diff --git a/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/e2e_epochs/epochs_invalidate_block.parallel.test.ts b/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/e2e_epochs/epochs_invalidate_block.parallel.test.ts
index 61603ee36f7b..4442138cc91a 100644
--- a/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/e2e_epochs/epochs_invalidate_block.parallel.test.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/e2e_epochs/epochs_invalidate_block.parallel.test.ts
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ describe('e2e_epochs/epochs_invalidate_block', () => {
     // Uses multiple-blocks-per-slot timing configuration.
     test = await EpochsTestContext.setup({
       ethereumSlotDuration: 8,
-      aztecSlotDuration: 48,
+      aztecSlotDuration: 36,
       blockDurationMs: 6000,
       l1PublishingTime: 8,
       enforceTimeTable: true,
@@ -195,6 +195,12 @@ describe('e2e_epochs/epochs_invalidate_block', () => {
     expect(invalidBlockOffense).toBeDefined();
 
     const currentCheckpoint = await test.rollup.getCheckpointNumber();
+
+    logger.warn('Sending further transactions to trigger more block building');
+    await timesAsync(8, i =>
+      testContract.methods.emit_nullifier(BigInt(i + 100)).send({ from: context.accounts[0], wait: NO_WAIT }),
+    );
+
     logger.warn(`Waiting for checkpoint ${currentCheckpoint + 2} to be mined to ensure chain can progress`);
     await test.waitUntilCheckpointNumber(CheckpointNumber(currentCheckpoint + 2), test.L2_SLOT_DURATION_IN_S * 8);