diff --git a/test-e2e/sync.js b/test-e2e/sync.js
index 68524e24b..e369ee98a 100644
--- a/test-e2e/sync.js
+++ b/test-e2e/sync.js
@@ -690,6 +690,17 @@ test('no sync capabilities === no namespaces sync apart from auth', async (t) =>
   )
   const [invitorProject, inviteeProject] = projects
 
+  assert.equal(
+    (await invitorProject.$member.getById(blocked.deviceId)).role.roleId,
+    BLOCKED_ROLE_ID,
+    'invitor sees blocked participant as part of the project'
+  )
+  assert.equal(
+    (await inviteeProject.$member.getById(blocked.deviceId)).role.roleId,
+    BLOCKED_ROLE_ID,
+    'invitee sees blocked participant as part of the project'
+  )
+
   const generatedDocs = (await seedDatabases([inviteeProject])).flat()
   const configDocsCount = generatedDocs.filter(
     (doc) => doc.schemaName !== 'observation'
diff --git a/test-e2e/utils.js b/test-e2e/utils.js
index 3102a32c9..e56955375 100644
--- a/test-e2e/utils.js
+++ b/test-e2e/utils.js
@@ -134,17 +134,21 @@ export async function invite({
  */
 export const waitForPeers = (managers, { waitForDeviceInfo = false } = {}) =>
   new Promise((res) => {
-    const expectedCount = managers.length - 1
+    const deviceIds = new Set(managers.map((m) => m.deviceId))
+
     const isDone = () =>
       managers.every((manager) => {
-        const { peers } = manager[kRPC]
-        const connectedPeers = peers.filter(
-          ({ status }) => status === 'connected'
-        )
-        return (
-          connectedPeers.length === expectedCount &&
-          (!waitForDeviceInfo || connectedPeers.every(({ name }) => !!name))
-        )
+        const unconnectedDeviceIds = new Set(deviceIds)
+        unconnectedDeviceIds.delete(manager.deviceId)
+        for (const peer of manager[kRPC].peers) {
+          if (
+            peer.status === 'connected' &&
+            (!waitForDeviceInfo || peer.name)
+          ) {
+            unconnectedDeviceIds.delete(peer.deviceId)
+          }
+        }
+        return unconnectedDeviceIds.size === 0
       })
 
     if (isDone()) {