diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index a1e4b36e518..ec94acf103e 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ docs/
 networks/
 proto/
 scripts/
-tests/
 tools/
 .github/
 .git/
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5d4a5261e1d..d9e8102fa18 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ test-e2e-ci:
 # test-e2e-debug runs a full e2e test suite but does
 # not attempt to delete Docker resources at the end.
 test-e2e-debug: e2e-setup
-	@VERSION=$(VERSION) OSMOSIS_E2E_UPGRADE_VERSION=$(E2E_UPGRADE_VERSION) OSMOSIS_E2E_SKIP_CLEANUP=True go test -tags e2e -mod=readonly -timeout=25m -v $(PACKAGES_E2E) -count=1
+	@VERSION=$(VERSION) OSMOSIS_E2E=True OSMOSIS_E2E_DEBUG_LOG=True OSMOSIS_E2E_UPGRADE_VERSION=$(E2E_UPGRADE_VERSION) OSMOSIS_E2E_SKIP_CLEANUP=True go test -mod=readonly -timeout=25m -v $(PACKAGES_E2E) -count=1
 
 # test-e2e-short runs the e2e test with only short tests.
 # Does not delete any of the containers after running.
@@ -296,10 +296,10 @@ docker-build-debug:
 	@DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1 docker tag osmosis:${COMMIT} osmosis:debug
 
 docker-build-e2e-init-chain:
-	@DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1 docker build -t osmosis-e2e-init-chain:debug --build-arg E2E_SCRIPT_NAME=chain -f tests/e2e/initialization/init.Dockerfile .
+	@DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1 docker build -t osmosis-e2e-init-chain:debug --build-arg E2E_SCRIPT_NAME=chain --platform=linux/x86_64 -f tests/e2e/initialization/init.Dockerfile .
 
 docker-build-e2e-init-node:
-	@DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1 docker build -t osmosis-e2e-init-node:debug --build-arg E2E_SCRIPT_NAME=node -f tests/e2e/initialization/init.Dockerfile .
+	@DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1 docker build -t osmosis-e2e-init-node:debug --build-arg E2E_SCRIPT_NAME=node --platform=linux/x86_64 -f tests/e2e/initialization/init.Dockerfile .
 
 e2e-setup: e2e-check-image-sha e2e-remove-resources
 	@echo Finished e2e environment setup, ready to start the test
diff --git a/tests/e2e/containers/config.go b/tests/e2e/containers/config.go
index 0c223477132..03f3503b5ba 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/containers/config.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/containers/config.go
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ const (
 	// It should be uploaded to Docker Hub. OSMOSIS_E2E_SKIP_UPGRADE should be unset
 	// for this functionality to be used.
 	previousVersionOsmoRepository = "osmolabs/osmosis"
-	previousVersionOsmoTag        = "12.1"
+	previousVersionOsmoTag        = "12.2"
 	// Pre-upgrade repo/tag for osmosis initialization (this should be one version below upgradeVersion)
 	previousVersionInitRepository = "osmolabs/osmosis-e2e-init-chain"
-	previousVersionInitTag        = "v12.1.0-e2e-v1"
+	previousVersionInitTag        = "v12.2.0"
 	// Hermes repo/version for relayer
 	relayerRepository = "osmolabs/hermes"
 	relayerTag        = "0.13.0"
diff --git a/tests/e2e/e2e_test.go b/tests/e2e/e2e_test.go
index 84025c23276..b30584f5e54 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/e2e_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/e2e_test.go
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ func (s *IntegrationTestSuite) TestStateSync() {
 
 	// start the state synchin node.
 	err = stateSynchingNode.Run()
-	s.NoError(err)
+	s.Require().NoError(err)
 
 	// ensure that the state synching node cathes up to the running node.
 	s.Require().Eventually(func() bool {
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ func (s *IntegrationTestSuite) TestStateSync() {
 
 	// stop the state synching node.
 	err = chainA.RemoveNode(stateSynchingNode.Name)
-	s.NoError(err)
+	s.Require().NoError(err)
 }
 
 func (s *IntegrationTestSuite) TestExpeditedProposals() {