diff --git a/tests/servers/coordinatord b/tests/servers/coordinatord
index 9b90fcd3..94f0f899 160000
--- a/tests/servers/coordinatord
+++ b/tests/servers/coordinatord
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 9b90fcd3ad5dfb51bf50dcaef859c5cc00dbfe3a
+Subproject commit 94f0f8996dab4dbf6b0c6968df0d933f5e481318
diff --git a/tests/test_framework/coordinatord.py b/tests/test_framework/coordinatord.py
index 5f047ed4..a11290c0 100644
--- a/tests/test_framework/coordinatord.py
+++ b/tests/test_framework/coordinatord.py
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ def __init__(
         stakeholders_keys,
         watchtowers_keys,
         listen_port,
+        bitcoind_rpc_port,
+        bitcoind_cookie_path,
         postgres_user,
         postgres_pass,
         postgres_host="localhost",
@@ -69,7 +71,12 @@ def __init__(
                 f.write(f'"{k.hex()}", ')
             f.write("]\n")
 
-            f.write(f'listen = "127.0.0.1:{listen_port}"')
+            f.write(f'listen = "127.0.0.1:{listen_port}"\n')
+
+            f.write("[bitcoind_config]\n")
+            f.write(f"cookie_path = '{bitcoind_cookie_path}'\n")
+            f.write(f"addr = '127.0.0.1:{bitcoind_rpc_port}'\n")
+            f.write("broadcast_interval = 5\n")
 
     def postgres_exec(self, sql):
         conn = psycopg2.connect(
diff --git a/tests/test_framework/revault_network.py b/tests/test_framework/revault_network.py
index c71bb208..ec09f7c0 100644
--- a/tests/test_framework/revault_network.py
+++ b/tests/test_framework/revault_network.py
@@ -210,6 +210,8 @@ def deploy(
             stkonly_noisepubs + stkman_noisepubs,
             stkonly_wt_noisepubs + stkman_wt_noisepubs,
             self.coordinator_port,
+            bitcoind_rpcport,
+            bitcoind_cookie,
             self.postgres_user,
             self.postgres_pass,
             self.postgres_host,
diff --git a/tests/test_spend.py b/tests/test_spend.py
index b0f50b22..126d237c 100644
--- a/tests/test_spend.py
+++ b/tests/test_spend.py
@@ -386,8 +386,8 @@ def test_spends_conflicting(revault_network, bitcoind):
 @pytest.mark.skipif(not POSTGRES_IS_SETUP, reason="Needs Postgres for servers db")
 def test_spend_threshold(revault_network, bitcoind, executor):
     CSV = 20
-    managers_threshold = 3
-    revault_network.deploy(17, 8, csv=CSV, managers_threshold=managers_threshold)
+    managers_threshold = 2
+    revault_network.deploy(4, 3, csv=CSV, managers_threshold=managers_threshold)
     man = revault_network.man(0)
 
     # Get some more funds
@@ -694,3 +694,30 @@ def test_revaulted_spend(revault_network, bitcoind, executor):
             lambda: len(w.rpc.listvaults(["unvaulted"], deposits)["vaults"])
             == len(deposits)
         )
+
+
+# Test that the coordinator will broadcast our spends
+@pytest.mark.skipif(not POSTGRES_IS_SETUP, reason="Needs Postgres for servers db")
+def test_coordinator_broadcast(revault_network, bitcoind, executor):
+    """
+    Test that the coordinator broadcasts spend transactions when they become valid
+    """
+    CSV = 12
+    revault_network.deploy(2, 2, n_stkmanagers=1, csv=CSV)
+
+    vault = revault_network.fund(0.05)
+    revault_network.secure_vault(vault)
+    revault_network.activate_vault(vault)
+    revault_network.unvault_vaults_anyhow([vault])
+
+    revault_network.stop_wallets()
+
+    bitcoind.generate_block(CSV - 1)
+    bitcoind.generate_block(1, wait_for_mempool=1)
+
+    revault_network.start_wallets()
+
+    for w in revault_network.participants():
+        wait_for(
+            lambda: len(w.rpc.listvaults(["spent"])["vaults"]) == 1,
+        )