diff --git a/daemon/test/scripts/helpers.sh b/daemon/test/scripts/helpers.sh
index f7da876eb..b036d7ce3 100644
--- a/daemon/test/scripts/helpers.sh
+++ b/daemon/test/scripts/helpers.sh
@@ -188,6 +188,14 @@ start_lightningd()
 
     PORT2=`get_info_field "$LCLI2" port`
     [ $NUM_LIGHTNINGD = 2 ] || PORT3=`get_info_field "$LCLI3" port`
+
+    # Make a payment into a P2SH for anchor.
+    P2SHADDR=`$LCLI1 newaddr | sed -n 's/{ "address" : "\(.*\)" }/\1/p'`
+    FUND_INPUT_TXID=`$CLI sendtoaddress $P2SHADDR 0.01`
+    FUND_INPUT_TX=`$CLI getrawtransaction $FUND_INPUT_TXID`
+
+    # Mine it so check_tx_spend doesn't see it (breaks some tests).
+    $CLI generate 1
 }
 
 lcli1()
diff --git a/daemon/test/test.sh b/daemon/test/test.sh
index 5ec67696e..2623fcdd1 100755
--- a/daemon/test/test.sh
+++ b/daemon/test/test.sh
@@ -65,12 +65,6 @@ start_lightningd 3
 [ `$LCLI2 getlog | sed -n 's/.*"ID: \([0-9a-f]*\)".*/\1/p'` = $ID2 ]
 [ $NUM_LIGHTNINGD = 2 ] || [ `$LCLI3 getlog | sed -n 's/.*"ID: \([0-9a-f]*\)".*/\1/p'` = $ID3 ]
 
-# Make a payment into a P2SH for anchor.
-P2SHADDR=`$LCLI1 newaddr | sed -n 's/{ "address" : "\(.*\)" }/\1/p'`
-TXID=`$CLI sendtoaddress $P2SHADDR 0.01`
-TX=`$CLI getrawtransaction $TXID`
-$CLI generate 1
-
 # Make sure they see it (for timeout we need to know what height they were)
 BLOCKHEIGHT=`$CLI getblockcount`
 check '[ `get_info_field "$LCLI1" blockheight` = $BLOCKHEIGHT ]'