diff --git a/test/functional/feature_mnehf.py b/test/functional/feature_mnehf.py
index 55d3f3ec49fa..2a081ef4b9b9 100755
--- a/test/functional/feature_mnehf.py
+++ b/test/functional/feature_mnehf.py
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ def check_ehf_activated(self):
             self.bump_mocktime(1)
             self.generate(self.nodes[1], 1)
             return get_bip9_details(self.nodes[0], 'testdummy')['status'] == 'active'
-        self.wait_until(lambda: check_ehf_activated(self))
+        self.wait_until(lambda: check_ehf_activated(self), sleep=1)
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     MnehfTest().main()
diff --git a/test/functional/test_framework/test_framework.py b/test/functional/test_framework/test_framework.py
index 0bd17b707e2f..e8e7f5e5be5c 100755
--- a/test/functional/test_framework/test_framework.py
+++ b/test/functional/test_framework/test_framework.py
@@ -901,7 +901,7 @@ def _initialize_mocktime(self, is_genesis):
         for node in self.nodes:
             node.mocktime = self.mocktime
 
-    def wait_until(self, test_function, timeout=60, lock=None, sleep=0.5, do_assert=True):
+    def wait_until(self, test_function, timeout=60, lock=None, sleep=0.05, do_assert=True):
         return wait_until_helper(test_function, timeout=timeout, lock=lock, timeout_factor=self.options.timeout_factor, sleep=sleep, do_assert=do_assert)
 
     # Private helper methods. These should not be accessed by the subclass test scripts.
@@ -1692,7 +1692,7 @@ def check_sporks_same():
             self.bump_mocktime(1)
             sporks = self.nodes[0].spork('show')
             return all(node.spork('show') == sporks for node in self.nodes[1:])
-        self.wait_until(check_sporks_same, timeout=timeout, sleep=0.5)
+        self.wait_until(check_sporks_same, timeout=timeout, sleep=1)
 
     def wait_for_quorum_connections(self, quorum_hash, expected_connections, mninfos, llmq_type_name="llmq_test", timeout = 60, wait_proc=None):
         def check_quorum_connections():
@@ -1814,26 +1814,18 @@ def check_dkg_comitments():
 
         self.wait_until(check_dkg_comitments, timeout=timeout, sleep=1)
 
-    def wait_for_quorum_list(self, quorum_hash, nodes, timeout=15, sleep=2, llmq_type_name="llmq_test"):
+    def wait_for_quorum_list(self, quorum_hash, nodes, timeout=15, llmq_type_name="llmq_test"):
         def wait_func():
-            self.log.info("quorums: " + str(self.nodes[0].quorum("list")))
-            if quorum_hash in self.nodes[0].quorum("list")[llmq_type_name]:
-                return True
-            self.bump_mocktime(sleep, nodes=nodes)
-            self.generate(self.nodes[0], 1, sync_fun=lambda: self.sync_blocks(nodes))
-            return False
-        self.wait_until(wait_func, timeout=timeout, sleep=sleep)
+            return quorum_hash in self.nodes[0].quorum('list')[llmq_type_name]
+        self.log.info(f"quorums: {self.nodes[0].quorum('list')}")
+        self.wait_until(wait_func, timeout=timeout, sleep=0.05)
 
-    def wait_for_quorums_list(self, quorum_hash_0, quorum_hash_1, nodes, llmq_type_name="llmq_test",  timeout=15, sleep=2):
+    def wait_for_quorums_list(self, quorum_hash_0, quorum_hash_1, nodes, llmq_type_name="llmq_test",  timeout=15):
         def wait_func():
-            self.log.info("h("+str(self.nodes[0].getblockcount())+") quorums: " + str(self.nodes[0].quorum("list")))
-            if quorum_hash_0 in self.nodes[0].quorum("list")[llmq_type_name]:
-                if quorum_hash_1 in self.nodes[0].quorum("list")[llmq_type_name]:
-                    return True
-            self.bump_mocktime(sleep, nodes=nodes)
-            self.generate(self.nodes[0], 1, sync_fun=lambda: self.sync_blocks(nodes))
-            return False
-        self.wait_until(wait_func, timeout=timeout, sleep=sleep)
+            quorums = self.nodes[0].quorum("list")[llmq_type_name]
+            return quorum_hash_0 in quorums and quorum_hash_1 in quorums
+        self.log.info(f"h({self.nodes[0].getblockcount()}) quorums: {self.nodes[0].quorum('list')}")
+        self.wait_until(wait_func, timeout=timeout, sleep=0.05)
 
     def move_blocks(self, nodes, num_blocks):
         self.bump_mocktime(1, nodes=nodes)
diff --git a/test/functional/test_framework/util.py b/test/functional/test_framework/util.py
index dea37a7c5541..fef24aede0ea 100644
--- a/test/functional/test_framework/util.py
+++ b/test/functional/test_framework/util.py
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ def satoshi_round(amount):
     return Decimal(amount).quantize(Decimal('0.00000001'), rounding=ROUND_DOWN)
 
 
-def wait_until_helper(predicate, *, attempts=float('inf'), timeout=float('inf'), sleep=0.5, timeout_factor=1.0, lock=None, do_assert=True, allow_exception=False):
+def wait_until_helper(predicate, *, attempts=float('inf'), timeout=float('inf'), sleep=0.05, timeout_factor=1.0, lock=None, do_assert=True, allow_exception=False):
     """Sleep until the predicate resolves to be True.
 
     Warning: Note that this method is not recommended to be used in tests as it is