diff --git a/nano/core_test/request_aggregator.cpp b/nano/core_test/request_aggregator.cpp
index 819dd04354..8043c6d272 100644
--- a/nano/core_test/request_aggregator.cpp
+++ b/nano/core_test/request_aggregator.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ TEST (request_aggregator, one)
 	ASSERT_EQ (1, node.stats.count (nano::stat::type::requests, nano::stat::detail::requests_unknown));
 	ASSERT_EQ (1, node.stats.count (nano::stat::type::requests, nano::stat::detail::requests_generated_votes));
 	ASSERT_EQ (1, node.stats.count (nano::stat::type::requests, nano::stat::detail::requests_cached_votes));
-	ASSERT_EQ (2, node.stats.count (nano::stat::type::message, nano::stat::detail::confirm_ack, nano::stat::dir::out));
+	ASSERT_TIMELY (3s, node.stats.count (nano::stat::type::message, nano::stat::detail::confirm_ack, nano::stat::dir::out) == 2);
 }
 
 TEST (request_aggregator, one_update)
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ TEST (request_aggregator, one_update)
 	ASSERT_EQ (1, node.stats.count (nano::stat::type::requests, nano::stat::detail::requests_generated_votes));
 	ASSERT_EQ (0, node.stats.count (nano::stat::type::requests, nano::stat::detail::requests_cached_hashes));
 	ASSERT_EQ (0, node.stats.count (nano::stat::type::requests, nano::stat::detail::requests_cached_votes));
-	ASSERT_EQ (1, node.stats.count (nano::stat::type::message, nano::stat::detail::confirm_ack, nano::stat::dir::out));
+	ASSERT_TIMELY (3s, node.stats.count (nano::stat::type::message, nano::stat::detail::confirm_ack, nano::stat::dir::out) == 1);
 }
 
 TEST (request_aggregator, two)
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ TEST (request_aggregator, two)
 	ASSERT_EQ (1, node.stats.count (nano::stat::type::requests, nano::stat::detail::requests_generated_votes));
 	ASSERT_EQ (2, node.stats.count (nano::stat::type::requests, nano::stat::detail::requests_cached_hashes));
 	ASSERT_EQ (1, node.stats.count (nano::stat::type::requests, nano::stat::detail::requests_cached_votes));
-	ASSERT_EQ (2, node.stats.count (nano::stat::type::message, nano::stat::detail::confirm_ack, nano::stat::dir::out));
+	ASSERT_TIMELY (3s, node.stats.count (nano::stat::type::message, nano::stat::detail::confirm_ack, nano::stat::dir::out) == 2);
 	// Make sure the cached vote is for both hashes
 	auto vote1 (node.votes_cache.find (send1->hash ()));
 	auto vote2 (node.votes_cache.find (send2->hash ()));
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ TEST (request_aggregator, split)
 	ASSERT_EQ (2, node.stats.count (nano::stat::type::requests, nano::stat::detail::requests_generated_votes));
 	ASSERT_EQ (0, node.stats.count (nano::stat::type::requests, nano::stat::detail::requests_unknown));
 	ASSERT_EQ (0, node.stats.count (nano::stat::type::requests, nano::stat::detail::requests_cached_hashes));
-	ASSERT_EQ (2, node.stats.count (nano::stat::type::message, nano::stat::detail::confirm_ack, nano::stat::dir::out));
+	ASSERT_TIMELY (3s, node.stats.count (nano::stat::type::message, nano::stat::detail::confirm_ack, nano::stat::dir::out) == 2);
 }
 
 TEST (request_aggregator, channel_lifetime)