diff --git a/src/test/fuzz/process_message.cpp b/src/test/fuzz/process_message.cpp
index 01de8bdbb55..8a6404f210b 100644
--- a/src/test/fuzz/process_message.cpp
+++ b/src/test/fuzz/process_message.cpp
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ void fuzz_target(const std::vector<uint8_t>& buffer, const std::string& LIMIT_TO
                                                 GetTime<std::chrono::microseconds>(), std::atomic<bool>{false});
     } catch (const std::ios_base::failure&) {
     }
+    {
+        LOCK(p2p_node.cs_sendProcessing);
+        g_setup->m_node.peerman->SendMessages(&p2p_node);
+    }
     SyncWithValidationInterfaceQueue();
     LOCK2(::cs_main, g_cs_orphans); // See init.cpp for rationale for implicit locking order requirement
     g_setup->m_node.connman->StopNodes();
diff --git a/src/test/fuzz/process_messages.cpp b/src/test/fuzz/process_messages.cpp
index e12e780a189..9012c1ba396 100644
--- a/src/test/fuzz/process_messages.cpp
+++ b/src/test/fuzz/process_messages.cpp
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ FUZZ_TARGET_INIT(process_messages, initialize_process_messages)
             connman.ProcessMessagesOnce(random_node);
         } catch (const std::ios_base::failure&) {
         }
+        {
+            LOCK(random_node.cs_sendProcessing);
+            g_setup->m_node.peerman->SendMessages(&random_node);
+        }
     }
     SyncWithValidationInterfaceQueue();
     LOCK2(::cs_main, g_cs_orphans); // See init.cpp for rationale for implicit locking order requirement