diff --git a/agent/catalog_endpoint_test.go b/agent/catalog_endpoint_test.go
index cd8aaf0cf199..b52ce848fbd7 100644
--- a/agent/catalog_endpoint_test.go
+++ b/agent/catalog_endpoint_test.go
@@ -740,6 +740,7 @@ func TestCatalogServiceNodes_DistanceSort(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	a := NewTestAgent(t.Name(), "")
 	defer a.Shutdown()
+	testrpc.WaitForLeader(t, a.RPC, "dc1")
 
 	// Register nodes.
 	args := &structs.RegisterRequest{
@@ -831,6 +832,7 @@ func TestCatalogServiceNodes_ConnectProxy(t *testing.T) {
 	assert := assert.New(t)
 	a := NewTestAgent(t.Name(), "")
 	defer a.Shutdown()
+	testrpc.WaitForLeader(t, a.RPC, "dc1")
 
 	// Register
 	args := structs.TestRegisterRequestProxy(t)
@@ -860,6 +862,7 @@ func TestCatalogConnectServiceNodes_good(t *testing.T) {
 	assert := assert.New(t)
 	a := NewTestAgent(t.Name(), "")
 	defer a.Shutdown()
+	testrpc.WaitForLeader(t, a.RPC, "dc1")
 
 	// Register
 	args := structs.TestRegisterRequestProxy(t)
diff --git a/command/connect/proxy/register_test.go b/command/connect/proxy/register_test.go
index 636c7229bb5c..5534e7482870 100644
--- a/command/connect/proxy/register_test.go
+++ b/command/connect/proxy/register_test.go
@@ -46,16 +46,18 @@ func TestRegisterMonitor_heartbeat(t *testing.T) {
 	testrpc.WaitForTestAgent(t, a.RPC, "dc1")
 	m, _ := testMonitor(t, client)
 	defer m.Close()
+	retry.Run(t, func(r *retry.R) {
+		// Get the check and verify that it is passing
+		checks, err := client.Agent().Checks()
+		require.NoError(err)
+		require.Contains(checks, m.checkID())
+		require.Equal("passing", checks[m.checkID()].Status)
+		// Purposely fail the TTL check, verify it becomes healthy again
+		require.NoError(client.Agent().FailTTL(m.checkID(), ""))
+	})
 
-	// Get the check and verify that it is passing
-	checks, err := client.Agent().Checks()
-	require.NoError(err)
-	require.Contains(checks, m.checkID())
-	require.Equal("passing", checks[m.checkID()].Status)
-
-	// Purposely fail the TTL check, verify it becomes healthy again
-	require.NoError(client.Agent().FailTTL(m.checkID(), ""))
 	retry.Run(t, func(r *retry.R) {
+
 		checks, err := client.Agent().Checks()
 		if err != nil {
 			r.Fatalf("err: %s", err)
diff --git a/command/watch/watch_test.go b/command/watch/watch_test.go
index 735418fff7b5..8dabbb8912ef 100644
--- a/command/watch/watch_test.go
+++ b/command/watch/watch_test.go
@@ -4,9 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/testrpc"
-
 	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/agent"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/testrpc"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/cli"
 )