diff --git a/core/services/relay/evm/chain_reader_test.go b/core/services/relay/evm/chain_reader_test.go
index 02e9d4e3f6a..c5fe0a16ed4 100644
--- a/core/services/relay/evm/chain_reader_test.go
+++ b/core/services/relay/evm/chain_reader_test.go
@@ -52,19 +52,21 @@ func TestChainReader(t *testing.T) {
 	it := &chainReaderInterfaceTester{}
 	RunChainReaderInterfaceTests(t, it)
 	RunChainReaderInterfaceTests(t, commontestutils.WrapChainReaderTesterForLoop(it))
+
 	t.Run("Dynamically typed topics can be used to filter and have type correct in return", func(t *testing.T) {
 		it.Setup(t)
 
+		// bind event before firing it to avoid log poller race
+		ctx := testutils.Context(t)
+		cr := it.GetChainReader(t)
+		require.NoError(t, cr.Bind(ctx, it.GetBindings(t)))
+
 		anyString := "foo"
 		tx, err := it.evmTest.LatestValueHolderTransactor.TriggerEventWithDynamicTopic(it.auth, anyString)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		it.sim.Commit()
 		it.incNonce()
 		it.awaitTx(t, tx)
-		ctx := testutils.Context(t)
-
-		cr := it.GetChainReader(t)
-		require.NoError(t, cr.Bind(ctx, it.GetBindings(t)))
 
 		input := struct{ Field string }{Field: anyString}
 		tp := cr.(clcommontypes.ContractTypeProvider)
@@ -84,20 +86,24 @@ func TestChainReader(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Run("Multiple topics can filter together", func(t *testing.T) {
 		it.Setup(t)
+
+		// bind event before firing it to avoid log poller race
+		ctx := testutils.Context(t)
+		cr := it.GetChainReader(t)
+		require.NoError(t, cr.Bind(ctx, it.GetBindings(t)))
+
 		triggerFourTopics(t, it, int32(1), int32(2), int32(3))
 		triggerFourTopics(t, it, int32(2), int32(2), int32(3))
 		triggerFourTopics(t, it, int32(1), int32(3), int32(3))
 		triggerFourTopics(t, it, int32(1), int32(2), int32(4))
 
-		ctx := testutils.Context(t)
-		cr := it.GetChainReader(t)
-		require.NoError(t, cr.Bind(ctx, it.GetBindings(t)))
 		var latest struct{ Field1, Field2, Field3 int32 }
 		params := struct{ Field1, Field2, Field3 int32 }{Field1: 1, Field2: 2, Field3: 3}
 
-		time.Sleep(it.MaxWaitTimeForEvents())
+		require.Eventually(t, func() bool {
+			return cr.GetLatestValue(ctx, AnyContractName, triggerWithAllTopics, params, &latest) == nil
+		}, it.MaxWaitTimeForEvents(), time.Millisecond*10)
 
-		require.NoError(t, cr.GetLatestValue(ctx, AnyContractName, triggerWithAllTopics, params, &latest))
 		assert.Equal(t, int32(1), latest.Field1)
 		assert.Equal(t, int32(2), latest.Field2)
 		assert.Equal(t, int32(3), latest.Field3)