diff --git a/tests/fixtures.py b/tests/fixtures.py
index bcd88a705..7e41cf27f 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures.py
+++ b/tests/fixtures.py
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ def node_factory(request, directory, test_name, bitcoind, executor):
         err_count += checkReconnect(node)
     check_errors(request, err_count, "{} nodes had unexpected reconnections")
 
-    for node in nf.nodes:
+    for node in [n for n in nf.nodes if not n.allow_bad_gossip]:
         err_count += checkBadGossip(node)
     check_errors(request, err_count, "{} nodes had bad gossip messages")
 
diff --git a/tests/test_misc.py b/tests/test_misc.py
index ed9ba8fd6..0707ce610 100644
--- a/tests/test_misc.py
+++ b/tests/test_misc.py
@@ -843,8 +843,9 @@ def test_funding_reorg_private(node_factory, bitcoind):
     """Change funding tx height after lockin, between node restart.
     """
     # Rescan to detect reorg at restart and may_reconnect so channeld
-    # will restart
-    opts = {'funding-confirms': 2, 'rescan': 10, 'may_reconnect': True}
+    # will restart.  Reorg can cause bad gossip msg.
+    opts = {'funding-confirms': 2, 'rescan': 10, 'may_reconnect': True,
+            'allow_bad_gossip': True}
     l1, l2 = node_factory.line_graph(2, fundchannel=False, opts=opts)
     l1.fundwallet(10000000)
     sync_blockheight(bitcoind, [l1])                # height 102
@@ -870,9 +871,8 @@ def test_funding_reorg_private(node_factory, bitcoind):
     wait_for(lambda: [c['active'] for c in l2.rpc.listchannels('106x1x0')['channels']] == [False, False])
     wait_for(lambda: [c['active'] for c in l2.rpc.listchannels('108x1x0')['channels']] == [True, True])
 
-    l1.rpc.close(l2.info['id'])                     # to ignore `Bad gossip order` error in killall
-    wait_for(lambda: len(bitcoind.rpc.getrawmempool()) > 0)
-    bitcoind.generate_block(1)
+    l1.rpc.close(l2.info['id'])
+    bitcoind.generate_block(1, True)
     l1.daemon.wait_for_log(r'Deleting channel')
     l2.daemon.wait_for_log(r'Deleting channel')
 
@@ -881,8 +881,8 @@ def test_funding_reorg_private(node_factory, bitcoind):
 def test_funding_reorg_remote_lags(node_factory, bitcoind):
     """Nodes may disagree about short_channel_id before channel announcement
     """
-    # may_reconnect so channeld will restart
-    opts = {'funding-confirms': 1, 'may_reconnect': True}
+    # may_reconnect so channeld will restart; bad gossip can happen due to reorg
+    opts = {'funding-confirms': 1, 'may_reconnect': True, 'allow_bad_gossip': True}
     l1, l2 = node_factory.line_graph(2, fundchannel=False, opts=opts)
     l1.fundwallet(10000000)
     sync_blockheight(bitcoind, [l1])                # height 102
@@ -916,7 +916,7 @@ def test_funding_reorg_remote_lags(node_factory, bitcoind):
         'CHANNELD_NORMAL:Reconnected, and reestablished.',
         'CHANNELD_NORMAL:Funding transaction locked. Channel announced.'])
 
-    l1.rpc.close(l2.info['id'])                     # to ignore `Bad gossip order` error in killall
+    l1.rpc.close(l2.info['id'])
     bitcoind.generate_block(1, True)
     l1.daemon.wait_for_log(r'Deleting channel')
     l2.daemon.wait_for_log(r'Deleting channel')
diff --git a/tests/utils.py b/tests/utils.py
index 560a8762e..8acff465a 100644
--- a/tests/utils.py
+++ b/tests/utils.py
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ class LightningD(TailableProc):
 
 
 class LightningNode(object):
-    def __init__(self, daemon, rpc, btc, executor, may_fail=False, may_reconnect=False, allow_broken_log=False):
+    def __init__(self, daemon, rpc, btc, executor, may_fail=False, may_reconnect=False, allow_broken_log=False, allow_bad_gossip=False):
         self.rpc = rpc
         self.daemon = daemon
         self.bitcoin = btc
@@ -462,6 +462,7 @@ class LightningNode(object):
         self.may_fail = may_fail
         self.may_reconnect = may_reconnect
         self.allow_broken_log = allow_broken_log
+        self.allow_bad_gossip = allow_bad_gossip
 
     def connect(self, remote_node):
             self.rpc.connect(remote_node.info['id'], '127.0.0.1', remote_node.daemon.port)
@@ -787,6 +788,7 @@ class NodeFactory(object):
             'log_all_io',
             'feerates',
             'wait_for_bitcoind_sync',
+            'allow_bad_gossip'
         ]
         node_opts = {k: v for k, v in opts.items() if k in node_opt_keys}
         cli_opts = {k: v for k, v in opts.items() if k not in node_opt_keys}
@@ -830,7 +832,7 @@ class NodeFactory(object):
                  may_reconnect=False, random_hsm=False,
                  feerates=(15000, 7500, 3750), start=True, log_all_io=False,
                  dbfile=None, node_id=None, allow_broken_log=False,
-                 wait_for_bitcoind_sync=True):
+                 wait_for_bitcoind_sync=True, allow_bad_gossip=False):
         if not node_id:
             node_id = self.get_node_id()
 
@@ -873,7 +875,8 @@ class NodeFactory(object):
         rpc = LightningRpc(socket_path, self.executor)
 
         node = LightningNode(daemon, rpc, self.bitcoind, self.executor, may_fail=may_fail,
-                             may_reconnect=may_reconnect, allow_broken_log=allow_broken_log)
+                             may_reconnect=may_reconnect, allow_broken_log=allow_broken_log,
+                             allow_bad_gossip=allow_bad_gossip)
 
         # Regtest estimatefee are unusable, so override.
         node.set_feerates(feerates, False)