diff --git a/gno.land/pkg/integration/testing_integration.go b/gno.land/pkg/integration/testing_integration.go
index be87ea1135a..d44a1f220a0 100644
--- a/gno.land/pkg/integration/testing_integration.go
+++ b/gno.land/pkg/integration/testing_integration.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/gnolang/gno/gno.land/pkg/gnoland"
 	"github.com/gnolang/gno/tm2/pkg/bft/config"
@@ -133,6 +134,12 @@ func SetupGnolandTestScript(t *testing.T, txtarDir string) testscript.Params {
 						}
 					})
 
+					select {
+					case <-time.After(time.Second * 6):
+						ts.Fatalf("timeout while waiting for the node to start")
+					case <-waitForNodeReadiness(node): // ok
+					}
+
 					// Register cleanup.
 					nodes[sid] = &testNode{
 						Node:   node,