diff --git a/core/tx_pool.go b/core/tx_pool.go
index b42446b1b0..7b32b844c2 100644
--- a/core/tx_pool.go
+++ b/core/tx_pool.go
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@ func (pool *TxPool) AddLocal(tx *types.Transaction) error {
 // AddRemotes enqueues a batch of transactions into the pool if they are valid. If the
 // senders are not among the locally tracked ones, full pricing constraints will apply.
 //
-// This method is used to add transactions from the p2p and does not wait for pool
+// This method is used to add transactions from the p2p network and does not wait for pool
 // reorganization and internal event propagation.
 func (pool *TxPool) AddRemotes(txs []*types.Transaction) []error {
 	return pool.addTxs(txs, false, false)
diff --git a/core/tx_pool_test.go b/core/tx_pool_test.go
index 1e0b0c15a2..c9d061a202 100644
--- a/core/tx_pool_test.go
+++ b/core/tx_pool_test.go
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ func TestTransactionQueue(t *testing.T) {
 	pool.currentState.SetNonce(from, 2)
 	pool.enqueueTx(tx.Hash(), tx)
 
-	pool.promoteExecutables([]common.Address{from})
+	<-pool.promoteExecutables([]common.Address{from})
 	if _, ok := pool.pending[from].txs.items[tx.Nonce()]; ok {
 		t.Error("expected transaction to be in tx pool")
 	}