diff --git a/bin/basicswap_prepare.py b/bin/basicswap_prepare.py
index 5d18007..b3b0602 100755
--- a/bin/basicswap_prepare.py
+++ b/bin/basicswap_prepare.py
@@ -981,6 +981,7 @@ def test_particl_encryption(data_dir, settings, chain, use_tor_proxy):
                 swap_client.setDaemonPID(c, daemons[-1].pid)
             swap_client.setCoinRunParams(c)
             swap_client.createCoinInterface(c)
+            swap_client.waitForDaemonRPC(c, with_wallet=True)
 
             if swap_client.ci(c).isWalletEncrypted():
                 logger.info('Particl Wallet is encrypted')