diff --git a/packages/tests/tests/utils.spec.ts b/packages/tests/tests/utils.spec.ts
index fc31cbc8a1..89c77ebd8a 100644
--- a/packages/tests/tests/utils.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/tests/tests/utils.spec.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,12 @@ import chai, { expect } from "chai";
 import chaiAsPromised from "chai-as-promised";
 import sinon from "sinon";
 
-import { delay, makeLogFileName, NOISE_KEY_1 } from "../src/index.js";
+import {
+  delay,
+  makeLogFileName,
+  NOISE_KEY_1,
+  tearDownNodes
+} from "../src/index.js";
 import { NimGoNode } from "../src/node/node.js";
 
 chai.use(chaiAsPromised);
@@ -43,13 +48,9 @@ describe("Util: toAsyncIterator: Filter", () => {
     await waitForRemotePeer(waku, [Protocols.Filter, Protocols.LightPush]);
   });
 
-  afterEach(async () => {
-    try {
-      await nwaku.stop();
-      await waku.stop();
-    } catch (err) {
-      console.log("Failed to stop", err);
-    }
+  afterEach(async function () {
+    this.timeout(10000);
+    await tearDownNodes(nwaku, waku);
   });
 
   it("creates an iterator", async function () {
@@ -99,6 +100,8 @@ describe("Util: toAsyncIterator: Filter", () => {
       payload: utf8ToBytes("This should be received")
     });
 
+    await delay(400);
+
     await stop();
 
     await waku.lightPush.send(TestEncoder, {
diff --git a/packages/tests/tests/waku.node.spec.ts b/packages/tests/tests/waku.node.spec.ts
index 608b432bc9..3cc14ae49a 100644
--- a/packages/tests/tests/waku.node.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/tests/tests/waku.node.spec.ts
@@ -22,10 +22,11 @@ import { expect } from "chai";
 
 import {
   makeLogFileName,
-  NimGoNode,
   NOISE_KEY_1,
-  NOISE_KEY_2
+  NOISE_KEY_2,
+  tearDownNodes
 } from "../src/index.js";
+import { NimGoNode } from "../src/node/node.js";
 
 const TestContentTopic = "/test/1/waku/utf8";
 
@@ -33,13 +34,12 @@ const TestEncoder = createPlainEncoder({ contentTopic: TestContentTopic });
 
 describe("Waku Dial [node only]", function () {
   describe("Interop: NimGoNode", function () {
-    let waku: Waku;
+    let waku: LightNode;
     let nwaku: NimGoNode;
 
     afterEach(async function () {
-      !!nwaku &&
-        nwaku.stop().catch((e) => console.log("Nwaku failed to stop", e));
-      !!waku && waku.stop().catch((e) => console.log("Waku failed to stop", e));
+      this.timeout(15000);
+      await tearDownNodes(nwaku, waku);
     });
 
     it("connects to nwaku", async function () {
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ describe("Waku Dial [node only]", function () {
     let nwaku: NimGoNode;
 
     afterEach(async function () {
-      !!nwaku && (await nwaku.stop());
-      !!waku && waku.stop().catch((e) => console.log("Waku failed to stop", e));
+      this.timeout(15000);
+      await tearDownNodes(nwaku, waku);
     });
 
     it("Passing an array", async function () {