diff --git a/packages/taler-integrationtests/src/harness.ts b/packages/taler-integrationtests/src/harness.ts
index a08a8a027..2ac4c3d0e 100644
--- a/packages/taler-integrationtests/src/harness.ts
+++ b/packages/taler-integrationtests/src/harness.ts
@@ -1515,12 +1515,17 @@ export class WalletCli {
   }
 
   async runPending(): Promise<void> {
-    await sh(
+    await runCommand(
       this.globalTestState,
       `wallet-${this.name}`,
-      `taler-wallet-cli ${this.timetravelArg ?? ""} --no-throttle --wallet-db ${
-        this.dbfile
-      } run-pending`,
+      "taler-wallet-cli",
+      [
+        "--no-throttle",
+        ...this.timetravelArgArr,
+        "--wallet-db",
+        this.dbfile,
+        "run-pending",
+      ],
     );
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/taler-integrationtests/src/test-payment.ts b/packages/taler-integrationtests/src/test-payment.ts
index c82770d76..8a1240dab 100644
--- a/packages/taler-integrationtests/src/test-payment.ts
+++ b/packages/taler-integrationtests/src/test-payment.ts
@@ -48,4 +48,6 @@ runTest(async (t: GlobalTestState) => {
   };
 
   await makeTestPayment(t, { wallet, merchant, order });
+
+  await wallet.runUntilDone();
 });