diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a6b14ba11c..ab554f9db5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -241,9 +241,9 @@ $(CHECK_TEST_TARGETS): run-tests
 
 run-tests:
 ifneq (,$(shell which tparse 2>/dev/null))
-	go test -mod=readonly -json $(ARGS) $(EXTRA_ARGS) $(TEST_PACKAGES) | tparse
+	go test -count=1 -mod=readonly -json $(ARGS) $(EXTRA_ARGS) $(TEST_PACKAGES) | tparse
 else
-	go test -mod=readonly $(ARGS)  $(EXTRA_ARGS) $(TEST_PACKAGES)
+	go test -count=1 -mod=readonly $(ARGS)  $(EXTRA_ARGS) $(TEST_PACKAGES)
 endif
 
 .PHONY: run-tests test test-all $(TEST_TARGETS)
diff --git a/simapp/helpers/test_helpers.go b/simapp/helpers/test_helpers.go
index 9ccecbd976..b133b4a13c 100644
--- a/simapp/helpers/test_helpers.go
+++ b/simapp/helpers/test_helpers.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 
 // SimAppChainID hardcoded chainID for simulation
 const (
-	DefaultGenTxGas = 1000000
+	DefaultGenTxGas = 2000000
 	SimAppChainID   = "simulation-app"
 )