diff --git a/tests/lifecycle/bats/lnd.bats b/tests/lifecycle/bats/lnd.bats
index 9579ae37..ddd9d3e5 100644
--- a/tests/lifecycle/bats/lnd.bats
+++ b/tests/lifecycle/bats/lnd.bats
@@ -50,11 +50,16 @@ teardown_file() {
     skip "lnd not running (state=$state)"
   fi
 
-  # Reuses the exact invocation required-stack.bats uses for parity.
-  run sh -lc 'podman exec lnd lncli \
-    --tlscertpath /root/.lnd/tls.cert \
-    --macaroonpath /root/.lnd/data/chain/bitcoin/mainnet/readonly.macaroon \
-    --rpcserver localhost:10009 getinfo >/dev/null'
+  # lnd's RPC readiness LAGS the container "running" state: after a (re)start the
+  # wallet must auto-unlock before lncli answers, so a single-shot getinfo races
+  # that window and false-fails. Retry until ready (~90s), like a health probe.
+  run sh -lc 'for i in $(seq 1 30); do
+    podman exec lnd lncli \
+      --tlscertpath /root/.lnd/tls.cert \
+      --macaroonpath /root/.lnd/data/chain/bitcoin/mainnet/readonly.macaroon \
+      --rpcserver localhost:10009 getinfo >/dev/null 2>&1 && exit 0
+    sleep 3
+  done; exit 1'
   [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/lifecycle/bats/required-stack.bats b/tests/lifecycle/bats/required-stack.bats
index bc01ad8b..33474ba3 100644
--- a/tests/lifecycle/bats/required-stack.bats
+++ b/tests/lifecycle/bats/required-stack.bats
@@ -93,7 +93,12 @@ PY
 }
 
 @test "lnd CLI getinfo succeeds" {
-  run sh -lc 'timeout 60 podman exec lnd lncli --tlscertpath /root/.lnd/tls.cert --macaroonpath /root/.lnd/data/chain/bitcoin/mainnet/readonly.macaroon --rpcserver localhost:10009 getinfo >/dev/null'
+  # lnd RPC readiness lags the container "running" state (wallet auto-unlock on
+  # start), so retry until ready rather than single-shot. See lnd.bats note.
+  run sh -lc 'for i in $(seq 1 30); do
+    timeout 20 podman exec lnd lncli --tlscertpath /root/.lnd/tls.cert --macaroonpath /root/.lnd/data/chain/bitcoin/mainnet/readonly.macaroon --rpcserver localhost:10009 getinfo >/dev/null 2>&1 && exit 0
+    sleep 3
+  done; exit 1'
   [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
 }