diff --git a/chain/client/src/client.rs b/chain/client/src/client.rs
index 1f54c26ef6f..c8c21b0070b 100644
--- a/chain/client/src/client.rs
+++ b/chain/client/src/client.rs
@@ -773,6 +773,7 @@ impl Client {
         if Some(&next_block_producer) == self.validator_signer.as_ref().map(|x| x.validator_id()) {
             self.collect_block_approval(&approval, true);
         } else {
+            debug!(target: "client", "Sending an approval {:?} from {} to {} for {}", approval.inner, approval.account_id, next_block_producer.clone(), approval.target_height);
             let approval_message = ApprovalMessage::new(approval, next_block_producer);
             self.network_adapter.do_send(NetworkRequests::Approval { approval_message });
         }
diff --git a/chain/client/tests/cross_shard_tx.rs b/chain/client/tests/cross_shard_tx.rs
index 6cf5b68223f..b45b29f9ebc 100644
--- a/chain/client/tests/cross_shard_tx.rs
+++ b/chain/client/tests/cross_shard_tx.rs
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_cross_shard_tx() {
-        test_cross_shard_tx_common(64, false, false, false, 200, Some(2.4), None);
+        test_cross_shard_tx_common(64, false, false, false, 80, Some(2.4), None);
     }
 
     #[test]