diff --git a/qa/rpc-tests/getblocktemplate_longpoll.py b/qa/rpc-tests/getblocktemplate_longpoll.py
index b836fe8e5..3d7a43159 100755
--- a/qa/rpc-tests/getblocktemplate_longpoll.py
+++ b/qa/rpc-tests/getblocktemplate_longpoll.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python2
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 # Copyright (c) 2016-2024 The Hush developers
 # Copyright (c) 2014 The Bitcoin Core developers
 # Distributed under the GPLv3 software license, see the accompanying
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class GetBlockTemplateLPTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
     '''
 
     def run_test(self):
-        print "Warning: this test will take about 70 seconds in the best case. Be patient."
+        print("Warning: this test will take about 70 seconds in the best case. Be patient.")
         self.nodes[0].generate(10)
         templat = self.nodes[0].getblocktemplate()
         longpollid = templat['longpollid']
diff --git a/qa/rpc-tests/reindex.py b/qa/rpc-tests/reindex.py
index fa1454bae..a79207b50 100755
--- a/qa/rpc-tests/reindex.py
+++ b/qa/rpc-tests/reindex.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python2
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 # Copyright (c) 2014 The Bitcoin Core developers
 # Copyright (c) 2016-2024 The Hush developers
 # Released under the GPLv3
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class ReindexTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
         wait_bitcoinds()
         self.nodes[0]=start_node(0, self.options.tmpdir, ["-debug", "-reindex", "-checkblockindex=1"])
         assert_equal(self.nodes[0].getblockcount(), 3)
-        print "Success"
+        print("Success")
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     ReindexTest().main()
diff --git a/qa/rpc-tests/test_framework/util.py b/qa/rpc-tests/test_framework/util.py
index e44f3ea38..05205c8ce 100644
--- a/qa/rpc-tests/test_framework/util.py
+++ b/qa/rpc-tests/test_framework/util.py
@@ -145,7 +145,13 @@ def initialize_chain(test_dir):
         # Create cache directories, run hushds:
         for i in range(4):
             datadir=initialize_datadir("cache", i)
-            args = [ os.getenv("BITCOIND", "dragonxd"), "-keypool=1", "-datadir="+datadir, "-discover=0" ]
+            # Same two requirements as start_node(): -regtest must be a command-line flag (the
+            # conf key is ignored, and without it this cache node runs on MAINNET), and -asmap
+            # must be absolute or dragonxd refuses to start.
+            args = [ os.getenv("BITCOIND", "dragonxd"), "-regtest", "-connect=0", "-keypool=1", "-datadir="+datadir, "-discover=0" ]
+            _am = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), "../../../asmap.dat")
+            if os.path.exists(_am):
+                args.append("-asmap=" + os.path.realpath(_am))
             if i > 0:
                 args.append("-connect=127.0.0.1:"+str(p2p_port(0)))
             bitcoind_processes[i] = subprocess.Popen(args)