diff --git a/tests/test_plugin.py b/tests/test_plugin.py
index fef82fa4217d..154dba47b16a 100644
--- a/tests/test_plugin.py
+++ b/tests/test_plugin.py
@@ -4138,8 +4138,8 @@ def test_sql(node_factory, bitcoind):
     l3.daemon.wait_for_log("Refreshing channel: {}".format(scid))
 
     # This has to wait for the hold_invoice plugin to let go!
-    l1.rpc.close(l2.info['id'])
-    bitcoind.generate_block(13, wait_for_mempool=1)
+    txid = l1.rpc.close(l2.info['id'])['txid']
+    bitcoind.generate_block(13, wait_for_mempool=txid)
     wait_for(lambda: len(l3.rpc.listchannels()['channels']) == 2)
     assert len(l3.rpc.sql("SELECT * FROM channels;")['rows']) == 2
     l3.daemon.wait_for_log("Deleting channel: {}".format(scid))