diff --git a/itests/paych_api_test.go b/itests/paych_api_test.go
index 668eb14aa..647db21e0 100644
--- a/itests/paych_api_test.go
+++ b/itests/paych_api_test.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func TestPaymentChannelsAPI(t *testing.T) {
 	ens := kit.NewEnsemble(t, kit.MockProofs()).
 		FullNode(&paymentCreator).
 		FullNode(&paymentReceiver).
-		Miner(&miner, &paymentCreator).
+		Miner(&miner, &paymentCreator, kit.WithAllSubsystems()).
 		Start().
 		InterconnectAll()
 	bms := ens.BeginMining(blockTime)
diff --git a/itests/paych_cli_test.go b/itests/paych_cli_test.go
index 8a0690449..495f33ef2 100644
--- a/itests/paych_cli_test.go
+++ b/itests/paych_cli_test.go
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ func startPaychCreatorReceiverMiner(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, paymentCr
 	kit.NewEnsemble(t, kit.MockProofs()).
 		FullNode(paymentCreator, opts).
 		FullNode(paymentReceiver, opts).
-		Miner(&miner, paymentCreator).
+		Miner(&miner, paymentCreator, kit.WithAllSubsystems()).
 		Start().
 		InterconnectAll().
 		BeginMining(blocktime)
diff --git a/itests/sdr_upgrade_test.go b/itests/sdr_upgrade_test.go
index 3aa685b09..38be9327c 100644
--- a/itests/sdr_upgrade_test.go
+++ b/itests/sdr_upgrade_test.go
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ func TestSDRUpgrade(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	defer cancel()
 
-	opts := kit.ConstructorOpts(kit.SDRUpgradeAt(500, 1000))
+	opts := []kit.NodeOpt{kit.ConstructorOpts(kit.SDRUpgradeAt(500, 1000))}
+	opts = append(opts, kit.WithAllSubsystems())
 	client, miner, ens := kit.EnsembleMinimal(t, kit.MockProofs(), opts)
 	ens.InterconnectAll()