diff --git a/tests/auction-house/tests/auction-house.ts b/tests/auction-house/tests/auction-house.ts
index 220ae7faa2..51fa015a4e 100644
--- a/tests/auction-house/tests/auction-house.ts
+++ b/tests/auction-house/tests/auction-house.ts
@@ -112,7 +112,10 @@ describe("auction-house", () => {
         mintAuthority: authority,
       }
     );
-    await getProvider().sendAndConfirm(tx);
+    await getProvider().sendAndConfirm(tx, [], {
+      maxRetries: 3,
+      skipPreflight: true,
+    });
   });
 
   it("Creates token accounts for the NFT", async () => {
@@ -184,7 +187,10 @@ describe("auction-house", () => {
         lamports: 100 * 10 ** 9,
       })
     );
-    const txSig = await getProvider().sendAndConfirm(tx);
+    const txSig = await getProvider().sendAndConfirm(tx, [], {
+      maxRetries: 3,
+      skipPreflight: true,
+    });
     console.log("fund buyer:", txSig);
   });
 
@@ -421,7 +427,10 @@ describe("auction-house", () => {
         .instruction()
     );
 
-    const txSig = await authorityClient.provider.sendAndConfirm(tx);
+    const txSig = await authorityClient.provider.sendAndConfirm(tx, [], {
+      maxRetries: 3,
+      skipPreflight: true,
+    });
     console.log("updateAuctionHouse:", txSig);
 
     const newAh = await authorityClient.account.auctionHouse.fetch(
diff --git a/tests/bench/tests/compute-units.ts b/tests/bench/tests/compute-units.ts
index 2a964fdaef..222387e408 100644
--- a/tests/bench/tests/compute-units.ts
+++ b/tests/bench/tests/compute-units.ts
@@ -141,7 +141,10 @@ describe("Compute units", () => {
       .instruction();
     tx.add(createTokenIx, initTokenIx);
 
-    await tokenProgram.provider.sendAndConfirm!(tx, [mintKp, tokenKp]);
+    await tokenProgram.provider.sendAndConfirm!(tx, [mintKp, tokenKp], {
+      maxRetries: 3,
+      skipPreflight: true,
+    });
   });
 
   it("AccountInfo", async () => {
diff --git a/tests/cpi-returns/tests/cpi-return.ts b/tests/cpi-returns/tests/cpi-return.ts
index 0099ef45a2..75c608e599 100644
--- a/tests/cpi-returns/tests/cpi-return.ts
+++ b/tests/cpi-returns/tests/cpi-return.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,12 @@ describe("CPI return", () => {
 
   const cpiReturn = anchor.web3.Keypair.generate();
 
-  const confirmOptions: ConfirmOptions = { commitment: "confirmed" };
+  const confirmOptions: ConfirmOptions = {
+    commitment: "confirmed",
+    preflightCommitment: "confirmed",
+    skipPreflight: true,
+    maxRetries: 3,
+  };
 
   it("can initialize", async () => {
     await calleeProgram.methods
diff --git a/tests/custom-discriminator/tests/custom-discriminator.ts b/tests/custom-discriminator/tests/custom-discriminator.ts
index b87e20594a..e402d46de7 100644
--- a/tests/custom-discriminator/tests/custom-discriminator.ts
+++ b/tests/custom-discriminator/tests/custom-discriminator.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,10 @@ describe("custom-discriminator", () => {
       assert(data.equals(Buffer.from(ix.discriminator)));
 
       // Verify tx runs
-      await program.provider.sendAndConfirm!(tx);
+      await program.provider.sendAndConfirm!(tx, [], {
+        maxRetries: 3,
+        skipPreflight: true,
+      });
     };
 
     it("Integer", () => testCommon("int"));
diff --git a/tests/errors/tests/errors.ts b/tests/errors/tests/errors.ts
index 09df19e7e0..e8f322a55b 100644
--- a/tests/errors/tests/errors.ts
+++ b/tests/errors/tests/errors.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ describe("errors", () => {
   // because we cannot get logs for them (only through overkill `onLogs`)
   provider.opts.commitment = "confirmed";
   anchor.setProvider(provider);
+  provider.opts.maxRetries = 3;
 
   const program = anchor.workspace.Errors as Program<Errors>;
 
diff --git a/tests/events/tests/events.ts b/tests/events/tests/events.ts
index 7cd2333a78..5cd4d43ac2 100644
--- a/tests/events/tests/events.ts
+++ b/tests/events/tests/events.ts
@@ -46,9 +46,15 @@ describe("Events", () => {
   });
 
   describe("CPI event", () => {
+    const config = {
+      commitment: "confirmed",
+      preflightCommitment: "confirmed",
+      skipPreflight: true,
+      maxRetries: 3,
+    } as const;
+
     it("Works without accounts being specified", async () => {
       const tx = await program.methods.testEventCpi().transaction();
-      const config = { commitment: "confirmed" } as const;
       const txHash = await program.provider.sendAndConfirm(tx, [], config);
       const txResult = await program.provider.connection.getTransaction(
         txHash,
@@ -91,7 +97,7 @@ describe("Events", () => {
       );
 
       try {
-        await program.provider.sendAndConfirm(tx, []);
+        await program.provider.sendAndConfirm(tx, [], config);
       } catch (e) {
         if (e.logs.some((log) => log.includes("ConstraintSigner"))) return;
         console.log(e);
diff --git a/tests/spl/transfer-hook/tests/transfer-hook.ts b/tests/spl/transfer-hook/tests/transfer-hook.ts
index 249cded332..e3ad29234f 100644
--- a/tests/spl/transfer-hook/tests/transfer-hook.ts
+++ b/tests/spl/transfer-hook/tests/transfer-hook.ts
@@ -136,11 +136,12 @@ describe("transfer hook", () => {
       "confirmed"
     );
 
-    await sendAndConfirmTransaction(provider.connection, transaction, [
-      payer,
-      mint,
-      mintAuthority,
-    ]);
+    await sendAndConfirmTransaction(
+      provider.connection,
+      transaction,
+      [payer, mint, mintAuthority],
+      { maxRetries: 3, skipPreflight: true }
+    );
   });
 
   it("can create an `InitializeExtraAccountMetaList` instruction with the proper discriminator", async () => {
@@ -275,7 +276,8 @@ describe("transfer hook", () => {
     await sendAndConfirmTransaction(
       provider.connection,
       new Transaction().add(ix),
-      [payer, sourceAuthority]
+      [payer, sourceAuthority],
+      { maxRetries: 3, skipPreflight: true }
     );
 
     // Check the resulting token balances