diff --git a/qa/rpc-tests/listtransactions.py b/qa/rpc-tests/listtransactions.py
index 2eda29ce9..b67da8036 100755
--- a/qa/rpc-tests/listtransactions.py
+++ b/qa/rpc-tests/listtransactions.py
@@ -19,15 +19,28 @@ def txFromHex(hexstring):
 class ListTransactionsTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
     def __init__(self):
         super().__init__()
-        self.num_nodes = 4
-        self.setup_clean_chain = False
+        self.num_nodes = 2
+        self.setup_clean_chain = True
 
-    def setup_nodes(self):
-        #This test requires mocktime
-        enable_mocktime()
-        return start_nodes(self.num_nodes, self.options.tmpdir)
+    def setup_nodes(self, split=False):
+        nodes = []
+        for i in range(self.num_nodes):
+            nodes.append(start_node(i, self.options.tmpdir, ["-debug=net"]))
+        return nodes
+
+    def setup_network(self, split = False):
+        self.nodes = self.setup_nodes()
+        connect_nodes_bi(self.nodes, 0, 1)
+        self.is_network_split = False
+        self.sync_all()
 
     def run_test(self):
+        # mine some blocks to each node and then generate 60 more to mature cb
+        self.nodes[0].generate(10)
+        self.nodes[1].generate(10)
+        self.nodes[0].generate(60)
+        self.sync_all()
+
         # Simple send, 0 to 1:
         txid = self.nodes[0].sendtoaddress(self.nodes[1].getnewaddress(), 100)
         self.sync_all()
diff --git a/qa/rpc-tests/receivedby.py b/qa/rpc-tests/receivedby.py
index 7b8777115..bacbd959d 100755
--- a/qa/rpc-tests/receivedby.py
+++ b/qa/rpc-tests/receivedby.py
@@ -28,15 +28,26 @@ class ReceivedByTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
 
     def __init__(self):
         super().__init__()
-        self.num_nodes = 4
-        self.setup_clean_chain = False
+        self.num_nodes = 2
+        self.setup_clean_chain = True
 
-    def setup_nodes(self):
-        #This test requires mocktime
-        enable_mocktime()
-        return start_nodes(self.num_nodes, self.options.tmpdir)
+    def setup_nodes(self, split=False):
+        nodes = []
+        for i in range(self.num_nodes):
+            nodes.append(start_node(i, self.options.tmpdir, ["-debug=net"]))
+        return nodes
+
+    def setup_network(self, split = False):
+        self.nodes = self.setup_nodes()
+        connect_nodes_bi(self.nodes, 0, 1)
+        self.is_network_split = False
+        self.sync_all()
 
     def run_test(self):
+        # Mine 61 blocks to get spendable coin
+        self.nodes[0].generate(61)
+        self.sync_all()
+
         '''
         listreceivedbyaddress Test
         '''