diff --git a/test/functional/rpc_net.py b/test/functional/rpc_net.py
index 034827b2b887c..2efd090733843 100755
--- a/test/functional/rpc_net.py
+++ b/test/functional/rpc_net.py
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 from test_framework.util import (
     assert_approx,
     assert_equal,
-    assert_greater_than_or_equal,
     assert_greater_than,
     assert_raises_rpc_error,
     p2p_port,
@@ -114,10 +113,10 @@ def test_getnettotals(self):
         self.wait_until(lambda: (self.nodes[0].getnettotals()['totalbytessent'] >= net_totals_before['totalbytessent'] + 32 * 2), timeout=1)
         self.wait_until(lambda: (self.nodes[0].getnettotals()['totalbytesrecv'] >= net_totals_before['totalbytesrecv'] + 32 * 2), timeout=1)
 
-        peer_info_after = self.nodes[0].getpeerinfo()
-        for before, after in zip(peer_info_before, peer_info_after):
-            assert_greater_than_or_equal(after['bytesrecv_per_msg'].get('pong', 0), before['bytesrecv_per_msg'].get('pong', 0) + 32)
-            assert_greater_than_or_equal(after['bytessent_per_msg'].get('ping', 0), before['bytessent_per_msg'].get('ping', 0) + 32)
+        for peer_before in peer_info_before:
+            peer_after = lambda: next(p for p in self.nodes[0].getpeerinfo() if p['id'] == peer_before['id'])
+            self.wait_until(lambda: peer_after()['bytesrecv_per_msg'].get('pong', 0) >= peer_before['bytesrecv_per_msg'].get('pong', 0) + 32, timeout=1)
+            self.wait_until(lambda: peer_after()['bytessent_per_msg'].get('ping', 0) >= peer_before['bytessent_per_msg'].get('ping', 0) + 32, timeout=1)
 
     def test_getnetworkinfo(self):
         self.log.info("Test getnetworkinfo")