diff --git a/p2p/trust/metric_test.go b/p2p/trust/metric_test.go
index 00219a19e..69c9f8f2a 100644
--- a/p2p/trust/metric_test.go
+++ b/p2p/trust/metric_test.go
@@ -68,7 +68,9 @@ func TestTrustMetricStopPause(t *testing.T) {
 	tt.NextTick()
 	tm.Pause()
 
+	// could be 1 or 2 because Pause and NextTick race
 	first := tm.Copy().numIntervals
+
 	// Allow more time to pass and check the intervals are unchanged
 	tt.NextTick()
 	tt.NextTick()
diff --git a/p2p/trust/ticker.go b/p2p/trust/ticker.go
index bce9fcc24..3f0f30919 100644
--- a/p2p/trust/ticker.go
+++ b/p2p/trust/ticker.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ type TestTicker struct {
 
 // NewTestTicker returns our ticker used within test routines
 func NewTestTicker() *TestTicker {
-	c := make(chan time.Time, 1)
+	c := make(chan time.Time)
 	return &TestTicker{
 		C: c,
 	}