diff --git a/test/functional/feature_pak.py b/test/functional/feature_pak.py
index a7446ad447..8297931c4b 100755
--- a/test/functional/feature_pak.py
+++ b/test/functional/feature_pak.py
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ def run_test(self):
 
         # Node 1 will now make a PAK peg-out, accepted in all mempools and blocks
         pegout_info = self.nodes[1].sendtomainchain("", 1)
-        print(pegout_info)
         raw_node1_pegout = self.nodes[1].gettransaction(pegout_info["txid"])["hex"]
         self.sync_all() # mempool sync
         self.generatetoaddress(self.nodes[1], 1, self.nodes[0].getnewaddress(), sync_fun=self.no_op)
@@ -224,7 +223,6 @@ def run_test(self):
 
         peg_out_found = False
         for output in wpkh_raw["vout"]:
-            print(output)
             if "pegout_address" in output["scriptPubKey"]:
                 if output["scriptPubKey"]["pegout_address"] == wpkh_info["address_lookahead"][0]:
                     peg_out_found = True
@@ -248,6 +246,8 @@ def run_test(self):
         for tx_id in [wpkh_txid, sh_wpkh_txid]:
             assert_greater_than(self.nodes[1].gettransaction(tx_id)["confirmations"], 0)
 
+        self.sync_blocks()
+
         self.log.info("Test that pak-less pegouts are rejected")
 
         # Last test of a pak-less peg-out failing to get into mempool/block
@@ -256,7 +256,10 @@ def run_test(self):
 
         # node 0 will now create a pegout, will fail to enter mempool of node 1 or 2
         # since it's pak-less
-        nopak_pegout_txid = self.nodes[0].sendtomainchain("n3NkSZqoPMCQN5FENxUBw4qVATbytH6FDK", 1)
+        pegout_address = "n3NkSZqoPMCQN5FENxUBw4qVATbytH6FDK"
+        nopak_pegout_txid = self.nodes[0].sendtomainchain(pegout_address, 1)
+        pegout_tx = self.nodes[0].gettransaction(nopak_pegout_txid,True,True)
+        assert_equal(pegout_tx["decoded"]["vout"][[d["value"] for d in pegout_tx["decoded"]["vout"]].index(1)]["scriptPubKey"]["pegout_address"],pegout_address)
         raw_pakless_pegout = self.nodes[0].gettransaction(nopak_pegout_txid)["hex"]
         assert nopak_pegout_txid in self.nodes[0].getrawmempool()