diff --git a/test/functional/feature_maxuploadtarget.py b/test/functional/feature_maxuploadtarget.py
index 83c168404e2..9c66b67c5ba 100755
--- a/test/functional/feature_maxuploadtarget.py
+++ b/test/functional/feature_maxuploadtarget.py
@@ -119,9 +119,10 @@ class MaxUploadTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
         assert_equal(len(self.nodes[0].getpeerinfo()), 3)
         # At most a couple more tries should succeed (depending on how long
         # the test has been running so far).
-        for _ in range(3):
-            p2p_conns[0].send_message(getdata_request)
-        p2p_conns[0].wait_for_disconnect()
+        with self.nodes[0].assert_debug_log(expected_msgs=["historical block serving limit reached, disconnect peer"]):
+            for _ in range(3):
+                p2p_conns[0].send_message(getdata_request)
+            p2p_conns[0].wait_for_disconnect()
         assert_equal(len(self.nodes[0].getpeerinfo()), 2)
         self.log.info("Peer 0 disconnected after downloading old block too many times")
 
@@ -143,8 +144,9 @@ class MaxUploadTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
 
         # But if p2p_conns[1] tries for an old block, it gets disconnected too.
         getdata_request.inv = [CInv(MSG_BLOCK, big_old_block)]
-        p2p_conns[1].send_message(getdata_request)
-        p2p_conns[1].wait_for_disconnect()
+        with self.nodes[0].assert_debug_log(expected_msgs=["historical block serving limit reached, disconnect peer"]):
+            p2p_conns[1].send_message(getdata_request)
+            p2p_conns[1].wait_for_disconnect()
         assert_equal(len(self.nodes[0].getpeerinfo()), 1)
 
         self.log.info("Peer 1 disconnected after trying to download old block")