diff --git a/tests/e2e/mvp_test.go b/tests/e2e/mvp_test.go
index 7a128090..e600e838 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/mvp_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/mvp_test.go
@@ -113,8 +113,22 @@ func TestMVP(t *testing.T) {
 
 	assert.Equal(t, 70_000_000, providerCli.QueryVaultFreeBalance())
 
-	// Cross Stake - A user pulls out additional liens on the same collateral "cross staking" it on different chains.
+	// @alpe these lines pass, but when I run them, the following providerCli.MustExecVault(execMsg) fails with
+	// account sequence mismatch, expected 20, got 19: incorrect account sequence
+	// Because TestChain only updates sequence on success...
+	// https://github.com/CosmWasm/wasmd/blob/main/x/wasm/ibctesting/chain.go#L372-L383
+	// At error should happen at the bottom, when all processed, not an early return
+	//
+	// // Failure mode of cross-stake... trying to stake to an unknown validator
+	// execMsg = fmt.Sprintf(`{"stake_remote":{"contract":"%s", "amount": {"denom":%q, "amount":"%d"}, "msg":%q}}`,
+	// 	providerContracts.externalStaking.String(),
+	// 	sdk.DefaultBondDenom, 80_000_000,
+	// 	base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString([]byte(`{"validator": "BAD-VALIDATOR"}`)))
+	// providerCli.VaultShouldFail(execMsg)
+	// // no change to free balance
+	// assert.Equal(t, 70_000_000, providerCli.QueryVaultFreeBalance())
 
+	// Cross Stake - A user pulls out additional liens on the same collateral "cross staking" it on different chains.
 	execMsg = fmt.Sprintf(`{"stake_remote":{"contract":"%s", "amount": {"denom":%q, "amount":"%d"}, "msg":%q}}`,
 		providerContracts.externalStaking.String(),
 		sdk.DefaultBondDenom, 80_000_000,
diff --git a/tests/e2e/test_client.go b/tests/e2e/test_client.go
index 217cc3aa..94630564 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/test_client.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/test_client.go
@@ -93,6 +93,23 @@ func (p TestProviderClient) mustExec(contract sdk.AccAddress, payload string, fu
 	return rsp
 }
 
+func (p TestProviderClient) VaultShouldFail(payload string, funds ...sdk.Coin) error {
+	return p.execShouldFail(p.contracts.vault, payload, funds)
+}
+
+// This will execute the contract and assert that it fails, returning the error if desired.
+// (Unlike most functions, it will panic on failure, returning error is success case)
+func (p TestProviderClient) execShouldFail(contract sdk.AccAddress, payload string, funds []sdk.Coin) error {
+	resp, err := p.chain.SendMsgs(&wasmtypes.MsgExecuteContract{
+		Sender:   p.chain.SenderAccount.GetAddress().String(),
+		Contract: contract.String(),
+		Msg:      []byte(payload),
+		Funds:    funds,
+	})
+	require.Error(p.t, err, "Response: %v", resp)
+	return err
+}
+
 func (p TestProviderClient) QueryExtStaking(q Query) map[string]any {
 	return Querier(p.t, p.chain)(p.contracts.externalStaking.String(), q)
 }
@@ -105,8 +122,10 @@ func (p TestProviderClient) QueryVaultFreeBalance() int {
 	qRsp := p.QueryVault(Query{
 		"account": {"account": p.chain.SenderAccount.GetAddress().String()},
 	})
-	require.NotEmpty(p.t, qRsp["free"], qRsp)
-	r, err := strconv.Atoi(qRsp["free"].(string))
+	require.NotEmpty(p.t, qRsp["account"], qRsp)
+	acct := qRsp["account"].(map[string]any)
+	require.NotEmpty(p.t, acct["free"], qRsp)
+	r, err := strconv.Atoi(acct["free"].(string))
 	require.NoError(p.t, err, qRsp)
 	return r
 }
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diff --git a/tests/e2e/testdata/mesh_native_staking_proxy.wasm.gz b/tests/e2e/testdata/mesh_native_staking_proxy.wasm.gz
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diff --git a/tests/e2e/testdata/mesh_virtual_staking.wasm.gz b/tests/e2e/testdata/mesh_virtual_staking.wasm.gz
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diff --git a/tests/e2e/testdata/version.txt b/tests/e2e/testdata/version.txt
index 5d93b0b0..268b0334 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/testdata/version.txt
+++ b/tests/e2e/testdata/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-b5c8df0764aae9928795d5705788816dd0df3e70
+v0.3.0