diff --git a/packages/cosmwasm-stargate/src/cosmwasmclient.spec.ts b/packages/cosmwasm-stargate/src/cosmwasmclient.spec.ts
index e0e15981..4fc6f67c 100644
--- a/packages/cosmwasm-stargate/src/cosmwasmclient.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/cosmwasm-stargate/src/cosmwasmclient.spec.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ interface HackatomInstance {
 describe("CosmWasmClient", () => {
   describe("connect", () => {
     it("can be constructed", async () => {
+      pendingWithoutWasmd();
       const client = await CosmWasmClient.connect(wasmd.endpoint);
       expect(client).toBeTruthy();
     });
diff --git a/packages/cosmwasm-stargate/src/signingcosmwasmclient.spec.ts b/packages/cosmwasm-stargate/src/signingcosmwasmclient.spec.ts
index 27ecad28..816fff67 100644
--- a/packages/cosmwasm-stargate/src/signingcosmwasmclient.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/cosmwasm-stargate/src/signingcosmwasmclient.spec.ts
@@ -27,12 +27,14 @@ const { Tx } = codec.cosmos.tx.v1beta1;
 describe("SigningCosmWasmClient", () => {
   describe("connectWithWallet", () => {
     it("can be constructed", async () => {
+      pendingWithoutWasmd();
       const wallet = await DirectSecp256k1HdWallet.fromMnemonic(alice.mnemonic, undefined, wasmd.prefix);
       const client = await SigningCosmWasmClient.connectWithWallet(wasmd.endpoint, wallet);
       expect(client).toBeTruthy();
     });
 
     it("can be constructed with custom gas price", async () => {
+      pendingWithoutWasmd();
       const wallet = await DirectSecp256k1HdWallet.fromMnemonic(alice.mnemonic, undefined, wasmd.prefix);
       const gasPrice = GasPrice.fromString("3.14utest");
       const client = await SigningCosmWasmClient.connectWithWallet(wasmd.endpoint, wallet, { gasPrice });
@@ -66,6 +68,7 @@ describe("SigningCosmWasmClient", () => {
     });
 
     it("can be constructed with custom gas limits", async () => {
+      pendingWithoutWasmd();
       const wallet = await DirectSecp256k1HdWallet.fromMnemonic(alice.mnemonic, undefined, wasmd.prefix);
       const gasLimits = {
         send: 160000,
@@ -101,6 +104,7 @@ describe("SigningCosmWasmClient", () => {
     });
 
     it("can be constructed with custom gas price and gas limits", async () => {
+      pendingWithoutWasmd();
       const wallet = await DirectSecp256k1HdWallet.fromMnemonic(alice.mnemonic, undefined, wasmd.prefix);
       const gasPrice = GasPrice.fromString("3.14utest");
       const gasLimits = {