diff --git a/packages/fuel-gauge/src/funding-transaction.test.ts b/packages/fuel-gauge/src/funding-transaction.test.ts
index d15500bc9da..32f66bed68b 100644
--- a/packages/fuel-gauge/src/funding-transaction.test.ts
+++ b/packages/fuel-gauge/src/funding-transaction.test.ts
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ describe('Funding Transactions', () => {
       mainWallet,
     });
 
-    // sender has 2 UTXOs for 500_000 each, so it has enough resources to spend 1000 of baseAssetId
+    // sender has 2 UTXOs for 200_000 each, so it has enough resources to spend 1000 of baseAssetId
     const enoughtResources = await sender.getResourcesToSpend([[100, provider.getBaseAssetId()]]);
 
     // confirm we only fetched 1 UTXO from the expected amount
diff --git a/packages/fuel-gauge/src/options.test.ts b/packages/fuel-gauge/src/options.test.ts
index ad3cf7d87ad..810822d28f7 100644
--- a/packages/fuel-gauge/src/options.test.ts
+++ b/packages/fuel-gauge/src/options.test.ts
@@ -228,10 +228,7 @@ describe('Options Tests', () => {
   });
 
   it('echoes option enum diff sizes', async () => {
-    using contractInstance = await launchTestContract({
-      bytecode: OptionsAbiHex,
-      deployer: OptionsAbi__factory,
-    });
+    using contractInstance = await launchOptionsContract();
 
     const call1 = await contractInstance.functions.echo_enum_diff_sizes(undefined).call();
     const { value } = await call1.waitForResult();
diff --git a/packages/fuel-gauge/src/payable-annotation.test.ts b/packages/fuel-gauge/src/payable-annotation.test.ts
index 750a944a14a..54a6fe5083f 100644
--- a/packages/fuel-gauge/src/payable-annotation.test.ts
+++ b/packages/fuel-gauge/src/payable-annotation.test.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import PayableAnnotationAbiHex from '../test/typegen/contracts/PayableAnnotation
 
 import { launchTestContract } from './utils';
 
-async function launchPayableContract() {
+function launchPayableContract() {
   return launchTestContract({
     bytecode: PayableAnnotationAbiHex,
     deployer: PayableAnnotationAbi__factory,
diff --git a/packages/fuel-gauge/src/raw-slice.test.ts b/packages/fuel-gauge/src/raw-slice.test.ts
index c284bfca39b..86b74970c2a 100644
--- a/packages/fuel-gauge/src/raw-slice.test.ts
+++ b/packages/fuel-gauge/src/raw-slice.test.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ type Wrapper = {
   inner_enum: SomeEnum;
 };
 
-async function setupRawSliceContract() {
+function setupRawSliceContract() {
   return launchTestContract({
     deployer: RawSliceAbi__factory,
     bytecode: RawSliceAbiHex,
diff --git a/packages/fuel-gauge/src/revert-error.test.ts b/packages/fuel-gauge/src/revert-error.test.ts
index b9abc9352f3..dd53b87a1a8 100644
--- a/packages/fuel-gauge/src/revert-error.test.ts
+++ b/packages/fuel-gauge/src/revert-error.test.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import TokenContractAbiHex from '../test/typegen/contracts/TokenContractAbi.hex'
 
 import { launchTestContract } from './utils';
 
-async function launchContract() {
+function launchContract() {
   return launchTestContract({
     deployer: RevertErrorAbi__factory,
     bytecode: RevertErrorAbiHex,
diff --git a/packages/fuel-gauge/src/script-with-configurable.test.ts b/packages/fuel-gauge/src/script-with-configurable.test.ts
index 27aba35e6c6..5a5e5390f3e 100644
--- a/packages/fuel-gauge/src/script-with-configurable.test.ts
+++ b/packages/fuel-gauge/src/script-with-configurable.test.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const defaultValues = {
  */
 describe('Script With Configurable', () => {
   it('should returns true when input value matches default configurable constant', async () => {
-    using launched = await launchTestNode({});
+    using launched = await launchTestNode();
 
     const {
       wallets: [wallet],
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ describe('Script With Configurable', () => {
   });
 
   it('should returns false when input value differs from default configurable constant', async () => {
-    using launched = await launchTestNode({});
+    using launched = await launchTestNode();
 
     const {
       wallets: [wallet],
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ describe('Script With Configurable', () => {
   });
 
   it('should returns true when input value matches manually set configurable constant', async () => {
-    using launched = await launchTestNode({});
+    using launched = await launchTestNode();
 
     const {
       wallets: [wallet],
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ describe('Script With Configurable', () => {
   });
 
   it('should returns false when input value differs from manually set configurable constant', async () => {
-    using launched = await launchTestNode({});
+    using launched = await launchTestNode();
 
     const {
       wallets: [wallet],
diff --git a/packages/fuel-gauge/src/transaction-response.test.ts b/packages/fuel-gauge/src/transaction-response.test.ts
index 8a145224e54..77fd8269cf5 100644
--- a/packages/fuel-gauge/src/transaction-response.test.ts
+++ b/packages/fuel-gauge/src/transaction-response.test.ts
@@ -102,8 +102,12 @@ describe('TransactionResponse', () => {
     expect(response.gqlTransaction?.id).toBe(transactionId);
   });
 
-  it('should ensure getTransactionSummary fetchs a transaction and assembles transaction summary', async () => {
-    using launched = await launchTestNode({});
+  it('should ensure getTransactionSummary fetches a transaction and assembles transaction summary', async () => {
+    using launched = await launchTestNode({
+      nodeOptions: {
+        args: ['--poa-instant', 'false', '--poa-interval-period', '1s'],
+      },
+    });
 
     const {
       provider,
@@ -207,9 +211,6 @@ describe('TransactionResponse', () => {
        * before the waitForResult (provider.operations.statusChange) call is made
        *  */
       using launched = await launchTestNode({
-        walletsConfig: {
-          amountPerCoin: 500_000,
-        },
         nodeOptions: {
           args: ['--poa-instant', 'false', '--poa-interval-period', '2s', '--tx-pool-ttl', '1s'],
           loggingEnabled: false,
diff --git a/packages/fuel-gauge/src/transaction.test.ts b/packages/fuel-gauge/src/transaction.test.ts
index 81db1975da7..564510d5611 100644
--- a/packages/fuel-gauge/src/transaction.test.ts
+++ b/packages/fuel-gauge/src/transaction.test.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ describe('Transaction', () => {
     using launched = await launchTestNode({
       nodeOptions: {
         args: ['--poa-instant', 'false', '--poa-interval-period', '1ms'],
+        loggingEnabled: false,
       },
     });
     const { provider } = launched;