diff --git a/e2e/upgrades.nix b/e2e/upgrades.nix
index 9d197f8a21..c9da7107be 100644
--- a/e2e/upgrades.nix
+++ b/e2e/upgrades.nix
@@ -35,15 +35,11 @@ let
    
     print(union.succeed('docker exec devnet-union-minimal-union-minimal-0-1 ${unionvisorBin} --root ./.unionvisor call --bundle ${bundle} -- tx gov submit-proposal proposal-${version}.json --from valoper-0 --keyring-backend test -y --gas 3000000000'))
 
-    time.sleep(6)
-
     union.wait_until_succeeds("[[ $(docker exec devnet-union-minimal-union-minimal-0-1 ${unionvisorBin} -l off --root ./.unionvisor call --bundle ${bundle} -- query gov proposal ${toString (height / 10)} --output json | ${pkgs.lib.meta.getExe pkgs.jq} '.proposal.status == 2') == true ]]", timeout=30)
 
     ${forEachNode (id: "print(union.succeed('docker exec devnet-union-minimal-union-minimal-${id}-1 ${unionvisorBin} --root ./.unionvisor call --bundle ${bundle} -- tx gov vote ${toString (height / 10)} yes --keyring-backend test --from valoper-${id} -y'))")}
 
-    time.sleep(6)
-
-    union.wait_until_succeeds("[[ $(docker exec devnet-union-minimal-union-minimal-0-1 ${unionvisorBin} -l off --root ./.unionvisor call --bundle ${bundle} -- query gov proposal ${toString (height / 10)} --output json | ${pkgs.lib.meta.getExe pkgs.jq} '.proposal.status == 3') == true ]]", timeout=30)
+    union.wait_until_succeeds("[[ $(docker exec devnet-union-minimal-union-minimal-0-1 ${unionvisorBin} -l off --root ./.unionvisor call --bundle ${bundle} -- query gov proposal ${toString (height / 10)} --output json | ${pkgs.lib.meta.getExe pkgs.jq} '.proposal.status == 3') == true ]]", timeout=60)
 
     union.wait_until_succeeds('[[ $(curl "http://localhost:26660/block" --fail --silent | ${pkgs.lib.meta.getExe pkgs.jq} ".result.block.header.height | tonumber > ${toString height}") == "true" ]]', timeout=60)
   '';
@@ -56,8 +52,6 @@ in
       import time
       union.wait_for_open_port(${toString e2e.unionNode.wait_for_open_port})
 
-      union.wait_for_open_port(${toString e2e.unionNode.wait_for_open_port})
-
       # Ensure the union network commits more than one block
       union.wait_until_succeeds('[[ $(curl "http://localhost:26657/block" --fail --silent | ${pkgs.lib.meta.getExe pkgs.jq} ".result.block.header.height | tonumber > 1") == "true" ]]')