diff --git a/test/functional/feature_init.py b/test/functional/feature_init.py
index 427f9f10ef..dbd71a8b2d 100755
--- a/test/functional/feature_init.py
+++ b/test/functional/feature_init.py
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 # Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
 # file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 """Stress tests related to node initialization."""
-import random
-import time
 import os
 from pathlib import Path
 
@@ -26,7 +24,6 @@ class InitStressTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
     def run_test(self):
         """
         - test terminating initialization after seeing a certain log line.
-        - test terminating init after seeing a random number of log lines.
         - test removing certain essential files to test startup error paths.
         """
         # TODO: skip Windows for now since it isn't clear how to SIGTERM.
@@ -76,10 +73,9 @@ class InitStressTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
 
         for terminate_line in lines_to_terminate_after:
             self.log.info(f"Starting node and will exit after line '{terminate_line}'")
-            node.start(extra_args=['-txindex=1'])
-
-            num_total_logs = node.wait_for_debug_log([terminate_line], ignore_case=True)
-            self.log.debug(f"Terminating node after {num_total_logs} log lines seen")
+            with node.wait_for_debug_log([terminate_line], ignore_case=True):
+                node.start(extra_args=['-txindex=1'])
+            self.log.debug("Terminating node after terminate line was found")
             sigterm_node()
 
         check_clean_start()
diff --git a/test/functional/test_framework/test_node.py b/test/functional/test_framework/test_node.py
index 0b9154a030..289e83579b 100755
--- a/test/functional/test_framework/test_node.py
+++ b/test/functional/test_framework/test_node.py
@@ -422,7 +422,8 @@ class TestNode():
             time.sleep(0.05)
         self._raise_assertion_error('Expected messages "{}" does not partially match log:\n\n{}\n\n'.format(str(expected_msgs), print_log))
 
-    def wait_for_debug_log(self, expected_msgs, timeout=10, ignore_case=False) -> int:
+    @contextlib.contextmanager
+    def wait_for_debug_log(self, expected_msgs, timeout=60, ignore_case=False):
         """
         Block until we see a particular debug log message fragment or until we exceed the timeout.
         Return:
@@ -432,6 +433,8 @@ class TestNode():
         prev_size = self.debug_log_bytes()
         re_flags = re.MULTILINE | (re.IGNORECASE if ignore_case else 0)
 
+        yield
+
         while True:
             found = True
             with open(self.debug_log_path, encoding='utf-8') as dl:
@@ -443,8 +446,7 @@ class TestNode():
                     found = False
 
             if found:
-                num_logs = len(log.splitlines())
-                return num_logs
+                return
 
             if time.time() >= time_end:
                 print_log = " - " + "\n - ".join(log.splitlines())
@@ -456,7 +458,6 @@ class TestNode():
         self._raise_assertion_error(
             'Expected messages "{}" does not partially match log:\n\n{}\n\n'.format(
                 str(expected_msgs), print_log))
-        return -1  # useless return to satisfy linter
 
     @contextlib.contextmanager
     def profile_with_perf(self, profile_name: str):