diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index b3cc8b0..cd36aa9 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -21,6 +21,3 @@ repos:
     hooks:
       - id: isort
         args: ["--profile", "black", --line-length=79]
-
-default_language_version:
-  python: python3.11
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6c788ee..957f2de 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Mainnet:
 
 1. Curve Stable Registry: A registry of custom pool implementations deployed by Curve Core.
 2. Curve Stable Factory: A permissionless [StableSwap](https://curve.fi/files/stableswap-paper.pdf) pool factory, which also acts as a registry for pools that its users create.
-3. Curve Crypto Registry: A registry of custom CryptoSwap pool implementaions deployed by Curve Core.
+3. Curve Crypto Registry: A registry of custom CryptoSwap pool implementations deployed by Curve Core.
 4. Curve Crypto Factory: A permissionless [CryptoSwap](https://curve.fi/files/crypto-pools-paper.pdf) pool factory, which also acts as a registry for pools that its users create.
 
 Each of the child registries are accompanied by a RegistryHandler, which is a contract that wraps around the child registry and enforces the abi implemented in the MetaRegistry. These registry handlers are then added to the MetaRegistry using the `MetaRegistry.add_registry_handler` method.
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ Out[1]: '3pool'
 
 #### `MetaRegistry.is_meta`
 
-Metapools are pools that pair a coin to a base pool comprising of multiple coins.
+Meta-pools are pools that pair a coin to a base pool comprising multiple coins.
 
-An example is the [`LUSD-3CRV`](https://etherscan.io/address/0xed279fdd11ca84beef15af5d39bb4d4bee23f0ca) pool which pairs [Liquity's](https://www.liquity.org/) [`LUSD`](https://etherscan.io/address/0x5f98805a4e8be255a32880fdec7f6728c6568ba0) against [`3CRV`](https://etherscan.io/address/0x6c3f90f043a72fa612cbac8115ee7e52bde6e490), where `3CRV` is a liquidity pool token that represents a share of a pool containing `DAI`, `USDC` and `USDT`:
+An example is the [`LUSD-3CRV`](https://etherscan.io/address/0xed279fdd11ca84beef15af5d39bb4d4bee23f0ca) pool which pairs [Liquidity's](https://www.liquity.org/) [`LUSD`](https://etherscan.io/address/0x5f98805a4e8be255a32880fdec7f6728c6568ba0) against [`3CRV`](https://etherscan.io/address/0x6c3f90f043a72fa612cbac8115ee7e52bde6e490), where `3CRV` is a liquidity pool token that represents a share of a pool containing `DAI`, `USDC` and `USDT`:
 
 ```
 In [1]: metaregistry.is_meta("0xed279fdd11ca84beef15af5d39bb4d4bee23f0ca")
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ For CryptoSwap, the getter returns:
 4. Allowed extra profit
 5. Fee gamma
 6. Adjustment step
-7. MA (moving average) half time
+7. MA (moving average) half-time
 
 ```
 
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ Out[1]: '0xc4AD29ba4B3c580e6D59105FFf484999997675Ff'
 
 #### `MetaRegistry.get_pool_asset_type`
 
-Gets the asset type of a pool. `0` = `USD`, `1` = `ETH`, `2` = `BTC`, `3` = Other, `4` = CryptoPool token. The asset type is a property of StableSwaps, and is not enforced in CryptoSwap pools (which always return `4`).
+Gets the asset type of pool. `0` = `USD`, `1` = `ETH`, `2` = `BTC`, `3` = Other, `4` = CryptoPool token. The asset type is a property of StableSwaps, and is not enforced in CryptoSwap pools (which always return `4`).
 
 StableSwap pool example for `LUSD-3CRV` pool which is a `USD` stablecoin pool:
 
diff --git a/scripts/change_registry_handler.py b/scripts/change_registry_handler.py
index 7da239b..205afde 100644
--- a/scripts/change_registry_handler.py
+++ b/scripts/change_registry_handler.py
@@ -3,7 +3,12 @@
 import boa
 from rich.console import Console as RichConsole
 
-from scripts.deployment_utils import setup_environment, ZERO_ADDRESS, get_deployed_contract
+from scripts.deployment_utils import (
+    ADDRESS_PROVIDER,
+    ZERO_ADDRESS,
+    get_deployed_contract,
+    setup_environment,
+)
 
 RICH_CONSOLE = RichConsole(file=sys.stdout)
 CRYPTO_REGISTRY_HANDLER = "0x5f493fEE8D67D3AE3bA730827B34126CFcA0ae94"
diff --git a/scripts/deployment_utils.py b/scripts/deployment_utils.py
index 7a4362b..b7e01f7 100644
--- a/scripts/deployment_utils.py
+++ b/scripts/deployment_utils.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ def setup_environment(console: RichConsole):
     boa.env.eoa = FIDDY_DEPLOYER
     return False
 
+
 def get_deployed_contract(contract_name: str, address: str) -> VyperContract:
     """
     Loads a contract and retrieves a deployed instance of it with the given address.
diff --git a/scripts/setup_metaregistry.py b/scripts/setup_metaregistry.py
index 20e72bd..6427bbe 100644
--- a/scripts/setup_metaregistry.py
+++ b/scripts/setup_metaregistry.py
@@ -13,7 +13,11 @@
 import boa
 from rich.console import Console as RichConsole
 
-from scripts.deployment_utils import ZERO_ADDRESS, get_deployed_contract, setup_environment
+from scripts.deployment_utils import (
+    ZERO_ADDRESS,
+    get_deployed_contract,
+    setup_environment,
+)
 
 RICH_CONSOLE = RichConsole(file=sys.stdout)
 
diff --git a/tests/mainnet/metaregistry/api/test_find_pool_for_coins.py b/tests/mainnet/metaregistry/api/test_find_pool_for_coins.py
index fce1773..35e1ef4 100644
--- a/tests/mainnet/metaregistry/api/test_find_pool_for_coins.py
+++ b/tests/mainnet/metaregistry/api/test_find_pool_for_coins.py
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-import itertools
+from itertools import combinations
+from os import environ
+
+import pytest
 
 from tests.utils import ZERO_ADDRESS
 
@@ -11,10 +14,14 @@ def _get_all_combinations(metaregistry, pool):
     pool_coins = [
         coin for coin in metaregistry.get_coins(pool) if coin != ZERO_ADDRESS
     ]
-    all_combinations = list(itertools.combinations(pool_coins, 2))
+    all_combinations = list(combinations(pool_coins, 2))
     first_coin = pool_coins[0]
 
-    if metaregistry.is_meta(pool):
+    # there exist some pools with an LP token as the first coin, that's incorrect
+    # example: 0xf5d5305790c1af08e9df44b30a1afe56ccda72df
+    is_first_coin_lp_token = metaregistry.get_pool_from_lp_token(first_coin)
+
+    if metaregistry.is_meta(pool) and not is_first_coin_lp_token:
         underlying_coins = [
             coin
             for coin in metaregistry.get_underlying_coins(pool)
@@ -29,16 +36,18 @@ def _get_all_combinations(metaregistry, pool):
     return all_combinations
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skipif(
+    condition=environ.get("TEST_ALL") == "False",
+    reason="This test is too slow, don't run it locally every time.",
+)
 def test_all(populated_metaregistry, pool):
-    combinations = _get_all_combinations(populated_metaregistry, pool)
-    for combination in combinations:
+    all_combinations = _get_all_combinations(populated_metaregistry, pool)
+    for coin1, coin2 in all_combinations:
         pools_containing_pair = populated_metaregistry.find_pools_for_coins(
-            *combination
+            coin1, coin2
         )
         assert pool in pools_containing_pair
 
         for i, found_pool in enumerate(pools_containing_pair):
-            assert (
-                populated_metaregistry.find_pool_for_coins(*combination, i)
-                == found_pool
-            )
+            pool = populated_metaregistry.find_pool_for_coins(coin1, coin2, i)
+            assert pool == found_pool
diff --git a/tests/mainnet/metaregistry/api/test_get_admin_balances.py b/tests/mainnet/metaregistry/api/test_get_admin_balances.py
index 32f4122..7798571 100644
--- a/tests/mainnet/metaregistry/api/test_get_admin_balances.py
+++ b/tests/mainnet/metaregistry/api/test_get_admin_balances.py
@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@
 from boa import BoaError
 from eth.codecs.abi.exceptions import DecodeError as ABIDecodeError
 
-from tests.utils import ZERO_ADDRESS, get_deployed_token_contract
+from tests.utils import (
+    assert_negative_coin_balance,
+    check_decode_error,
+    get_deployed_token_contract,
+)
 
 
 def pre_test_checks(metaregistry, pool):
@@ -29,31 +33,12 @@ def pre_test_checks(metaregistry, pool):
         if contract.totalSupply() == 0:
             return pytest.skip("LP token supply is zero")
     except ABIDecodeError as e:
-        assert e.msg == "Value length is not the expected size of 32 bytes"
-        assert len(e.value) == 4096
+        check_decode_error(e)
         return pytest.skip(
             f"Pool {pool} cannot decode the total supply of its LP token {lp_token}"
         )
 
 
-def assert_negative_coin_balance(metaregistry, pool):
-    """
-    The implementation of get_balance calculates (balance - admin_balance) but sometimes the coin
-    balance might be lower than the admin balance, resulting in an uint underflow.
-    """
-    coins = [
-        coin for coin in metaregistry.get_coins(pool) if coin != ZERO_ADDRESS
-    ]
-    coin_balances = [
-        get_deployed_token_contract(coin).balanceOf(pool) for coin in coins
-    ]
-    admin_balances = metaregistry.get_admin_balances(pool)
-    assert any(
-        coin_balance < admin_balance
-        for coin_balance, admin_balance in zip(coin_balances, admin_balances)
-    )
-
-
 def test_stable_registry_pools(
     populated_metaregistry, stable_registry_pool, stable_registry
 ):
diff --git a/tests/mainnet/metaregistry/api/test_get_underlying_decimals.py b/tests/mainnet/metaregistry/api/test_get_underlying_decimals.py
index 264ef97..a46ae7d 100644
--- a/tests/mainnet/metaregistry/api/test_get_underlying_decimals.py
+++ b/tests/mainnet/metaregistry/api/test_get_underlying_decimals.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 
 def _test_underlying_decimals_getter(metaregistry, registry, pool):
     metaregistry_output = metaregistry.get_underlying_decimals(pool)
-    assert metaregistry_output[1] != 0  # there has to be a second coin!
 
     pool_is_metapool = metaregistry.is_meta(pool)
     if pool in EXCEPTIONS:
diff --git a/tests/mainnet/metaregistry/api/test_get_virtual_price.py b/tests/mainnet/metaregistry/api/test_get_virtual_price.py
index cc6c858..4c4c216 100644
--- a/tests/mainnet/metaregistry/api/test_get_virtual_price.py
+++ b/tests/mainnet/metaregistry/api/test_get_virtual_price.py
@@ -3,8 +3,14 @@
 import boa
 import pytest
 from boa import BoaError
+from eth.codecs.abi.exceptions import DecodeError as ABIDecodeError
 
-from tests.utils import ZERO_ADDRESS, get_deployed_token_contract
+from tests.utils import (
+    ZERO_ADDRESS,
+    assert_negative_coin_balance,
+    check_decode_error,
+    get_deployed_token_contract,
+)
 
 # ---- sanity checks since vprice getters can revert for specific pools states ----
 
@@ -36,18 +42,21 @@ def _check_skem_tokens_with_weird_decimals(
 
         pool_balances_float.append(pool_balances[i] / 10 ** coin_decimals[i])
 
-        if (
-            coin_decimals[i] == 0
-            and get_deployed_token_contract(
-                metaregistry.get_coins(pool)[0]
-            ).decimals()
-            == 0
-        ):
-            with boa.reverts():
+        first_coin = metaregistry.get_coins(pool)[0]
+        coin_contract = get_deployed_token_contract(first_coin)
+        if coin_decimals[i] == 0 and coin_contract.decimals() == 0:
+            try:
+                virtual_price = metaregistry.get_virtual_price_from_lp_token(
+                    lp_token
+                )
+                warnings.warn(
+                    f"Pool {pool} virtual price {virtual_price}. continuing test"
+                )
+            except BoaError:
                 metaregistry.get_virtual_price_from_lp_token(lp_token)
-            pytest.skip(
-                f"skem token {coins[i]} in pool {pool} with zero decimals"
-            )
+                pytest.skip(
+                    f"Skem token {coins[i]} in pool {pool} with zero decimals"
+                )
 
     return pool_balances_float
 
@@ -69,23 +78,26 @@ def _check_pool_is_depegged(
             and min(pool_balances_float) < 1
         ):
             try:
-                with boa.reverts():
-                    metaregistry.get_virtual_price_from_lp_token(lp_token)
-
+                virtual_price = metaregistry.get_virtual_price_from_lp_token(
+                    lp_token
+                )
+                warnings.warn(
+                    f"Pool {pool} virtual price {virtual_price}. continuing test"
+                )
+            except BoaError:
                 pytest.skip(
                     f"skewed pool: {pool} as num coins (decimals divided) at index {i} is "
                     f"{pool_balances[i] / 10 ** coin_decimals[i]}"
                 )
-            except (
-                AssertionError
-            ):  # ok to catch this assertion error since we continue testing
-                warnings.warn(
-                    "pool virtual price getter did not revert. continuing test"
-                )
 
 
 def pre_test_checks(metaregistry, pool):
-    pool_balances = metaregistry.get_balances(pool)
+    try:
+        pool_balances = metaregistry.get_balances(pool)
+    except BoaError:
+        assert_negative_coin_balance(metaregistry, pool)
+        return pytest.skip(f"Pool {pool} has coin balances lower than admin")
+
     lp_token = metaregistry.get_lp_token(pool)
 
     _check_pool_has_no_liquidity(metaregistry, pool, pool_balances, lp_token)
@@ -139,6 +151,11 @@ def test_stable_factory_pools(
     except BoaError:
         with boa.reverts():
             populated_metaregistry.get_virtual_price_from_lp_token(lp_token)
+    except ABIDecodeError as e:
+        check_decode_error(e)
+        return pytest.skip(
+            f"Pool {stable_factory_pool} cannot decode the virtual price"
+        )
 
 
 def test_crypto_registry_pools(
diff --git a/tests/utils.py b/tests/utils.py
index 57ced7c..82c13ad 100644
--- a/tests/utils.py
+++ b/tests/utils.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 import boa
 from boa.vyper.contract import VyperContract
+from eth.codecs.abi.exceptions import DecodeError as ABIDecodeError
 from eth_account.signers.local import LocalAccount
 
 ZERO_ADDRESS = "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000"
@@ -98,3 +99,31 @@ def get_deployed_token_contract(address: str) -> VyperContract:
         ]
     )
     return boa.loads_abi(abi).at(address)
+
+
+def check_decode_error(e: ABIDecodeError):
+    """
+    Checks that the error message is the expected decode error.
+    This seems to be happening in some pools, but it's not clear if it's a boa or contract issue.
+    :param e: The error to check.
+    """
+    assert e.msg == "Value length is not the expected size of 32 bytes"
+    assert len(e.value) == 4096
+
+
+def assert_negative_coin_balance(metaregistry, pool):
+    """
+    The implementation of get_balance calculates (balance - admin_balance) but sometimes the coin
+    balance might be lower than the admin balance, resulting in an uint underflow.
+    """
+    coins = [
+        coin for coin in metaregistry.get_coins(pool) if coin != ZERO_ADDRESS
+    ]
+    coin_balances = [
+        get_deployed_token_contract(coin).balanceOf(pool) for coin in coins
+    ]
+    admin_balances = metaregistry.get_admin_balances(pool)
+    assert any(
+        coin_balance < admin_balance
+        for coin_balance, admin_balance in zip(coin_balances, admin_balances)
+    )