diff --git a/src/net_processing.cpp b/src/net_processing.cpp
index 8676ad3371..b6f75dfa00 100644
--- a/src/net_processing.cpp
+++ b/src/net_processing.cpp
@@ -309,21 +309,23 @@ struct Peer {
     /**
      * (Bitcoin) Initializes a TxRelay struct for this peer. Can be called at most once for a peer.
      * (Dash)    Enables the flag that allows GetTxRelay() to return m_tx_relay */
-    TxRelay* SetTxRelay()
+    TxRelay* SetTxRelay() LOCKS_EXCLUDED(m_tx_relay_mutex)
     {
+        LOCK(m_tx_relay_mutex);
         Assume(!m_can_tx_relay);
         m_can_tx_relay = true;
-        return WITH_LOCK(m_tx_relay_mutex, return m_tx_relay.get());
+        return m_tx_relay.get();
     };
 
-    TxRelay* GetInvRelay()
+    TxRelay* GetInvRelay() LOCKS_EXCLUDED(m_tx_relay_mutex)
     {
         return WITH_LOCK(m_tx_relay_mutex, return m_tx_relay.get());
     }
 
-    TxRelay* GetTxRelay()
+    TxRelay* GetTxRelay() LOCKS_EXCLUDED(m_tx_relay_mutex)
     {
-        return m_can_tx_relay ? WITH_LOCK(m_tx_relay_mutex, return m_tx_relay.get()) : nullptr;
+        LOCK(m_tx_relay_mutex);
+        return m_can_tx_relay ? m_tx_relay.get() : nullptr;
     };
 
     /** A vector of addresses to send to the peer, limited to MAX_ADDR_TO_SEND. */
@@ -353,8 +355,6 @@ struct Peer {
      *  This field must correlate with whether m_addr_known has been
      *  initialized.*/
     std::atomic_bool m_addr_relay_enabled{false};
-    /** Whether a peer can relay transactions */
-    bool m_can_tx_relay{false};
     /** Whether a getaddr request to this peer is outstanding. */
     bool m_getaddr_sent GUARDED_BY(NetEventsInterface::g_msgproc_mutex){false};
     /** Guards address sending timers. */
@@ -406,6 +406,8 @@ private:
      *           (non-transaction relay should use GetInvRelay(), which will provide
      *           unconditional access) */
     std::unique_ptr<TxRelay> m_tx_relay GUARDED_BY(m_tx_relay_mutex){std::make_unique<TxRelay>()};
+    /** Whether a peer can relay transactions */
+    bool m_can_tx_relay GUARDED_BY(m_tx_relay_mutex) {false};
 };
 
 using PeerRef = std::shared_ptr<Peer>;
diff --git a/test/functional/feature_llmq_chainlocks.py b/test/functional/feature_llmq_chainlocks.py
index 1714393939..599d350c75 100755
--- a/test/functional/feature_llmq_chainlocks.py
+++ b/test/functional/feature_llmq_chainlocks.py
@@ -56,11 +56,10 @@ class LLMQChainLocksTest(DashTestFramework):
         self.move_to_next_cycle()
         self.log.info("Cycle H+2C height:" + str(self.nodes[0].getblockcount()))
         self.mine_cycle_quorum(llmq_type_name="llmq_test_dip0024", llmq_type=103)
-
-
-        self.log.info("Mine single block, wait for chainlock")
-        self.generate(self.nodes[0], 1, sync_fun=self.no_op)
         self.wait_for_chainlocked_block_all_nodes(self.nodes[0].getbestblockhash())
+
+        self.log.info("Mine single block, ensure it includes latest chainlock")
+        self.generate(self.nodes[0], 1, sync_fun=self.sync_blocks)
         self.test_coinbase_best_cl(self.nodes[0])
 
         # ChainLock locks all the blocks below it so nocl_block_hash should be locked too