diff --git a/peer.cpp b/peer.cpp
index 7c128276e..a4b07e0b3 100644
--- a/peer.cpp
+++ b/peer.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,10 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(host)
 	
 	host1.addNode(node2, "127.0.0.1", host2prefs.listenPort, host2prefs.listenPort);
 	
-	this_thread::sleep_for(chrono::seconds(3));
+	this_thread::sleep_for(chrono::seconds(1));
+	
+	BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(host1.peerCount(), 1);
+	BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(host2.peerCount(), host1.peerCount());
 }
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()
diff --git a/whisperTopic.cpp b/whisperTopic.cpp
index eccdf16c0..5bd8f0f88 100644
--- a/whisperTopic.cpp
+++ b/whisperTopic.cpp
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(topic)
 
 	while (!started)
 		this_thread::sleep_for(chrono::milliseconds(1));
-
 	
 	KeyPair us = KeyPair::create();
 	for (int i = 0; i < 10; ++i)