diff --git a/contrib/scripts/upgrade_test_scripts/v12/run_gaia_v11.sh b/contrib/scripts/upgrade_test_scripts/v12/run_gaia_v11.sh
index 3315cee952f..38040780807 100755
--- a/contrib/scripts/upgrade_test_scripts/v12/run_gaia_v11.sh
+++ b/contrib/scripts/upgrade_test_scripts/v12/run_gaia_v11.sh
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 set -o errexit -o nounset
-set -x
 
 NODE_HOME=$(realpath ./build/.gaia)
-rm -r $NODE_HOME
 echo "NODE_HOME = ${NODE_HOME}"
 BINARY=$NODE_HOME/cosmovisor/genesis/bin/gaiad
 echo "BINARY = ${BINARY}"
@@ -72,4 +70,4 @@ enable = true/g' $NODE_HOME/config/app.toml
 pwd
 ls $NODE_HOME
 
-$COSMOVISOR run start --home $NODE_HOME --x-crisis-skip-assert-invariants
+$COSMOVISOR run start --home $NODE_HOME --x-crisis-skip-assert-invariants > v11.out 2>&1 &
diff --git a/contrib/scripts/upgrade_test_scripts/v12/run_upgrade_commands_v12.sh b/contrib/scripts/upgrade_test_scripts/v12/run_upgrade_commands_v12.sh
index c883649e2f7..12c110f02d6 100755
--- a/contrib/scripts/upgrade_test_scripts/v12/run_upgrade_commands_v12.sh
+++ b/contrib/scripts/upgrade_test_scripts/v12/run_upgrade_commands_v12.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-set -x
-# set -o errexit -o nounset
+
+set -o errexit -o nounset
 
 UPGRADE_HEIGHT=$1
 
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ sleep 10
 $BINARY config chain-id $CHAINID --home $NODE_HOME
 $BINARY config output json --home $NODE_HOME
 $BINARY config keyring-backend test --home $NODE_HOME
-# $BINARY config --home $NODE_HOME
-$BINARY config broadcast-mode block --home $NODE_HOME
+$BINARY config --home $NODE_HOME
 
 key=$($BINARY keys show val --home $NODE_HOME)
 if [ -z "$key" ]; then