diff --git a/scripts/wallet-sanity.sh b/scripts/wallet-sanity.sh
index 3a7291a0f7..e1e6a41f03 100755
--- a/scripts/wallet-sanity.sh
+++ b/scripts/wallet-sanity.sh
@@ -20,8 +20,11 @@ args+=(--keypair "$SOLANA_CONFIG_DIR"/faucet.json)
 node_readiness=false
 timeout=60
 while [[ $timeout -gt 0 ]]; do
-  output=$($solana_cli "${args[@]}" transaction-count)
-  if [[ -n $output ]]; then
+  set +e
+  output=$($solana_cli "${args[@]}" transaction-count --commitment max)
+  rc=$?
+  set -e
+  if [[ $rc -eq 0 && -n $output ]]; then
     node_readiness=true
     break
   fi