diff --git a/zingo-testutils/src/lib.rs b/zingo-testutils/src/lib.rs
index 8d7b5b509..e15e77fe1 100644
--- a/zingo-testutils/src/lib.rs
+++ b/zingo-testutils/src/lib.rs
@@ -581,6 +581,7 @@ pub mod scenarios {
             .client_builder
             .build_new_faucet(0, false, regtest_network)
             .await;
+        faucet.do_sync(false).await.unwrap();
         (
             sb.regtest_manager,
             sb.child_process_handler.unwrap(),
diff --git a/zingocli/tests/integration_tests.rs b/zingocli/tests/integration_tests.rs
index 009999866..ac9ff402d 100644
--- a/zingocli/tests/integration_tests.rs
+++ b/zingocli/tests/integration_tests.rs
@@ -646,10 +646,11 @@ async fn actual_empty_zcashd_sapling_commitment_tree() {
 async fn mine_sapling_to_self() {
     let regtest_network = RegtestNetwork::all_upgrades_active();
     let (regtest_manager, _cph, faucet) = scenarios::faucet(regtest_network).await;
+    check_client_balances!(faucet, o: 0u64 s: 1_875_000_000u64 t: 0u64);
     zingo_testutils::increase_height_and_wait_for_client(&regtest_manager, &faucet, 1)
         .await
         .unwrap();
-    check_client_balances!(faucet, o: 0u64 s: 1_250_000_000u64 t: 0u64);
+    check_client_balances!(faucet, o: 0u64 s: 2_500_000_000u64 t: 0u64);
 }
 
 #[tokio::test]
@@ -728,10 +729,6 @@ async fn send_mined_sapling_to_orchard() {
     // NOTE that the balance doesn't give insight into the distribution across notes.
     let regtest_network = RegtestNetwork::all_upgrades_active();
     let (regtest_manager, _cph, faucet) = scenarios::faucet(regtest_network).await;
-    zingo_testutils::increase_height_and_wait_for_client(&regtest_manager, &faucet, 1)
-        .await
-        .unwrap();
-
     let amount_to_send = 5_000;
     faucet
         .do_send(vec![(
@@ -741,7 +738,6 @@ async fn send_mined_sapling_to_orchard() {
         )])
         .await
         .unwrap();
-
     zingo_testutils::increase_height_and_wait_for_client(&regtest_manager, &faucet, 1)
         .await
         .unwrap();