diff --git a/test/p2p/atomic_broadcast/test.sh b/test/p2p/atomic_broadcast/test.sh
index 534b9a77b..3224c0427 100644
--- a/test/p2p/atomic_broadcast/test.sh
+++ b/test/p2p/atomic_broadcast/test.sh
@@ -14,46 +14,60 @@ N=$1
 echo ""
 # run the test on each of them
 for i in $(seq 1 "$N"); do
-	addr=$(test/p2p/ip.sh "$i"):46657
-
-	# current state
-	HASH1=$(curl -s "$addr/status" | jq .result.latest_app_hash)
-
-	# - send a tx
-	TX=aadeadbeefbeefbeef0$i
-	echo "Broadcast Tx $TX"
-	curl -s "$addr/broadcast_tx_commit?tx=0x$TX"
-	echo ""
-
-	# we need to wait another block to get the new app_hash
-	h1=$(curl -s "$addr/status" | jq .result.latest_block_height)
-	h2=$h1
-	while [ "$h2" == "$h1" ]; do
-		sleep 1
-		h2=$(curl -s "$addr/status" | jq .result.latest_block_height)
-	done
-
-	# check that hash was updated
-	HASH2=$(curl -s "$addr/status" | jq .result.latest_app_hash)
-	if [[ "$HASH1" == "$HASH2" ]]; then
-		echo "Expected state hash to update from $HASH1. Got $HASH2"
-		exit 1
-	fi
-
-	# check we get the same new hash on all other nodes
-	for j in $(seq 1 "$N"); do
-		if [[ "$i" != "$j" ]]; then
-			addrJ=$(test/p2p/ip.sh "$j"):46657
-			HASH3=$(curl -s "$addrJ/status" | jq .result.latest_app_hash)
-
-			if [[ "$HASH2" != "$HASH3" ]]; then
-				echo "App hash for node $j doesn't match. Got $HASH3, expected $HASH2"
-				exit 1
-			fi
-		fi
-	done
-
-	echo "All nodes are up to date"
+    addr=$(test/p2p/ip.sh "$i"):46657
+
+    # current state
+    HASH1=$(curl -s "$addr/status" | jq .result.latest_app_hash)
+
+    # - send a tx
+    TX=aadeadbeefbeefbeef0$i
+    echo "Broadcast Tx $TX"
+    curl -s "$addr/broadcast_tx_commit?tx=0x$TX"
+    echo ""
+
+    # we need to wait another block to get the new app_hash
+    h1=$(curl -s "$addr/status" | jq .result.latest_block_height)
+    h2=$h1
+    while [ "$h2" == "$h1" ]; do
+        sleep 1
+        h2=$(curl -s "$addr/status" | jq .result.latest_block_height)
+    done
+
+    # wait for all other peers to get to this height
+    minHeight=$h2
+    for j in $(seq 1 "$N"); do
+        if [[ "$i" != "$j" ]]; then
+            addrJ=$(test/p2p/ip.sh "$j"):46657
+
+            h=$(curl -s "$addrJ/status" | jq .result.latest_block_height)
+            while [ "$h" -lt "$minHeight" ]; do
+                sleep 1
+                h=$(curl -s "$addrJ/status" | jq .result.latest_block_height)
+            done
+        fi
+    done
+
+    # check that hash was updated
+    HASH2=$(curl -s "$addr/status" | jq .result.latest_app_hash)
+    if [[ "$HASH1" == "$HASH2" ]]; then
+        echo "Expected state hash to update from $HASH1. Got $HASH2"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    # check we get the same new hash on all other nodes
+    for j in $(seq 1 "$N"); do
+        if [[ "$i" != "$j" ]]; then
+            addrJ=$(test/p2p/ip.sh "$j"):46657
+            HASH3=$(curl -s "$addrJ/status" | jq .result.latest_app_hash)
+
+            if [[ "$HASH2" != "$HASH3" ]]; then
+                echo "App hash for node $j doesn't match. Got $HASH3, expected $HASH2"
+                exit 1
+            fi
+        fi
+    done
+
+    echo "All nodes are up to date"
 done
 
 echo ""