diff --git a/x/contracts/examples/counter/src/lib.rs b/x/contracts/examples/counter/src/lib.rs
index 3fb5519fa2..d3e1a2605e 100644
--- a/x/contracts/examples/counter/src/lib.rs
+++ b/x/contracts/examples/counter/src/lib.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 use wasmlanche::{public, state_schema, Address, Context};
 
-type Count = u64;
+pub type Count = u64;
 
 state_schema! {
     /// Counter for each address.
diff --git a/x/contracts/wasmlanche/src/build.rs b/x/contracts/wasmlanche/src/build.rs
index ebebd4af53..8ed0bc5d3a 100644
--- a/x/contracts/wasmlanche/src/build.rs
+++ b/x/contracts/wasmlanche/src/build.rs
@@ -25,6 +25,21 @@ pub fn build_wasm() {
             "test"
         };
 
+        let features = std::env::vars()
+            .filter_map(|(key, value)| {
+                if key.starts_with("CARGO_FEATURE_") && value == "1" {
+                    let feature = key.trim_start_matches("CARGO_FEATURE_").to_lowercase();
+
+                    match feature.as_str() {
+                        "bindings" | "test" => None,
+                        _ => Some(feature),
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    None
+                }
+            })
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+
         let target_dir = format!("{manifest_dir}/{BUILD_DIR_NAME}");
         let mut command = Command::new("cargo");
         command
@@ -38,6 +53,10 @@ pub fn build_wasm() {
             command.arg("--release");
         }
 
+        if !features.is_empty() {
+            command.arg("--features").arg(features.join(","));
+        }
+
         command.arg("--crate-type").arg("cdylib");
 
         let cargo_build_output = command
diff --git a/x/contracts/wasmlanche/src/context.rs b/x/contracts/wasmlanche/src/context.rs
index e60422539e..8c5d376320 100644
--- a/x/contracts/wasmlanche/src/context.rs
+++ b/x/contracts/wasmlanche/src/context.rs
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ impl Context {
         target: Address,
         function: &str,
         args: T,
+        // TODO: remove this
         max_units: Gas,
         max_value: u64,
         result: U,
diff --git a/x/contracts/wasmlanche/src/lib.rs b/x/contracts/wasmlanche/src/lib.rs
index decee2f064..9fd862b84e 100644
--- a/x/contracts/wasmlanche/src/lib.rs
+++ b/x/contracts/wasmlanche/src/lib.rs
@@ -71,6 +71,12 @@ mod types;
 mod logging;
 #[cfg(not(feature = "debug"))]
 mod logging {
+    #[macro_export]
+    macro_rules! dbg {
+        // match anything
+        ($($token:tt)*) => {};
+    }
+
     pub fn log(_msg: &str) {}
     pub fn register_panic() {}
 }
diff --git a/x/contracts/wasmlanche/src/types.rs b/x/contracts/wasmlanche/src/types.rs
index 77a604adc9..61d4b2f092 100644
--- a/x/contracts/wasmlanche/src/types.rs
+++ b/x/contracts/wasmlanche/src/types.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ impl From<Box<[u8]>> for ContractId {
 
 /// Represents an address where a smart contract is deployed.
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "debug", derive(Debug))]
-#[derive(Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, BorshSerialize, BorshDeserialize, Hash)]
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Ord, PartialOrd, PartialEq, Eq, BorshSerialize, BorshDeserialize, Hash)]
 #[repr(transparent)]
 pub struct Address([u8; 33]);
 
diff --git a/x/contracts/wasmlanche/tests/wasmtime-integration.rs b/x/contracts/wasmlanche/tests/wasmtime-integration.rs
index 536f023cc2..2869e39ba5 100644
--- a/x/contracts/wasmlanche/tests/wasmtime-integration.rs
+++ b/x/contracts/wasmlanche/tests/wasmtime-integration.rs
@@ -35,8 +35,7 @@ fn public_functions() {
 #[should_panic = "failed to allocate memory"]
 fn allocate_zero() {
     let mut test_crate = build_test_crate();
-    let result = test_crate.allocate(Vec::new());
-    dbg!(result);
+    test_crate.allocate(Vec::new());
 }
 
 const ALLOCATION_MAP_OVERHEAD: usize = 48;
@@ -206,8 +205,7 @@ impl TestCrate {
                         .expect("data should exist");
 
                     let args: Vec<(StateKey, StateValue)> =
-                        borsh::from_slice(dbg!(&serialized_args))
-                            .expect("failed to deserialize args");
+                        borsh::from_slice(serialized_args).expect("failed to deserialize args");
 
                     let state = &mut caller.data_mut().1;