diff --git a/qa/rpc-tests/receivedby.py b/qa/rpc-tests/receivedby.py
index 9fc661fe80d..e3f86d38dc7 100755
--- a/qa/rpc-tests/receivedby.py
+++ b/qa/rpc-tests/receivedby.py
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ class ReceivedByTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
         balance_by_account = rec_by_accountArr = self.nodes[1].getreceivedbyaccount(account)
 
         txid = self.nodes[0].sendtoaddress(addr, 0.1)
+        self.sync_all()
 
         # listreceivedbyaccount should return received_by_account_json because of 0 confirmations
         check_array_result(self.nodes[1].listreceivedbyaccount(),