diff --git a/nodebuilder/tests/fraud_test.go b/nodebuilder/tests/fraud_test.go
index 616f198df1..61eca88e21 100644
--- a/nodebuilder/tests/fraud_test.go
+++ b/nodebuilder/tests/fraud_test.go
@@ -119,25 +119,22 @@ func TestFraudProofHandling(t *testing.T) {
 	// FIXME: Eventually, this should be a check on service registry managing and keeping
 	//  lifecycles of each Module.
 	// 6.
-	attempts := 0
 	// random height after befp.height
 	height := uint64(15)
 	// initial timeout is set to 5 sec, as we are targeting the height=15,
-	// blockTime=1 sec, expected befp height=10
+	// blockTime=1 sec, expected befp.height=10
 	timeOut := blockTime * 5
-
 	// during befp validation the node can still receive headers and it mostly depends on
 	// the operating system or hardware(e.g. on macOS tests is working 100% time with a single height=15,
 	// and on the Linux VM sometimes the last height is 17-18). So, lets give a chance for our befp validator to check
 	// the fraud proof and stop the syncer.
-	for attempts < 5 {
+	for height < 20 {
 		syncCtx, syncCancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), timeOut)
 		_, err = full.HeaderServ.WaitForHeight(syncCtx, height)
 		syncCancel()
 		if err != nil {
 			break
 		}
-		attempts++
 		timeOut = blockTime
 		height++
 	}
@@ -167,7 +164,6 @@ func TestFraudProofHandling(t *testing.T) {
 	// 9.
 	fN := sw.NewNodeWithStore(node.Full, store)
 	err = fN.Start(ctx)
-	require.Error(t, err)
 	var fpExist *fraud.ErrFraudExists[*header.ExtendedHeader]
 	require.ErrorAs(t, err, &fpExist)