diff --git a/src/tests/networkSetup.ts b/src/tests/networkSetup.ts
index 32a95b5c..e3d5ef2a 100644
--- a/src/tests/networkSetup.ts
+++ b/src/tests/networkSetup.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export const setupNetwork = async () => {
 
 const sendBalancingPayment = async (instances: LndInstances) => {
     const invoice = await instances.dave.NewInvoice(2_000_000, "balancing payment", 3600)
-    await instances.bob.PayInvoice(invoice.payRequest, 0, 1000)
+    await instances.bob.PayInvoice(invoice.payRequest, 0, 50_000)
 }
 
 const openChannels = async (core: BitcoinCoreWrapper, instances: LndInstances, info: InstancesInfo, addresses: Addresses) => {