diff --git a/first-network/scripts/script.sh b/first-network/scripts/script.sh
index 7f9aa81cce..320c2aff2c 100755
--- a/first-network/scripts/script.sh
+++ b/first-network/scripts/script.sh
@@ -94,11 +94,21 @@ installChaincode 0 2
 ## query whether the chaincode is installed
 queryInstalled 0 1
 
-## approve the definition for both orgs
+## approve the definition for org1
 approveForMyOrg 1 0 1
+
+## query the approval status on both orgs, expect org1 to have approved and org2 not to
+queryStatus 1 0 1 "\"Org1MSP\": true" "\"Org2MSP\": false"
+queryStatus 1 0 2 "\"Org1MSP\": true" "\"Org2MSP\": false"
+
+## now approve also for org2
 approveForMyOrg 1 0 2
 
-## commit the definition
+## query the approval status on both orgs, expect them both to have approved
+queryStatus 1 0 1 "\"Org1MSP\": true" "\"Org2MSP\": true"
+queryStatus 1 0 2 "\"Org1MSP\": true" "\"Org2MSP\": true"
+
+## now that we know for sure both orgs have approved, commit the definition
 commitChaincodeDefinition 1 0 1 0 2
 
 ## query on both orgs to see that the definition committed ok
diff --git a/first-network/scripts/utils.sh b/first-network/scripts/utils.sh
index c46ab96ed8..592cd249bc 100755
--- a/first-network/scripts/utils.sh
+++ b/first-network/scripts/utils.sh
@@ -170,11 +170,11 @@ approveForMyOrg() {
 
   if [ -z "$CORE_PEER_TLS_ENABLED" -o "$CORE_PEER_TLS_ENABLED" = "false" ]; then
     set -x
-    peer lifecycle chaincode approveformyorg --channelID $CHANNEL_NAME --name mycc --version ${VERSION} --init-required --package-id ${PACKAGE_ID} --sequence 1 --waitForEvent >&log.txt
+    peer lifecycle chaincode approveformyorg --channelID $CHANNEL_NAME --name mycc --version ${VERSION} --init-required --package-id ${PACKAGE_ID} --sequence ${VERSION} --waitForEvent >&log.txt
     set +x
   else
     set -x
-    peer lifecycle chaincode approveformyorg --tls $CORE_PEER_TLS_ENABLED --cafile $ORDERER_CA --channelID $CHANNEL_NAME --name mycc --version ${VERSION} --init-required --package-id ${PACKAGE_ID} --sequence 1 --waitForEvent >&log.txt
+    peer lifecycle chaincode approveformyorg --tls $CORE_PEER_TLS_ENABLED --cafile $ORDERER_CA --channelID $CHANNEL_NAME --name mycc --version ${VERSION} --init-required --package-id ${PACKAGE_ID} --sequence ${VERSION} --waitForEvent >&log.txt
     set +x
   fi
   cat log.txt
@@ -196,12 +196,12 @@ commitChaincodeDefinition() {
   # it using the "-o" option
   if [ -z "$CORE_PEER_TLS_ENABLED" -o "$CORE_PEER_TLS_ENABLED" = "false" ]; then
     set -x
-    peer lifecycle chaincode commit -o orderer.example.com:7050 --channelID $CHANNEL_NAME --name mycc $PEER_CONN_PARMS --version ${VERSION} --sequence 1 --init-required >&log.txt
+    peer lifecycle chaincode commit -o orderer.example.com:7050 --channelID $CHANNEL_NAME --name mycc $PEER_CONN_PARMS --version ${VERSION} --sequence ${VERSION} --init-required >&log.txt
     res=$?
     set +x
   else
     set -x
-    peer lifecycle chaincode commit -o orderer.example.com:7050 --tls $CORE_PEER_TLS_ENABLED --cafile $ORDERER_CA --channelID $CHANNEL_NAME --name mycc $PEER_CONN_PARMS --version ${VERSION} --sequence 1 --init-required >&log.txt
+    peer lifecycle chaincode commit -o orderer.example.com:7050 --tls $CORE_PEER_TLS_ENABLED --cafile $ORDERER_CA --channelID $CHANNEL_NAME --name mycc $PEER_CONN_PARMS --version ${VERSION} --sequence ${VERSION} --init-required >&log.txt
     res=$?
     set +x
   fi
@@ -211,6 +211,47 @@ commitChaincodeDefinition() {
   echo
 }
 
+# queryStatus VERSION PEER ORG
+queryStatus() {
+  VERSION=$1
+  PEER=$2
+  ORG=$3
+  shift 3
+  setGlobals $PEER $ORG
+  echo "===================== Querying approval status on peer${PEER}.org${ORG} on channel '$CHANNEL_NAME'... ===================== "
+  local rc=1
+  local starttime=$(date +%s)
+
+  # continue to poll
+  # we either get a successful response, or reach TIMEOUT
+  while
+    test "$(($(date +%s) - starttime))" -lt "$TIMEOUT" -a $rc -ne 0
+  do
+    sleep $DELAY
+    echo "Attempting to Query approval status on peer${PEER}.org${ORG} ...$(($(date +%s) - starttime)) secs"
+    set -x
+    peer lifecycle chaincode queryapprovalstatus --channelID $CHANNEL_NAME --name mycc $PEER_CONN_PARMS --version ${VERSION} --sequence ${VERSION} --init-required >&log.txt
+    res=$?
+    set +x
+    test $res -eq 0 || continue
+    let rc=0
+    for var in "$@"
+    do
+        grep "$var" log.txt &>/dev/null || let rc=1
+    done
+  done
+  echo
+  cat log.txt
+  if test $rc -eq 0; then
+    echo "===================== Query approval status successful on peer${PEER}.org${ORG} on channel '$CHANNEL_NAME' ===================== "
+  else
+    echo "!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Query approval status result on peer${PEER}.org${ORG} is INVALID !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
+    echo "================== ERROR !!! FAILED to execute End-2-End Scenario =================="
+    echo
+    exit 1
+  fi
+}
+
 # queryCommitted VERSION PEER ORG
 queryCommitted() {
   VERSION=$1
@@ -228,7 +269,7 @@ queryCommitted() {
     test "$(($(date +%s) - starttime))" -lt "$TIMEOUT" -a $rc -ne 0
   do
     sleep $DELAY
-    echo "Attempting to Query peer${PEER}.org${ORG} ...$(($(date +%s) - starttime)) secs"
+    echo "Attempting to Query committed status on peer${PEER}.org${ORG} ...$(($(date +%s) - starttime)) secs"
     set -x
     peer lifecycle chaincode querycommitted --channelID $CHANNEL_NAME --name mycc >&log.txt
     res=$?