diff --git a/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.14.0.md b/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.14.0.md
index a4fa77e4c..df7992ced 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.14.0.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.14.0.md
@@ -462,6 +462,9 @@ messages directly. There is no routing/path finding involved.
 
 * [Run channeldb tests on postgres](https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/pull/5550)
 
+* [Fixed two flakes in itests that were caused by things progressing too
+  fast](https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/pull/5905).
+
 ## Database
 
 * [Ensure single writer for legacy
diff --git a/lntest/harness.go b/lntest/harness.go
index 3cba2a013..5d96efac8 100644
--- a/lntest/harness.go
+++ b/lntest/harness.go
@@ -1615,7 +1615,9 @@ func (n *NetworkHarness) sendCoins(amt btcutil.Amount, target *HarnessNode,
 		return err
 	}
 
-	expectedBalance := btcutil.Amount(initialBalance.ConfirmedBalance) + amt
+	fullInitialBalance := initialBalance.ConfirmedBalance +
+		initialBalance.UnconfirmedBalance
+	expectedBalance := btcutil.Amount(fullInitialBalance) + amt
 	return target.WaitForBalance(expectedBalance, true)
 }
 
diff --git a/lntest/itest/lnd_onchain_test.go b/lntest/itest/lnd_onchain_test.go
index da4af2fa0..cfae6921d 100644
--- a/lntest/itest/lnd_onchain_test.go
+++ b/lntest/itest/lnd_onchain_test.go
@@ -209,8 +209,7 @@ func testAnchorReservedValue(net *lntest.NetworkHarness, t *harnessTest) {
 	// Alice opens a smaller channel. This works since it will have a
 	// change output.
 	aliceChanPoint1 := openChannelAndAssert(
-		t, net, alice, bob,
-		lntest.OpenChannelParams{
+		t, net, alice, bob, lntest.OpenChannelParams{
 			Amt: chanAmt / 4,
 		},
 	)
@@ -326,7 +325,7 @@ func testAnchorReservedValue(net *lntest.NetworkHarness, t *harnessTest) {
 	block = mineBlocks(t, net, 1, 1)[0]
 
 	// The sweep transaction should have exactly one inputs as we only had
-	// the the single output from above in the wallet.
+	// the single output from above in the wallet.
 	sweepTx = block.Transactions[1]
 	if len(sweepTx.TxIn) != 1 {
 		t.Fatalf("expected 1 inputs instead have %v", len(sweepTx.TxIn))
@@ -352,9 +351,12 @@ func testAnchorReservedValue(net *lntest.NetworkHarness, t *harnessTest) {
 		t.Fatalf("Alice's balance did not increase after channel close")
 	}
 
+	// Assert there are no open or pending channels anymore.
+	assertNumPendingChannels(t, alice, 0, 0)
+	assertNodeNumChannels(t, alice, 0)
+
 	// We'll wait for the balance to reflect that the channel has been
 	// closed and the funds are in the wallet.
-
 	sweepReq = &lnrpc.SendCoinsRequest{
 		Addr:    minerAddr.String(),
 		SendAll: true,
diff --git a/lntest/itest/lnd_rest_api_test.go b/lntest/itest/lnd_rest_api_test.go
index 290b98171..c02e7da4c 100644
--- a/lntest/itest/lnd_rest_api_test.go
+++ b/lntest/itest/lnd_rest_api_test.go
@@ -638,6 +638,16 @@ func wsTestPingPongTimeout(ht *harnessTest, net *lntest.NetworkHarness) {
 		}
 	}()
 
+	// The SubscribeInvoices call returns immediately after the gRPC/REST
+	// connection is established. But it can happen that the goroutine in
+	// lnd that actually registers the subscriber in the invoice backend
+	// didn't get any CPU time just yet. So we can run into the situation
+	// where we add our first invoice _before_ the subscription client is
+	// registered. If that happens, we'll never get notified about the
+	// invoice in question. So all we really can do is wait a bit here to
+	// make sure the subscription is registered correctly.
+	time.Sleep(500 * time.Millisecond)
+
 	// Let's create five invoices and wait for them to arrive. We'll wait
 	// for at least one ping/pong cycle between each invoice.
 	ctxb := context.Background()