diff --git a/packages/e2e/src/blocks-save.test.ts b/packages/e2e/src/blocks-save.test.ts
index 0726287c..2c284f67 100644
--- a/packages/e2e/src/blocks-save.test.ts
+++ b/packages/e2e/src/blocks-save.test.ts
@@ -4,20 +4,17 @@ import { tmpdir } from 'node:os'
 import networks from './networks'
 
 describe('block-save', async () => {
-  let savedBlockHash: string
-
   it('saved blocks data', async () => {
-    const acala = await networks.acala({ db: resolve(tmpdir(), 'testdb.sqlite') })
+    const acala = await networks.acala({ db: resolve(tmpdir(), 'db.sqlite') })
     const { chain, dev } = acala
-    const blockNumber = chain.head.number
-
     await dev.newBlock({ count: 2 })
-    expect(chain.head.number).eq(blockNumber + 2)
+
     const numberOfBlocks = await chain.db!.getRepository('Block').count()
     expect(numberOfBlocks).toEqual(2)
 
     const block = await chain.getBlockAt(chain.head.number)
     const blockData = await chain.db!.getRepository('Block').findOne({ where: { number: chain.head.number } })
+
     assert(block && blockData, 'block and blockData should be defined')
     expect(blockData.hash).toEqual(block.hash)
     expect(JSON.stringify(blockData.header)).toEqual(JSON.stringify(block.header))
@@ -25,18 +22,24 @@ describe('block-save', async () => {
     expect(JSON.stringify(blockData.extrinsics)).toEqual(JSON.stringify(await block.extrinsics))
     expect(JSON.stringify(blockData.storageDiff)).toEqual(JSON.stringify(await block.storageDiff()))
 
-    savedBlockHash = block.hash
-
     await acala.teardown()
   })
 
   it('load chain from the saved blocks', async () => {
-    const acala = await networks.acala({ db: resolve(tmpdir(), 'testdb.sqlite'), resume: true })
-    const { chain } = acala
+    // save blocks
+    const acala = await networks.acala({ db: resolve(tmpdir(), 'db.sqlite') })
+    const { chain, dev } = acala
+    await dev.newBlock({ count: 2 })
     const head = await chain.getBlockAt(chain.head.number)
+    const savedHeadHash = head?.hash
+    await acala.teardown()
 
-    expect(head?.hash).toEqual(savedBlockHash)
+    // load blocks
+    const newAcala = await networks.acala({ db: resolve(tmpdir(), 'db.sqlite'), resume: true })
+    const newHeadNumber = newAcala.chain.head.number
+    const loadedHead = await newAcala.chain.getBlockAt(newHeadNumber)
 
-    await acala.teardown()
+    expect(loadedHead?.hash).toEqual(savedHeadHash)
+    await newAcala.teardown()
   })
 })