diff --git a/test/functional/feature_coinstatsindex.py b/test/functional/feature_coinstatsindex.py
index b038ddcc65..e01af97c1f 100755
--- a/test/functional/feature_coinstatsindex.py
+++ b/test/functional/feature_coinstatsindex.py
@@ -253,11 +253,13 @@ class CoinStatsIndexTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
 
         self.log.info("Test that -reindex-chainstate is disallowed with coinstatsindex")
 
+        self.stop_node(1)
         self.nodes[1].assert_start_raises_init_error(
             expected_msg='Error: -reindex-chainstate option is not compatible with -coinstatsindex. '
             'Please temporarily disable coinstatsindex while using -reindex-chainstate, or replace -reindex-chainstate with -reindex to fully rebuild all indexes.',
             extra_args=['-coinstatsindex', '-reindex-chainstate'],
         )
+        self.restart_node(1, extra_args=["-coinstatsindex"])
 
     def _test_use_index_option(self):
         self.log.info("Test use_index option for nodes running the index")
diff --git a/test/functional/test_framework/test_node.py b/test/functional/test_framework/test_node.py
index e69781d346..7cac7862c9 100755
--- a/test/functional/test_framework/test_node.py
+++ b/test/functional/test_framework/test_node.py
@@ -564,6 +564,7 @@ class TestNode():
 
         Will throw if dashd starts without an error.
         Will throw if an expected_msg is provided and it does not match dashd's stdout."""
+        assert not self.running
         with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(dir=self.stderr_dir, delete=False) as log_stderr, \
              tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(dir=self.stdout_dir, delete=False) as log_stdout:
             try: