diff --git a/pkg/dmsg/client_test.go b/pkg/dmsg/client_test.go
index fca12a7f03..a4de5ae36f 100644
--- a/pkg/dmsg/client_test.go
+++ b/pkg/dmsg/client_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"net"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/skycoin/skycoin/src/util/logging"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
@@ -11,14 +12,17 @@ import (
 	"github.com/skycoin/skywire/pkg/cipher"
 )
 
+const (
+	acceptChSize      = 128
+	chanReadThreshold = time.Second * 5
+)
+
 type transportWithError struct {
 	tr  *Transport
 	err error
 }
 
 func TestClient(t *testing.T) {
-	const acceptChSize = 128
-
 	logger := logging.MustGetLogger("dms_client")
 
 	t.Run("Two clients", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -63,20 +67,13 @@ func TestClient(t *testing.T) {
 		err = conn1.Close()
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 
-		_, ok := <-conn1.done
-		assert.False(t, ok)
-
 		err = conn2.Close()
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 
-		_, ok = <-conn1.done
-		assert.False(t, ok)
-
-		_, ok = <-tr1.doneCh
-		assert.False(t, ok)
-
-		_, ok = <-tr1.readCh
-		assert.False(t, ok)
+		assert.False(t, isDoneChannelOpen(conn1.done))
+		assert.False(t, isDoneChannelOpen(conn2.done))
+		assert.False(t, isDoneChannelOpen(tr1.doneCh))
+		assert.False(t, isReadChannelOpen(tr1.readCh))
 	})
 
 	t.Run("Three clients", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -217,24 +214,31 @@ func TestClient(t *testing.T) {
 		err = <-errCh4
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 
-		_, ok := <-conn1.done
-		assert.False(t, ok)
-
-		_, ok = <-conn3.done
-		assert.False(t, ok)
-
-		_, ok = <-tr1.doneCh
-		assert.False(t, ok)
-
-		_, ok = <-tr1.readCh
-		assert.False(t, ok)
+		assert.False(t, isDoneChannelOpen(conn1.done))
+		assert.False(t, isDoneChannelOpen(conn3.done))
+		assert.False(t, isDoneChannelOpen(tr1.doneCh))
+		assert.False(t, isReadChannelOpen(tr1.readCh))
+		assert.False(t, isDoneChannelOpen(tr2.doneCh))
+		assert.False(t, isReadChannelOpen(tr2.readCh))
+	})
+}
 
-		_, ok = <-tr2.doneCh
-		assert.False(t, ok)
+func isDoneChannelOpen(ch chan struct{}) bool {
+	select {
+	case _, ok := <-ch:
+		return ok
+	case <-time.After(chanReadThreshold):
+		return false
+	}
+}
 
-		_, ok = <-tr2.readCh
-		assert.False(t, ok)
-	})
+func isReadChannelOpen(ch chan Frame) bool {
+	select {
+	case _, ok := <-ch:
+		return ok
+	case <-time.After(chanReadThreshold):
+		return false
+	}
 }
 
 type invertedIDConn struct {