diff --git a/crates/net/network/src/test_utils/testnet.rs b/crates/net/network/src/test_utils/testnet.rs
index 33997550e..7228e18ed 100644
--- a/crates/net/network/src/test_utils/testnet.rs
+++ b/crates/net/network/src/test_utils/testnet.rs
@@ -282,15 +282,23 @@ impl<C, Pool> TestnetHandle<C, Pool> {
             return
         }
 
+        let mut streams = Vec::with_capacity(self.peers.len());
+        let mut num_sessions = Vec::with_capacity(self.peers.len());
         for (idx, handle) in self.peers.iter().enumerate().take(self.peers.len() - 1) {
-            let mut events = NetworkEventStream::new(handle.event_listener());
+            streams.push(NetworkEventStream::new(handle.event_listener()));
+            let mut num = 0;
             for idx in (idx + 1)..self.peers.len() {
                 let neighbour = &self.peers[idx];
                 handle.network.add_peer(*neighbour.peer_id(), neighbour.local_addr());
-                let connected = events.next_session_established().await.unwrap();
-                assert_eq!(connected, *neighbour.peer_id());
+                num += 1;
             }
+            num_sessions.push(num);
         }
+        let fut = streams
+            .into_iter()
+            .zip(num_sessions)
+            .map(|(mut stream, num)| async move { stream.take_session_established(num).await });
+        futures::future::join_all(fut).await;
     }
 }
 
@@ -566,6 +574,27 @@ impl NetworkEventStream {
         None
     }
 
+    /// Awaits the next `num` events for an established session
+    pub async fn take_session_established(&mut self, mut num: usize) -> Vec<PeerId> {
+        if num == 0 {
+            return Vec::new()
+        }
+        let mut peers = Vec::with_capacity(num);
+        while let Some(ev) = self.inner.next().await {
+            match ev {
+                NetworkEvent::SessionEstablished { peer_id, .. } => {
+                    peers.push(peer_id);
+                    num -= 1;
+                    if num == 0 {
+                        return peers
+                    }
+                }
+                _ => continue,
+            }
+        }
+        peers
+    }
+
     /// Ensures that the first two events are a [`NetworkEvent::PeerAdded`] and
     /// [`NetworkEvent::SessionEstablished`], returning the [`PeerId`] of the established
     /// session.