diff --git a/swarm/network/stream/snapshot_retrieval_test.go b/swarm/network/stream/snapshot_retrieval_test.go
index 2fdf8e9e37..79cf56ed72 100644
--- a/swarm/network/stream/snapshot_retrieval_test.go
+++ b/swarm/network/stream/snapshot_retrieval_test.go
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func TestRetrieval(t *testing.T) {
 		chnkCnt := []int{32}
 
 		if *longrunning {
-			nodeCnt = []int{16, 32, 64}
+			nodeCnt = []int{16, 32, 128}
 			chnkCnt = []int{4, 32, 256}
 		} else if testutil.RaceEnabled {
 			nodeCnt = []int{4}
diff --git a/swarm/network/stream/syncer_test.go b/swarm/network/stream/syncer_test.go
index df30083817..07586714e1 100644
--- a/swarm/network/stream/syncer_test.go
+++ b/swarm/network/stream/syncer_test.go
@@ -173,10 +173,6 @@ func testSyncBetweenNodes(t *testing.T, nodes, chunkCount int, skipCheck bool, p
 			}
 		}
 		// here we distribute chunks of a random file into stores 1...nodes
-		if _, err := sim.WaitTillHealthy(ctx); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
 		// collect hashes in po 1 bin for each node
 		hashes := make([][]storage.Address, nodes)
 		totalHashes := 0