diff --git a/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/benchmarks/bench_prover.test.ts b/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/benchmarks/bench_prover.test.ts
index 9b9b1eeb662..6093e33a5d2 100644
--- a/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/benchmarks/bench_prover.test.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/benchmarks/bench_prover.test.ts
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ describe('benchmarks/proving', () => {
         minTxsPerBlock: 1,
       },
       {},
+      true,
     );
 
     schnorrWalletSalt = Fr.random();
@@ -153,7 +154,6 @@ describe('benchmarks/proving', () => {
       await pxe.registerContract(initialTokenContract);
       await pxe.registerContract(initialTestContract);
       await pxe.registerContract(initialFpContract);
-      await pxe.registerContract(initialGasContract);
 
       await pxe.registerRecipient(recipient);
 
diff --git a/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/benchmarks/bench_tx_size_fees.test.ts b/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/benchmarks/bench_tx_size_fees.test.ts
index fb2f9e53fca..c0ca0e2e23b 100644
--- a/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/benchmarks/bench_tx_size_fees.test.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/benchmarks/bench_tx_size_fees.test.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ describe('benchmarks/tx_size_fees', () => {
 
   // setup the environment
   beforeAll(async () => {
-    ctx = await setup(3, {}, {});
+    ctx = await setup(3, {}, {}, true);
 
     aliceWallet = ctx.wallets[0];
     bobAddress = ctx.wallets[1].getAddress();
diff --git a/yarn-project/protocol-contracts/src/scripts/generate_data.ts b/yarn-project/protocol-contracts/src/scripts/generate_data.ts
index 22789c6de3a..d42345c68e9 100644
--- a/yarn-project/protocol-contracts/src/scripts/generate_data.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/protocol-contracts/src/scripts/generate_data.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ async function clearDestDir() {
     if (err.code === 'ENOENT') {
       // If the directory does not exist, do nothing.
     } else {
-      throw err;
+      log(`Error removing dest directory: ${err}`);
     }
   }
   await fs.mkdir(destArtifactsDir, { recursive: true });