diff --git a/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/e2e_block_building.test.ts b/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/e2e_block_building.test.ts
index 2b10605cff6..17e19850e80 100644
--- a/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/e2e_block_building.test.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/e2e_block_building.test.ts
@@ -394,8 +394,7 @@ describe('e2e_block_building', () => {
       const txs = [];
       for (let i = 0; i < 30; i++) {
         const tx = token.methods.mint_public(owner.getAddress(), 10n);
-        await tx.create({ skipPublicSimulation: false });
-        txs.push(tx.send());
+        txs.push(tx.send({ skipPublicSimulation: false }));
       }
 
       logger.info('Waiting for txs to be mined');
diff --git a/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/spartan/transfer.test.ts b/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/spartan/transfer.test.ts
index d32c6d157fa..0e1bda7c720 100644
--- a/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/spartan/transfer.test.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/spartan/transfer.test.ts
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ describe('token transfer test', () => {
 
     // For each round, make both private and public transfers
     for (let i = 1n; i <= ROUNDS; i++) {
-      const txs = await Promise.all([
+      const interactions = await Promise.all([
         ...wallets.map(async w =>
           (
             await TokenContract.at(tokenAddress, w)
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ describe('token transfer test', () => {
         ),
       ]);
 
-      txs.forEach(async t => await t.prove());
+      const txs = await Promise.all(interactions.map(async i => await i.prove()));
 
       await Promise.all(txs.map(t => t.send().wait({ timeout: 600 })));
     }