diff --git a/test/functional/mempool_persist.py b/test/functional/mempool_persist.py
index 7b15476ea2..39dc2e2bff 100755
--- a/test/functional/mempool_persist.py
+++ b/test/functional/mempool_persist.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class MempoolPersistTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
         self.nodes = []
         self.nodes.append(start_node(0, self.options.tmpdir))
         self.nodes.append(start_node(1, self.options.tmpdir))
-        # Give bitcoind a second to reload the mempool
+        # Give dashd a second to reload the mempool
         time.sleep(1)
         assert wait_until(lambda: len(self.nodes[0].getrawmempool()) == 5)
         assert_equal(len(self.nodes[1].getrawmempool()), 0)
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class MempoolPersistTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
         stop_nodes(self.nodes)
         self.nodes = []
         self.nodes.append(start_node(0, self.options.tmpdir, ["-persistmempool=0"]))
-        # Give bitcoind a second to reload the mempool
+        # Give dashd a second to reload the mempool
         time.sleep(1)
         assert_equal(len(self.nodes[0].getrawmempool()), 0)
 
diff --git a/test/functional/sporks.py b/test/functional/sporks.py
index d46b17ed9c..65783a4e88 100755
--- a/test/functional/sporks.py
+++ b/test/functional/sporks.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ class SporkTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
         super().__init__()
         self.num_nodes = 3
         self.setup_clean_chain = True
+        self.extra_args = [["-sporkkey=cP4EKFyJsHT39LDqgdcB43Y3YXjNyjb5Fuas1GQSeAtjnZWmZEQK"], [], []]
 
     def setup_network(self):
         disable_mocktime()
diff --git a/test/functional/test_framework/test_framework.py b/test/functional/test_framework/test_framework.py
index 0fe0cc93fb..4767984af3 100755
--- a/test/functional/test_framework/test_framework.py
+++ b/test/functional/test_framework/test_framework.py
@@ -303,9 +303,10 @@ class BitcoinTestFramework(object):
                     shutil.rmtree(os.path.join(cachedir, "node" + str(i)))
 
             # Create cache directories, run dashds:
+            set_genesis_mocktime()
             for i in range(MAX_NODES):
                 datadir = initialize_datadir(cachedir, i)
-                args = [os.getenv("DASHD", "dashd"), "-server", "-keypool=1", "-datadir=" + datadir, "-discover=0"]
+                args = [os.getenv("DASHD", "dashd"), "-server", "-keypool=1", "-datadir=" + datadir, "-discover=0", "-mocktime="+str(GENESISTIME)]
                 if i > 0:
                     args.append("-connect=127.0.0.1:" + str(p2p_port(0)))
                 bitcoind_processes[i] = subprocess.Popen(args)
@@ -328,14 +329,13 @@ class BitcoinTestFramework(object):
             #
             # blocks are created with timestamps 10 minutes apart
             # starting from 2010 minutes in the past
-            enable_mocktime()
-            block_time = get_mocktime() - (201 * 10 * 60)
+            block_time = GENESISTIME
             for i in range(2):
                 for peer in range(4):
                     for j in range(25):
                         set_node_times(self.nodes, block_time)
                         self.nodes[peer].generate(1)
-                        block_time += 10 * 60
+                        block_time += 156
                     # Must sync before next peer starts generating blocks
                     sync_blocks(self.nodes)
 
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ class BitcoinTestFramework(object):
             from_dir = os.path.join(cachedir, "node" + str(i))
             to_dir = os.path.join(test_dir, "node" + str(i))
             shutil.copytree(from_dir, to_dir)
-            initialize_datadir(test_dir, i)  # Overwrite port/rpcport in bitcoin.conf
+            initialize_datadir(test_dir, i)  # Overwrite port/rpcport in dsah.conf
 
     def _initialize_chain_clean(self, test_dir, num_nodes):
         """Initialize empty blockchain for use by the test.
diff --git a/test/functional/wallet-accounts.py b/test/functional/wallet-accounts.py
index 50f852b2f2..a0058bad4e 100755
--- a/test/functional/wallet-accounts.py
+++ b/test/functional/wallet-accounts.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class WalletAccountsTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
         # send 500 from each address to a third address not in this wallet
         # There's some fee that will come back to us when the miner reward
         # matures.
-        common_address = "msf4WtN1YQKXvNtvdFYt9JBnUD2FB41kjr"
+        common_address = "yd5KMREs3GLMe6mTJYr3YrH1juwNwrFCfB"
         txid = node.sendmany(
             fromaccount="",
             amounts={common_address: 100},
diff --git a/test/functional/wallet-hd.py b/test/functional/wallet-hd.py
index 6d0955e560..4b9cf6d3a7 100755
--- a/test/functional/wallet-hd.py
+++ b/test/functional/wallet-hd.py
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class WalletHDTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
 
         # Needs rescan
         self.stop_node(1)
-        self.nodes[1] = start_node(1, self.options.tmpdir, self.extra_args[1] + ['-rescan'])
+        self.nodes[1] = start_node(1, self.options.tmpdir, self.extra_args[1] + ['-rescan'], redirect_stderr=True)
         #connect_nodes_bi(self.nodes, 0, 1)
         assert_equal(self.nodes[1].getbalance(), num_hd_adds + 1)