diff --git a/tests/test_connection.py b/tests/test_connection.py
index fcfe11f9c..ac9e9cac0 100644
--- a/tests/test_connection.py
+++ b/tests/test_connection.py
@@ -1083,7 +1083,7 @@ def test_fundee_forget_funding_tx_unconfirmed(node_factory, bitcoind):
     # blocks.
     blocks = 200
     # funder
-    l1 = node_factory.get_node(fake_bitcoin_cli=True)
+    l1 = node_factory.get_node()
     # fundee
     l2 = node_factory.get_node(options={"dev-max-funding-unconfirmed-blocks": blocks})
     l1.rpc.connect(l2.info['id'], 'localhost', l2.port)
@@ -1094,13 +1094,13 @@ def test_fundee_forget_funding_tx_unconfirmed(node_factory, bitcoind):
     time.sleep(1)
 
     # Prevent funder from broadcasting funding tx.
-    l1.fake_bitcoind_fail('exit 1')
+    l1.bitcoind_cmd_override('exit 1')
     # Fund the channel.
     # The process will complete, but funder will be unable
     # to broadcast and confirm funding tx.
     l1.rpc.fundchannel(l2.info['id'], 10**6)
     # Prevent l1 from timing out bitcoin-cli.
-    l1.fake_bitcoind_unfail()
+    l1.bitcoind_cmd_remove_override()
     # Generate blocks until unconfirmed.
     bitcoind.generate_block(blocks)
 
diff --git a/tests/test_misc.py b/tests/test_misc.py
index d6e04ba2b..2b7836dfe 100644
--- a/tests/test_misc.py
+++ b/tests/test_misc.py
@@ -83,12 +83,12 @@ def test_db_upgrade(node_factory):
 
 
 def test_bitcoin_failure(node_factory, bitcoind):
-    l1 = node_factory.get_node(fake_bitcoin_cli=True)
+    l1 = node_factory.get_node()
 
     # Make sure we're not failing it between getblockhash and getblock.
     sync_blockheight(bitcoind, [l1])
 
-    l1.fake_bitcoind_fail('exit 1')
+    l1.bitcoind_cmd_override('exit 1')
 
     # This should cause both estimatefee and getblockhash fail
     l1.daemon.wait_for_logs(['estimatesmartfee .* exited with status 1',
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ def test_bitcoin_failure(node_factory, bitcoind):
                              'getblockhash .* exited with status 1'])
 
     # Restore, then it should recover and get blockheight.
-    l1.fake_bitcoind_unfail()
+    l1.bitcoind_cmd_remove_override()
     bitcoind.generate_block(5)
     sync_blockheight(bitcoind, [l1])
 
diff --git a/tests/utils.py b/tests/utils.py
index 21af3439e..45d07d3e5 100644
--- a/tests/utils.py
+++ b/tests/utils.py
@@ -601,18 +601,19 @@ class LightningNode(object):
         # wait for sendpay to comply
         self.rpc.waitsendpay(rhash)
 
-    def fake_bitcoind_fail(self, failscript='exit 1', cmd=None):
+    def bitcoind_cmd_override(self, failscript='exit 1', cmd=None):
         # Create and rename, for atomicity.
         f = os.path.join(self.daemon.lightning_dir, "bitcoin-cli-fail.tmp")
         with open(f, "w") as text_file:
             text_file.write(failscript)
+        os.chmod(f, os.stat(f).st_mode | stat.S_IEXEC)
         if cmd:
             failfile = "bitcoin-cli-fail-{}".format(cmd)
         else:
             failfile = "bitcoin-cli-fail"
         os.rename(f, os.path.join(self.daemon.lightning_dir, failfile))
 
-    def fake_bitcoind_unfail(self, cmd=None):
+    def bitcoind_cmd_remove_override(self, cmd=None):
         if cmd:
             failfile = "bitcoin-cli-fail-{}".format(cmd)
         else:
@@ -644,7 +645,6 @@ class NodeFactory(object):
             'may_fail',
             'may_reconnect',
             'random_hsm',
-            'fake_bitcoin_cli'
         ]
         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}
@@ -673,8 +673,7 @@ class NodeFactory(object):
 
         return [j.result() for j in jobs]
 
-    def get_node(self, disconnect=None, options=None, may_fail=False, may_reconnect=False, random_hsm=False,
-                 fake_bitcoin_cli=False):
+    def get_node(self, disconnect=None, options=None, may_fail=False, may_reconnect=False, random_hsm=False):
         with self.lock:
             node_id = self.next_id
             self.next_id += 1
@@ -705,18 +704,16 @@ class NodeFactory(object):
             if not may_reconnect:
                 daemon.opts["dev-no-reconnect"] = None
 
-        if fake_bitcoin_cli:
-            cli = os.path.join(lightning_dir, "fake-bitcoin-cli")
-            with open(cli, "w") as text_file:
-                text_file.write('#! /bin/sh\n'
-                                '! [ -f bitcoin-cli-fail ] || . {ldir}/bitcoin-cli-fail\n'
-                                'for a in "$@"; do\n'
-                                '\t! [ -f bitcoin-cli-fail-"$a" ] || . {ldir}/bitcoin-cli-fail-"$a"\n'
-                                'done\n'
-                                'exec bitcoin-cli "$@"\n'
-                                .format(ldir=lightning_dir))
-            os.chmod(cli, os.stat(cli).st_mode | stat.S_IEXEC)
-            daemon.opts['bitcoin-cli'] = cli
+        cli = os.path.join(lightning_dir, "fake-bitcoin-cli")
+        with open(cli, "w") as text_file:
+            text_file.write('#! /bin/sh\n'
+                            '! [ -x bitcoin-cli-fail ] || exec ./bitcoin-cli-fail "$@"\n'
+                            'for a in "$@"; do\n'
+                            '\t! [ -x bitcoin-cli-fail-"$a" ] || exec ./bitcoin-cli-fail-"$a" "$@"\n'
+                            'done\n'
+                            'exec bitcoin-cli "$@"\n')
+        os.chmod(cli, os.stat(cli).st_mode | stat.S_IEXEC)
+        daemon.opts['bitcoin-cli'] = cli
 
         if options is not None:
             daemon.opts.update(options)