diff --git a/akka-cluster/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/cluster/TransitionSpec.scala b/akka-cluster/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/cluster/TransitionSpec.scala
index 0d5e60b7ad..e3e446bd50 100644
--- a/akka-cluster/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/cluster/TransitionSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-cluster/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/cluster/TransitionSpec.scala
@@ -120,11 +120,11 @@ abstract class TransitionSpec
 
       runOn(first) {
         startClusterNode()
-        clusterView.isSingletonCluster must be(true)
-        clusterView.status must be(Joining)
-        clusterView.convergence must be(true)
+        awaitCond(clusterView.isSingletonCluster)
+        awaitMemberStatus(myself, Joining)
+        awaitCond(clusterView.convergence)
         leaderActions()
-        clusterView.status must be(Up)
+        awaitMemberStatus(myself, Up)
       }
 
       enterBarrier("after-1")
@@ -138,8 +138,8 @@ abstract class TransitionSpec
       runOn(first, second) {
         // gossip chat from the join will synchronize the views
         awaitMembers(first, second)
-        memberStatus(first) must be(Up)
-        memberStatus(second) must be(Joining)
+        awaitMemberStatus(first, Up)
+        awaitMemberStatus(second, Joining)
         awaitCond(seenLatestGossip == Set(first, second))
         clusterView.convergence must be(true)
       }
@@ -147,17 +147,17 @@ abstract class TransitionSpec
 
       runOn(leader(first, second)) {
         leaderActions()
-        memberStatus(first) must be(Up)
-        memberStatus(second) must be(Up)
+        awaitMemberStatus(first, Up)
+        awaitMemberStatus(second, Up)
       }
       enterBarrier("leader-actions-2")
 
       leader(first, second) gossipTo nonLeader(first, second).head
       runOn(first, second) {
         // gossip chat will synchronize the views
-        awaitCond(memberStatus(second) == Up)
-        seenLatestGossip must be(Set(first, second))
-        memberStatus(first) must be(Up)
+        awaitMemberStatus(second, Up)
+        awaitCond(seenLatestGossip == Set(first, second))
+        awaitMemberStatus(first, Up)
         clusterView.convergence must be(true)
       }
 
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ abstract class TransitionSpec
       runOn(second, third) {
         // gossip chat from the join will synchronize the views
         awaitMembers(first, second, third)
-        memberStatus(third) must be(Joining)
+        awaitMemberStatus(third, Joining)
         awaitCond(seenLatestGossip == Set(second, third))
         clusterView.convergence must be(false)
       }
@@ -182,19 +182,19 @@ abstract class TransitionSpec
       runOn(first, second) {
         // gossip chat will synchronize the views
         awaitMembers(first, second, third)
-        memberStatus(third) must be(Joining)
-        awaitCond(memberStatus(second) == Up)
-        seenLatestGossip must be(Set(first, second, third))
+        awaitMemberStatus(third, Joining)
+        awaitMemberStatus(second, Up)
+        awaitCond(seenLatestGossip == Set(first, second, third))
         clusterView.convergence must be(true)
       }
 
       first gossipTo third
       runOn(first, second, third) {
-        members must be(Set(first, second, third))
-        memberStatus(first) must be(Up)
-        memberStatus(second) must be(Up)
-        memberStatus(third) must be(Joining)
-        seenLatestGossip must be(Set(first, second, third))
+        awaitMembers(first, second, third)
+        awaitMemberStatus(first, Up)
+        awaitMemberStatus(second, Up)
+        awaitMemberStatus(third, Joining)
+        awaitCond(seenLatestGossip == Set(first, second, third))
         clusterView.convergence must be(true)
       }
 
@@ -202,17 +202,17 @@ abstract class TransitionSpec
 
       runOn(leader(first, second, third)) {
         leaderActions()
-        memberStatus(first) must be(Up)
-        memberStatus(second) must be(Up)
-        memberStatus(third) must be(Up)
+        awaitMemberStatus(first, Up)
+        awaitMemberStatus(second, Up)
+        awaitMemberStatus(third, Up)
       }
       enterBarrier("leader-actions-3")
 
       // leader gossipTo first non-leader
       leader(first, second, third) gossipTo nonLeader(first, second, third).head
       runOn(nonLeader(first, second, third).head) {
-        memberStatus(third) must be(Up)
-        seenLatestGossip must be(Set(leader(first, second, third), myself))
+        awaitMemberStatus(third, Up)
+        awaitCond(seenLatestGossip == Set(leader(first, second, third), myself))
         clusterView.convergence must be(false)
       }
 
@@ -223,18 +223,18 @@ abstract class TransitionSpec
         cluster.clusterCore ! InternalClusterAction.SendGossipTo(nonLeader(first, second, third).tail.head)
       }
       runOn(nonLeader(first, second, third).tail.head) {
-        memberStatus(third) must be(Up)
-        seenLatestGossip must be(Set(first, second, third))
+        awaitMemberStatus(third, Up)
+        awaitCond(seenLatestGossip == Set(first, second, third))
         clusterView.convergence must be(true)
       }
 
       // first non-leader gossipTo the leader
       nonLeader(first, second, third).head gossipTo leader(first, second, third)
       runOn(first, second, third) {
-        memberStatus(first) must be(Up)
-        memberStatus(second) must be(Up)
-        memberStatus(third) must be(Up)
-        seenLatestGossip must be(Set(first, second, third))
+        awaitMemberStatus(first, Up)
+        awaitMemberStatus(second, Up)
+        awaitMemberStatus(third, Up)
+        awaitCond(seenLatestGossip == Set(first, second, third))
         clusterView.convergence must be(true)
       }
 
@@ -245,8 +245,8 @@ abstract class TransitionSpec
       runOn(third) {
         markNodeAsUnavailable(second)
         reapUnreachable()
-        clusterView.unreachableMembers must contain(Member(second, Up))
-        seenLatestGossip must be(Set(third))
+        awaitCond(clusterView.unreachableMembers.contains(Member(second, Up)))
+        awaitCond(seenLatestGossip == Set(third))
       }
 
       enterBarrier("after-second-unavailble")
@@ -254,8 +254,8 @@ abstract class TransitionSpec
       third gossipTo first
 
       runOn(first, third) {
-        clusterView.unreachableMembers must contain(Member(second, Up))
-        clusterView.convergence must be(false)
+        awaitCond(clusterView.unreachableMembers.contains(Member(second, Up)))
+        awaitCond(!clusterView.convergence)
       }
 
       runOn(first) {
@@ -268,9 +268,9 @@ abstract class TransitionSpec
       first gossipTo third
 
       runOn(first, third) {
-        clusterView.unreachableMembers must contain(Member(second, Down))
-        memberStatus(second) must be(Down)
-        seenLatestGossip must be(Set(first, third))
+        awaitCond(clusterView.unreachableMembers.contains(Member(second, Down)))
+        awaitMemberStatus(second, Down)
+        awaitCond(seenLatestGossip == Set(first, third))
         clusterView.convergence must be(true)
       }