    await lnd.ConnectPeer({ pubkey: '03cc09d839293195eb10af7df99e5ba5bbac12c2526ec67d174dcbc84d9c97bae4', host: "bob:9735" })
+    await lnd.ConnectPeer({ pubkey: '0232842d81b2423df97aa8a264f8c0811610a736af65afe2e145279f285625c1e4', host: "carol:9735" })
+    await lnd.ConnectPeer({ pubkey: '027c50fde118af534ff27e59da722422d2f3e06505c31e94c1b40c112c48a83b1c', host: "dave:9735" })
+    await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 500))
     for (let i = 0; i < 30; i++) {
         try {
             const info = await lnd.GetInfo()