diff --git a/crates/iroha/tests/integration/extra_functional/restart_peer.rs b/crates/iroha/tests/integration/extra_functional/restart_peer.rs
index 97a2c4bd149..e91dddb60c3 100644
--- a/crates/iroha/tests/integration/extra_functional/restart_peer.rs
+++ b/crates/iroha/tests/integration/extra_functional/restart_peer.rs
@@ -8,72 +8,61 @@ use iroha_test_samples::ALICE_ID;
 use tokio::{task::spawn_blocking, time::timeout};
 
 #[tokio::test]
-async fn restarted_peer_should_have_the_same_asset_amount() -> Result<()> {
+async fn restarted_peer_should_restore_its_state() -> Result<()> {
     let asset_definition_id = "xor#wonderland".parse::<AssetDefinitionId>()?;
     let quantity = numeric!(200);
 
     let network = NetworkBuilder::new().with_peers(4).start().await?;
+    let peers = network.peers();
 
-    let random_client = network.peer().client();
+    // create state on the first peer
+    let peer_a = &peers[0];
+    let client = peer_a.client();
     let asset_definition_clone = asset_definition_id.clone();
     spawn_blocking(move || {
-        random_client
-            .submit_blocking(Register::asset_definition(AssetDefinition::numeric(
-                asset_definition_clone.clone(),
-            )))
-            .unwrap();
-        random_client
-            .submit_blocking(Mint::asset_numeric(
-                quantity,
-                AssetId::new(asset_definition_clone, ALICE_ID.clone()),
-            ))
-            .unwrap();
+        let tx = client.build_transaction(
+            [
+                InstructionBox::from(Register::asset_definition(AssetDefinition::numeric(
+                    asset_definition_clone.clone(),
+                ))),
+                Mint::asset_numeric(
+                    quantity,
+                    AssetId::new(asset_definition_clone, ALICE_ID.clone()),
+                )
+                .into(),
+            ],
+            <_>::default(),
+        );
+        client.submit_transaction_blocking(&tx).unwrap();
     })
     .await?;
 
-    // Wait for observing peer to get the block
     network.ensure_blocks(2).await?;
-
-    let random_client = network.peer().client();
-    let assets = spawn_blocking(move || {
-        random_client
-            .query(client::asset::all())
-            .filter_with(|asset| asset.id.account.eq(ALICE_ID.clone()))
-            .execute_all()
-    })
-    .await??;
-    let asset = assets
-        .into_iter()
-        .find(|asset| *asset.id().definition() == asset_definition_id)
-        .expect("Asset not found");
-    assert_eq!(AssetValue::Numeric(quantity), *asset.value());
-
-    // shutdown all
-    network.ensure_blocks(3).await?;
     network.shutdown().await;
 
-    // restart one
-    let peer = network.peer();
-    peer.start(network.config().clone(), Some(network.genesis()))
-        .await;
-    // FIXME: despite that all peers surely have 3 blocks before being shut down,
-    //        on restart a peer might have only 2 blocks in its status.
-    //        So queer!
-    timeout(network.peer_startup_timeout(), peer.once_block(3)).await?;
+    // restart another one, **without a genesis** even
+    let peer_b = &peers[1];
+    let config = network.config();
+    assert_ne!(peer_a, peer_b);
+    timeout(network.peer_startup_timeout(), async move {
+        peer_b.start(config, None).await;
+        peer_b.once_block(2).await;
+    })
+    .await?;
 
-    let client = peer.client();
-    let assets = spawn_blocking(move || {
+    // ensure it has the state
+    let client = peer_b.client();
+    let asset = spawn_blocking(move || {
         client
             .query(client::asset::all())
             .filter_with(|asset| asset.id.account.eq(ALICE_ID.clone()))
             .execute_all()
     })
-    .await??;
-    let account_asset = assets
-        .into_iter()
-        .find(|asset| *asset.id().definition() == asset_definition_id)
-        .expect("Asset not found");
-    assert_eq!(AssetValue::Numeric(quantity), *account_asset.value());
+    .await??
+    .into_iter()
+    .find(|asset| *asset.id().definition() == asset_definition_id)
+    .expect("Asset not found");
+    assert_eq!(AssetValue::Numeric(quantity), *asset.value());
 
     Ok(())
 }