diff --git a/test/src/node.rs b/test/src/node.rs
index e7f906a289..ad25d7fe89 100644
--- a/test/src/node.rs
+++ b/test/src/node.rs
@@ -38,6 +38,16 @@ pub(crate) struct ProcessGuard {
     pub killed: bool,
 }
 
+impl ProcessGuard {
+    pub(crate) fn is_alive(&mut self) -> bool {
+        let try_wait = self.child.try_wait();
+        match try_wait {
+            Ok(status_op) => status_op.is_none(),
+            Err(_err) => false,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl Drop for ProcessGuard {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
         if !self.killed {
@@ -738,6 +748,15 @@ impl Node {
         g.take()
     }
 
+    pub(crate) fn is_alive(&mut self) -> bool {
+        let mut g = self.inner.guard.write().unwrap();
+        if let Some(guard) = g.as_mut() {
+            guard.is_alive()
+        } else {
+            false
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn stop(&mut self) {
         drop(self.take_guard());
     }
diff --git a/test/src/rpc.rs b/test/src/rpc.rs
index 2f91be7e83..bb4b9a81dc 100644
--- a/test/src/rpc.rs
+++ b/test/src/rpc.rs
@@ -174,13 +174,24 @@ impl RpcClient {
     }
 
     pub fn wait_rpc_ready(&self) {
+        self.wait_rpc_ready_internal(|| {
+            panic!("wait rpc ready timeout");
+        });
+    }
+
+    pub fn wait_rpc_ready_internal<F>(&self, fail: F) -> bool
+    where
+        F: Fn(),
+    {
         let now = std::time::Instant::now();
         while self.inner.get_tip_block_number().is_err() {
             std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(100));
             if now.elapsed() > std::time::Duration::from_secs(60) {
-                panic!("wait rpc ready timeout");
+                fail();
+                return false;
             }
         }
+        true
     }
 
     pub fn get_block_template(
diff --git a/test/src/specs/fault_injection/randomly_kill.rs b/test/src/specs/fault_injection/randomly_kill.rs
index 92c6101805..e3f42a67d0 100644
--- a/test/src/specs/fault_injection/randomly_kill.rs
+++ b/test/src/specs/fault_injection/randomly_kill.rs
@@ -11,8 +11,23 @@ impl Spec for RandomlyKill {
     fn run(&self, nodes: &mut Vec<Node>) {
         let mut rng = thread_rng();
         let node = &mut nodes[0];
-        for _ in 0..rng.gen_range(10..20) {
-            node.rpc_client().wait_rpc_ready();
+        let max_restart_times = rng.gen_range(10..20);
+
+        let mut node_crash_times = 0;
+
+        let mut randomly_kill_times = 0;
+        while randomly_kill_times < max_restart_times {
+            node.rpc_client().wait_rpc_ready_internal(|| {});
+
+            if !node.is_alive() {
+                node.start();
+                node_crash_times += 1;
+
+                if node_crash_times > 3 {
+                    panic!("Node crash too many times");
+                }
+            }
+
             let n = rng.gen_range(0..10);
             // TODO: the kill of child process and mining are actually sequential here
             // We need to find some way to so these two things in parallel.
@@ -25,6 +40,7 @@ impl Spec for RandomlyKill {
             }
             info!("Stop the node");
             node.stop_gracefully();
+            randomly_kill_times += 1;
             info!("Start the node");
             node.start();
         }