diff --git a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/tests/payload_invalidation.rs b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/tests/payload_invalidation.rs
index 5bd43835e3..da5a3fbca1 100644
--- a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/tests/payload_invalidation.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/tests/payload_invalidation.rs
@@ -279,6 +279,8 @@ impl InvalidPayloadRig {
                 } else {
                     mock_execution_layer.server.full_payload_verification();
                 }
+                // wait for the new payload cache to timeout
+                tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(12)).await;
                 let root = self
                     .harness
                     .process_block(slot, block.canonical_root(), (block.clone(), blobs.clone()))
diff --git a/beacon_node/http_api/tests/status_tests.rs b/beacon_node/http_api/tests/status_tests.rs
index 556b75cb85..eece628b32 100644
--- a/beacon_node/http_api/tests/status_tests.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/http_api/tests/status_tests.rs
@@ -134,6 +134,9 @@ async fn el_error_on_new_payload() {
     assert!(!api_response.is_optimistic);
     assert!(!api_response.is_syncing);
 
+    // sleep for just past the cache TTL
+    tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(12)).await;
+
     // Processing a block successfully should remove the status.
     mock_el.server.set_new_payload_status(
         block_hash,