diff --git a/pkg/discovery/service_test.go b/pkg/discovery/service_test.go
index 19fae2250..991cfa436 100644
--- a/pkg/discovery/service_test.go
+++ b/pkg/discovery/service_test.go
@@ -35,7 +35,11 @@ func TestCache_Graveyard(t *testing.T) {
 		testnode := planet.StorageNodes[0]
 		offlineID := testnode.ID()
 
+		satellite.Kademlia.Service.RefreshBuckets.Pause()
+
+		satellite.Discovery.Service.Refresh.Pause()
 		satellite.Discovery.Service.Graveyard.Pause()
+		satellite.Discovery.Service.Discovery.Pause()
 
 		// mark node as offline in overlay cache
 		_, err := satellite.Overlay.Service.UpdateUptime(ctx, offlineID, false)