diff --git a/chainntnfs/interface_test.go b/chainntnfs/interface_test.go
index b4fb5cc91..bdd4dca51 100644
--- a/chainntnfs/interface_test.go
+++ b/chainntnfs/interface_test.go
@@ -964,7 +964,7 @@ func testReorgConf(miner *rpctest.Harness, notifier chainntnfs.TestChainNotifier
 	t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Set up a new miner that we can use to cause a reorg.
-	miner2, err := rpctest.New(chainntnfs.NetParams, nil, nil)
+	miner2, err := rpctest.New(chainntnfs.NetParams, nil, []string{"--txindex"})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unable to create mining node: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -1303,7 +1303,7 @@ func testCatchUpOnMissedBlocksWithReorg(miner1 *rpctest.Harness,
 	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 
 	// Set up a new miner that we can use to cause a reorg.
-	miner2, err := rpctest.New(chainntnfs.NetParams, nil, nil)
+	miner2, err := rpctest.New(chainntnfs.NetParams, nil, []string{"--txindex"})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unable to create mining node: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/lnd_test.go b/lnd_test.go
index 892acbb04..e8236f245 100644
--- a/lnd_test.go
+++ b/lnd_test.go
@@ -1376,7 +1376,7 @@ func testOpenChannelAfterReorg(net *lntest.NetworkHarness, t *harnessTest) {
 	ctxb := context.Background()
 
 	// Set up a new miner that we can use to cause a reorg.
-	args := []string{"--rejectnonstd"}
+	args := []string{"--rejectnonstd", "--txindex"}
 	miner, err := rpctest.New(harnessNetParams,
 		&rpcclient.NotificationHandlers{}, args)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -12086,7 +12086,7 @@ func TestLightningNetworkDaemon(t *testing.T) {
 	// setting of accepting non-standard transactions on simnet to reject them.
 	// Transactions on the lightning network should always be standard to get
 	// better guarantees of getting included in to blocks.
-	args := []string{"--rejectnonstd"}
+	args := []string{"--rejectnonstd", "--txindex"}
 	handlers := &rpcclient.NotificationHandlers{
 		OnTxAccepted: func(hash *chainhash.Hash, amt btcutil.Amount) {
 			lndHarness.OnTxAccepted(hash)
diff --git a/lnwallet/interface_test.go b/lnwallet/interface_test.go
index 2ca744c4c..6bdffc24e 100644
--- a/lnwallet/interface_test.go
+++ b/lnwallet/interface_test.go
@@ -1778,7 +1778,7 @@ func testReorgWalletBalance(r *rpctest.Harness, w *lnwallet.LightningWallet,
 
 	// Now we cause a reorganization as follows.
 	// Step 1: create a new miner and start it.
-	r2, err := rpctest.New(r.ActiveNet, nil, nil)
+	r2, err := rpctest.New(r.ActiveNet, nil, []string{"--txindex"})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unable to create mining node: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -2050,7 +2050,7 @@ func TestLightningWallet(t *testing.T) {
 	// dedicated miner to generate blocks, cause re-orgs, etc. We'll set
 	// up this node with a chain length of 125, so we have plenty of BTC
 	// to play around with.
-	miningNode, err := rpctest.New(netParams, nil, nil)
+	miningNode, err := rpctest.New(netParams, nil, []string{"--txindex"})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unable to create mining node: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/routing/chainview/interface_test.go b/routing/chainview/interface_test.go
index 76a66bdea..24789b772 100644
--- a/routing/chainview/interface_test.go
+++ b/routing/chainview/interface_test.go
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ func testFilterBlockDisconnected(node *rpctest.Harness,
 
 	// Create a node that has a shorter chain than the main chain, so we
 	// can trigger a reorg.
-	reorgNode, err := rpctest.New(netParams, nil, nil)
+	reorgNode, err := rpctest.New(netParams, nil, []string{"--txindex"})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unable to create mining node: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -902,7 +902,7 @@ func TestFilteredChainView(t *testing.T) {
 	// dedicated miner to generate blocks, cause re-orgs, etc. We'll set up
 	// this node with a chain length of 125, so we have plenty of BTC to
 	// play around with.
-	miner, err := rpctest.New(netParams, nil, nil)
+	miner, err := rpctest.New(netParams, nil, []string{"--txindex"})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unable to create mining node: %v", err)
 	}