diff --git a/lib/transaction/priority_queue_test.go b/lib/transaction/priority_queue_test.go
index 7e636f6aba0..f61093993e4 100644
--- a/lib/transaction/priority_queue_test.go
+++ b/lib/transaction/priority_queue_test.go
@@ -278,20 +278,38 @@ func TestPopChannel(t *testing.T) {
 	slotTimer := time.NewTimer(time.Second)
 
 	popChan := pq.PopChannel(slotTimer)
+	tests := []*ValidTransaction{
+		{
+			Extrinsic: []byte("a"),
+			Validity:  &Validity{Priority: 1},
+		},
+		{
+			Extrinsic: []byte("b"),
+			Validity:  &Validity{Priority: 4},
+		},
+		{
+			Extrinsic: []byte("c"),
+			Validity:  &Validity{Priority: 2},
+		},
+		{
+			Extrinsic: []byte("d"),
+			Validity:  &Validity{Priority: 17},
+		},
+		{
+			Extrinsic: []byte("e"),
+			Validity:  &Validity{Priority: 2},
+		},
+	}
 
-	go func() {
-		counter := 0
-		for {
-			time.Sleep(time.Millisecond * 100)
-			pq.Push(&ValidTransaction{Validity: &Validity{Priority: uint64(counter)}})
-			counter++
-		}
-	}()
+	expected := []int{3, 1, 2, 4, 0}
+
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		pq.Push(test)
+	}
 
 	counter := 0
 	for txn := range popChan {
-		assert.Equal(t, uint64(counter), txn.Validity.Priority)
+		assert.Equal(t, tests[expected[counter]], txn)
 		counter++
 	}
-	assert.Equal(t, 9, counter)
 }