@@ -99,7 +99,15 @@ func (db *NetworkDB) verifyNodeExistence(t *testing.T, node string, present bool

 func (db *NetworkDB) verifyNetworkExistence(t *testing.T, node string, id string, present bool) {

 	t.Helper()

-	for i := 0; i < 80; i++ {

+

+	const sleepInterval = 50 * time.Millisecond

+	var maxRetries int64

+	if dl, ok := t.Deadline(); ok {

+		maxRetries = int64(time.Until(dl) / sleepInterval)

+	} else {

+		maxRetries = 80

+	}

+	for i := int64(0); i < maxRetries; i++ {

 		db.RLock()

 		nn, nnok := db.networks[node]

 		db.RUnlock()

@@ -116,7 +124,7 @@ func (db *NetworkDB) verifyNetworkExistence(t *testing.T, node string, id string

 			}

 		}

-		time.Sleep(50 * time.Millisecond)

+		time.Sleep(sleepInterval)

 	}

 	t.Error("Network existence verification failed")