diff --git a/test/functional/feature_signet.py b/test/functional/feature_signet.py
index 6578caee3f56d..4c1e48af6d31c 100755
--- a/test/functional/feature_signet.py
+++ b/test/functional/feature_signet.py
@@ -39,6 +39,14 @@ def set_test_params(self):
             shared_args3, shared_args3,
         ]
 
+    def setup_network(self):
+        self.setup_nodes()
+
+        # Setup the three signets, which are incompatible with each other
+        self.connect_nodes(0, 1)
+        self.connect_nodes(2, 3)
+        self.connect_nodes(4, 5)
+
     def run_test(self):
         self.log.info("basic tests using OP_TRUE challenge")
 
diff --git a/test/functional/test_framework/test_framework.py b/test/functional/test_framework/test_framework.py
index 3f02d21d427cf..c880aabd2199c 100755
--- a/test/functional/test_framework/test_framework.py
+++ b/test/functional/test_framework/test_framework.py
@@ -581,6 +581,8 @@ def wait_for_node_exit(self, i, timeout):
     def connect_nodes(self, a, b):
         from_connection = self.nodes[a]
         to_connection = self.nodes[b]
+        from_num_peers = 1 + len(from_connection.getpeerinfo())
+        to_num_peers = 1 + len(to_connection.getpeerinfo())
         ip_port = "127.0.0.1:" + str(p2p_port(b))
         from_connection.addnode(ip_port, "onetry")
         # poll until version handshake complete to avoid race conditions
@@ -588,10 +590,10 @@ def connect_nodes(self, a, b):
         # See comments in net_processing:
         # * Must have a version message before anything else
         # * Must have a verack message before anything else
-        wait_until_helper(lambda: all(peer['version'] != 0 for peer in from_connection.getpeerinfo()))
-        wait_until_helper(lambda: all(peer['version'] != 0 for peer in to_connection.getpeerinfo()))
-        wait_until_helper(lambda: all(peer['bytesrecv_per_msg'].pop('verack', 0) == 24 for peer in from_connection.getpeerinfo()))
-        wait_until_helper(lambda: all(peer['bytesrecv_per_msg'].pop('verack', 0) == 24 for peer in to_connection.getpeerinfo()))
+        self.wait_until(lambda: sum(peer['version'] != 0 for peer in from_connection.getpeerinfo()) == from_num_peers)
+        self.wait_until(lambda: sum(peer['version'] != 0 for peer in to_connection.getpeerinfo()) == to_num_peers)
+        self.wait_until(lambda: sum(peer['bytesrecv_per_msg'].pop('verack', 0) == 24 for peer in from_connection.getpeerinfo()) == from_num_peers)
+        self.wait_until(lambda: sum(peer['bytesrecv_per_msg'].pop('verack', 0) == 24 for peer in to_connection.getpeerinfo()) == to_num_peers)
 
     def disconnect_nodes(self, a, b):
         def disconnect_nodes_helper(from_connection, node_num):
@@ -620,7 +622,7 @@ def get_peer_ids():
                         raise
 
             # wait to disconnect
-            wait_until_helper(lambda: not get_peer_ids(), timeout=5)
+            self.wait_until(lambda: not get_peer_ids(), timeout=5)
 
         disconnect_nodes_helper(self.nodes[a], b)