diff --git a/lib/2wp-utils.js b/lib/2wp-utils.js
index c1bf2c08..e380f03e 100644
--- a/lib/2wp-utils.js
+++ b/lib/2wp-utils.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 const expect = require('chai').expect;
-const { sendFromCow, mineAndSync, sendTxWithCheck, getUnlockedAddress, waitForRskMempoolToGetTxs, waitAndUpdateBridge } = require('./rsk-utils');
-const { retryWithCheck, waitForBtcTxToBeInMempool, waitForBtcMempoolToGetTxs } = require('./utils');
+const { sendFromCow, mineAndSync, sendTxWithCheck, getUnlockedAddress, waitForRskMempoolToGetNewTxs, waitAndUpdateBridge } = require('./rsk-utils');
+const { retryWithCheck, waitForBitcoinTxToBeInMempool, waitForBitcoinMempoolToGetTxs } = require('./utils');
 const { getBridge, getLatestActiveForkName } = require('./precompiled-abi-forks-util');
 const { getBridgeState } = require('@rsksmart/bridge-state-data-parser');
 const btcEthUnitConverter = require('@rsksmart/btc-eth-unit-converter');
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ const sendTxToBridge = async (rskTxHelper, amountInRbtc, rskFromAddress, mine =
     }
 
     // Wait for the rsk tx to be in the rsk mempool before mining
-    await waitForRskMempoolToGetTxs(rskTxHelper);
+    await waitForRskMempoolToGetNewTxs(rskTxHelper);
 
     await mineAndSync(getRskTransactionHelpers());
     const result = await txPromise;
@@ -107,12 +107,12 @@ const isUtxoRegisteredInBridge = async (rskTxHelper, peginTxHash, expectedUxtosC
 const mineForPeginRegistration = async (rskTxHelper, btcTxHelper) => {
     // Enough confirmations to register the coinbase but not the pegin.
     // Wait for the pegin to be in the bitcoin mempool before mining
-    await waitForBtcMempoolToGetTxs(btcTxHelper);
+    await waitForBitcoinMempoolToGetTxs(btcTxHelper);
     await btcTxHelper.mine(BTC_TO_RSK_MINIMUM_CONFIRMATIONS - 1);
     await waitAndUpdateBridge(rskTxHelper, 500);
     // One more confirmation to register the pegin.
     // Wait for the pegin to be in the bitcoin mempool before mining
-    await waitForBtcMempoolToGetTxs(btcTxHelper);
+    await waitForBitcoinMempoolToGetTxs(btcTxHelper);
     await btcTxHelper.mine(1);
     await waitAndUpdateBridge(rskTxHelper, 500);
 };
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ const sendPegin = async (rskTxHelper, btcTxHelper, btcSenderAddressInformation,
     const peginBtcTxHash = await btcTxHelper.transferBtc(btcSenderAddressInformation, recipientsTransferInformation, data);
     
     // Wait for the pegin to be in the bitcoin mempool before mining
-    await waitForBtcTxToBeInMempool(btcTxHelper, peginBtcTxHash);
+    await waitForBitcoinTxToBeInMempool(btcTxHelper, peginBtcTxHash);
 
     await mineForPeginRegistration(rskTxHelper, btcTxHelper);
 
diff --git a/lib/rsk-utils.js b/lib/rsk-utils.js
index ba41ce86..7f32a70c 100644
--- a/lib/rsk-utils.js
+++ b/lib/rsk-utils.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const { getBridge, getLatestActiveForkName } = require('./precompiled-abi-forks-
 const hopBridgeTxParser = require('bridge-transaction-parser-hop400');
 const fingerrootBridgeTxParser = require('bridge-transaction-parser-fingerroot500');
 const { getRskTransactionHelpers } = require('../lib/rsk-tx-helper-provider');
-const { removePrefix0x, waitForBtcMempoolToGetTxs } = require('./utils');
+const { removePrefix0x, waitForBitcoinMempoolToGetTxs } = require('./utils');
 
 const BTC_TO_RSK_MINIMUM_ACCEPTABLE_CONFIRMATIONS = 3;
 const RSK_TO_BTC_MINIMUM_ACCEPTABLE_CONFIRMATIONS = 3;
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ const waitAndUpdateBridge = async (rskTxHelper, timeInMilliseconds = 1000) => {
   await rskTxHelper.updateBridge();
   
   // Wait for the rsk `updateBridge` tx to be in the rsk mempool before mining
-  await waitForRskMempoolToGetTxs(rskTxHelper);
+  await waitForRskMempoolToGetNewTxs(rskTxHelper);
 
   await mineAndSync(getRskTransactionHelpers());
 };
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ const getRskMempoolTransactionHashes = async (rskTxHelper) => {
  * @param {string} txHash 
  * @param {number} maxAttempts Defaults to 20
  * @param {number} checkEveryMilliseconds Defaults to 1000 milliseconds
- * @returns {boolean} whether the tx is in the mempool or not
+ * @returns {Promise<boolean>} whether the tx is in the mempool or not
  */
 const waitForRskTxToBeInTheMempool = async (rskTxHelper, txHash, maxAttempts = 5, checkEveryMilliseconds = 1000) => {
 
@@ -171,10 +171,9 @@ const waitForRskTxToBeInTheMempool = async (rskTxHelper, txHash, maxAttempts = 5
     } else if(tx && tx.blockNumber) {
       console.debug(`The tx (${txHash}) is already mined in a block`);
       return true;
-    } else {
-      console.debug(`The tx (${txHash}) is not in the mempool nor in a block yet. Will keep retrying until it is in the mempool, block, or it reaches the max attempts to find it`);
-      return false;
     }
+    console.debug(`The tx (${txHash}) is not in the mempool nor in a block yet. Will keep retrying until it is in the mempool, block, or it reaches the max attempts to find it`);
+    return false;
   };
 
   const check = async (txIsInTheMempool, currentAttempts) => {
@@ -182,7 +181,9 @@ const waitForRskTxToBeInTheMempool = async (rskTxHelper, txHash, maxAttempts = 5
     return txIsInTheMempool;
   };
 
-  return await retryWithCheck(method, check, maxAttempts, checkEveryMilliseconds);
+  const txIsInTheMempool = await retryWithCheck(method, check, maxAttempts, checkEveryMilliseconds);
+
+  console.debug(`Tx ${txHash} was found in the mempool or mined: ${txIsInTheMempool}`);
 
 };
 
@@ -191,32 +192,36 @@ const waitForRskTxToBeInTheMempool = async (rskTxHelper, txHash, maxAttempts = 5
  * @param {RskTransactionHelper} rskTxHelper 
  * @param {number} maxAttempts Defaults to 20
  * @param {number} checkEveryMilliseconds Defaults to 1000 milliseconds
- * @returns 
+ * @returns {Promise<boolean>} whether the mempool has new txs or not
  */
-const waitForRskMempoolToGetTxs = async (rskTxHelper, maxAttempts = 5, checkEveryMilliseconds = 1000) => {
+const waitForRskMempoolToGetNewTxs = async (rskTxHelper, maxAttempts = 5, checkEveryMilliseconds = 1000) => {
       
     const initialRskMempoolTxHashes = await getRskMempoolTransactionHashes(rskTxHelper);
 
-    console.debug(`[waitForRskMempoolToGetTxs] initial mempool size: ${initialRskMempoolTxHashes.length}`);
+    console.debug(`[waitForRskMempoolToGetNewTxs] initial rsk mempool size: ${initialRskMempoolTxHashes.length}`);
+    console.debug(`Will wait and attempt to check if the rsk mempool has received any new transactions ${maxAttempts} times.`);
 
     const method = async () => {
       const mempoolTxHashes = await getRskMempoolTransactionHashes(rskTxHelper);
       if(mempoolTxHashes.length > initialRskMempoolTxHashes.length) {
-        console.debug(`The mempool got new ${mempoolTxHashes.length - initialRskMempoolTxHashes.length} transactions`);
+        console.debug(`The mempool got ${mempoolTxHashes.length - initialRskMempoolTxHashes.length} new transactions`);
         return true;
-      } else {
-        console.debug(`The mempool did not get new transactions yet. Will keep retrying until it gets new transactions or it reaches the max attempts`);
-        return false;
       }
+      return false;
     };
   
-    const check = async (mempoolHasTxs, currentAttempts) => {
-      console.debug(`Attempting to find new txs in the mempool. Attempt ${currentAttempts} out of ${maxAttempts}`);
+    const check = async (mempoolHasTxs) => {
       return mempoolHasTxs;
     };
   
-    return await retryWithCheck(method, check, maxAttempts, checkEveryMilliseconds);
+    const retryResult = await retryWithCheck(method, check, maxAttempts, checkEveryMilliseconds);
   
+    const finalRskMempoolTxHashes = await getRskMempoolTransactionHashes(rskTxHelper);
+
+    console.debug(`[waitForRskMempoolToGetNewTxs] final rsk mempool size: ${finalRskMempoolTxHashes.length}. Difference with initial mempool size: ${finalRskMempoolTxHashes.length - initialRskMempoolTxHashes.length}`);
+
+    return retryResult;
+
   };
 
 /**
@@ -282,7 +287,7 @@ const triggerRelease = async (rskTransactionHelpers, btcClient, callbacks = {})
   }
 
   // Waiting to make sure that the pegout tx is in the bitcoin mempool before mining the required blocks for confirmation.
-  await waitForBtcMempoolToGetTxs(btcClient);
+  await waitForBitcoinMempoolToGetTxs(btcClient);
 
   // From the btc network side, mine `RSK_TO_BTC_MINIMUM_ACCEPTABLE_CONFIRMATIONS + 1` blocks, 1 for the pegout funds to be mined and reflected in the recipient address,
   // and `RSK_TO_BTC_MINIMUM_ACCEPTABLE_CONFIRMATIONS` more to have enough confirmation for the change balance to be reflected back in the bridge (like a pegin)
@@ -313,7 +318,7 @@ const sendTxWithCheck = async (rskTxHelper, method, from, checkCallback) => {
   const estimatedGas = await method.estimateGas({ from });
   const txReceiptPromise = method.send({ from, value: 0, gasPrice: 0, gas: estimatedGas });
 
-  await waitForRskMempoolToGetTxs(rskTxHelper);
+  await waitForRskMempoolToGetNewTxs(rskTxHelper);
   await mineAndSync(getRskTransactionHelpers());
 
   return await txReceiptPromise;
@@ -439,6 +444,6 @@ module.exports = {
   getLatestForkName,
   getRskMempoolTransactionHashes,
   waitForRskTxToBeInTheMempool,
-  waitForRskMempoolToGetTxs,
+  waitForRskMempoolToGetNewTxs,
   waitAndUpdateBridge,
 };
diff --git a/lib/utils.js b/lib/utils.js
index 801efbb0..1172d5b6 100644
--- a/lib/utils.js
+++ b/lib/utils.js
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ const fundAddressAndGetData = async (btcTxHelper, addressToFund, amountToFundInB
   const txId = await btcTxHelper.transferBtc(btcSenderAddressInformation, recipientsTransactionInformation);
 
   // Wait for the pegin to be in the bitcoin mempool before mining
-  await waitForBtcTxToBeInMempool(btcTxHelper, txId);
+  await waitForBitcoinTxToBeInMempool(btcTxHelper, txId);
 
   const rawTx = await btcTxHelper.nodeClient.getRawTransaction(txId);
   
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ const retryWithCheck = async (method, check, maxAttempts = 5, delayInMillisecond
 /**
  * 
  * @param {BtcTransactionHelper} btcTxHelper 
- * @returns {Array<string>} the mempool tx ids
+ * @returns {Promise<Array<string>>} the mempool tx ids
  */
 const getBitcoinMempool = async (btcTxHelper) => {
   const mempool = await btcTxHelper.nodeClient.execute('getrawmempool', []);
@@ -228,9 +228,9 @@ const getBitcoinMempool = async (btcTxHelper) => {
 /**
  * 
  * @param {BtcTransactionHelper} btcTxHelper 
- * @param {string} btcTxHash 
+ * @param {Promise<string>} btcTxHash 
  */
-const waitForBtcTxToBeInMempool = async (btcTxHelper, btcTxHash) => {
+const waitForBitcoinTxToBeInMempool = async (btcTxHelper, btcTxHash) => {
 
   const bitcoinMempoolHasTx = async () => {
     const bitcoinMempool = await getBitcoinMempool(btcTxHelper);
@@ -269,15 +269,16 @@ const waitForBtcTxToBeInMempool = async (btcTxHelper, btcTxHash) => {
 };
 
 /**
- * Waits until the btc mempool has at least one tx.
+ * Waits until the bitcoin mempool has at least one tx.
  * @param {BtcTransactionHelper} btcTxHelper 
- * @returns {boolean}
+ * @returns {Promise<boolean>}
  */
-const waitForBtcMempoolToGetTxs = async (btcTxHelper) => {
+const waitForBitcoinMempoolToGetTxs = async (btcTxHelper, maxAttempts, checkEveryMilliseconds = 1000) => {
 
   const initialBitcoinMempoolSize = (await getBitcoinMempool(btcTxHelper)).length;
 
-  console.debug(`[waitForBtcMempoolToGetTxs] The initial btc mempool size is ${initialBitcoinMempoolSize}.`);
+  console.debug(`[waitForBitcoinMempoolToGetTxs] The initial bitcoin mempool size is ${initialBitcoinMempoolSize}.`);
+  console.debug(`Will wait and attempt to check if the bitcoin mempool has received any new transactions ${maxAttempts} times.`);
 
   const getBitcoinMempoolSize = async () => {
     const bitcoinMempool = await getBitcoinMempool(btcTxHelper);
@@ -286,16 +287,17 @@ const waitForBtcMempoolToGetTxs = async (btcTxHelper) => {
   };
 
   const checkBtcMempoolIsNotEmpty = async (bitcoinMempoolSize, currentAttempts) => {
-    console.debug(`The btc mempool has ${bitcoinMempoolSize} txs at attempt ${currentAttempts}.`);
     return bitcoinMempoolSize > 0;
   };
 
-  const onError = async (e) => {
-    console.error(`Un expected error while trying to get the btc mempool.`, e);
-    throw e;
-  };
+  const bitcoinMempoolHasTx = await retryWithCheck(getBitcoinMempoolSize, checkBtcMempoolIsNotEmpty, maxAttempts, checkEveryMilliseconds);
+
+  const finalBitcoinMempoolSize = (await getBitcoinMempool(btcTxHelper)).length;
+
+  console.debug(`[waitForBitcoinMempoolToGetTxs] The final bitcoin mempool size is ${finalBitcoinMempoolSize}. Difference with initial mempool size: ${finalBitcoinMempoolSize - initialBitcoinMempoolSize}.`);
+
+  return bitcoinMempoolHasTx;
 
-  return await retryWithCheck(getBitcoinMempoolSize, checkBtcMempoolIsNotEmpty, 5, 1000, onError);
 }
 
 module.exports = {
@@ -320,6 +322,6 @@ module.exports = {
   removePrefix0x,
   retryWithCheck,
   getBitcoinMempool,
-  waitForBtcTxToBeInMempool,
-  waitForBtcMempoolToGetTxs,
+  waitForBitcoinTxToBeInMempool,
+  waitForBitcoinMempoolToGetTxs,
 }
diff --git a/tests/01_03_54-post-papyrus_coinbase_information.js b/tests/01_03_54-post-papyrus_coinbase_information.js
index cb16cf6b..90401da2 100644
--- a/tests/01_03_54-post-papyrus_coinbase_information.js
+++ b/tests/01_03_54-post-papyrus_coinbase_information.js
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ describe('Calling coinbase information methods after papyrus', () => {
         const blockHash = await btcClient.mine(1);
         await wait(1000);
         await rskTxHelper.updateBridge();
-        await rskUtils.waitForRskMempoolToGetTxs(rskTxHelper);
+        await rskUtils.waitForRskMempoolToGetNewTxs(rskTxHelper);
 
         const blockData = await btcClient.nodeClient.getBlock(blockHash[0], false);
         const block = bitcoinJs.Block.fromHex(blockData);