diff --git a/PENDING.md b/PENDING.md
index abb97988c4..12b1949b10 100644
--- a/PENDING.md
+++ b/PENDING.md
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ BUG FIXES
 
 * Gaia CLI  (`gaiacli`)
     * [cli] [\#1997](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/issues/1997) Handle panics gracefully when `gaiacli stake {delegation,unbond}` fail to unmarshal delegation.
+    * [cli] [\#2265](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/issues/2265) Fix JSON formatting of the `gaiacli send` command.
 
 * Gaia
 
@@ -118,5 +119,6 @@ BUG FIXES
     * [ledger] [\#2064](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/issues/2064) Fix inability to sign and send transactions via the LCD by
     loading a Ledger device at runtime.
     * [\#2158](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/issues/2158) Fix non-deterministic ordering of validator iteration when slashing in `gov EndBlocker`
+    * [simulation] \#1924 Make simulation stop on SIGTERM
 
 * Tendermint
diff --git a/client/context/query.go b/client/context/query.go
index ae801ac91b..d108f80fa5 100644
--- a/client/context/query.go
+++ b/client/context/query.go
@@ -255,11 +255,11 @@ func (ctx CLIContext) ensureBroadcastTx(txBytes []byte) error {
 		type toJSON struct {
 			Height   int64
 			TxHash   string
-			Response string
+			Response abci.ResponseDeliverTx
 		}
 
 		if ctx.Logger != nil {
-			resJSON := toJSON{res.Height, res.Hash.String(), fmt.Sprintf("%+v", res.DeliverTx)}
+			resJSON := toJSON{res.Height, res.Hash.String(), res.DeliverTx}
 			bz, err := ctx.Codec.MarshalJSON(resJSON)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
diff --git a/cmd/gaia/cli_test/cli_test.go b/cmd/gaia/cli_test/cli_test.go
index d8d242e5b7..5cdf293716 100644
--- a/cmd/gaia/cli_test/cli_test.go
+++ b/cmd/gaia/cli_test/cli_test.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
+	abci "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/abci/types"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/crypto"
 	cmn "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/common"
 
@@ -112,8 +113,17 @@ func TestGaiaCLIGasAuto(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, int64(50), fooAcc.GetCoins().AmountOf("steak").Int64())
 
 	// Enable auto gas
-	success = executeWrite(t, fmt.Sprintf("gaiacli send %v --gas=0 --amount=10steak --to=%s --from=foo", flags, barAddr), app.DefaultKeyPass)
+	success, stdout, _ := executeWriteRetStdStreams(t, fmt.Sprintf("gaiacli send %v --json --gas=0 --amount=10steak --to=%s --from=foo", flags, barAddr), app.DefaultKeyPass)
 	require.True(t, success)
+	// check that gas wanted == gas used
+	cdc := app.MakeCodec()
+	jsonOutput := struct {
+		Height   int64
+		TxHash   string
+		Response abci.ResponseDeliverTx
+	}{}
+	require.Nil(t, cdc.UnmarshalJSON([]byte(stdout), &jsonOutput))
+	require.Equal(t, jsonOutput.Response.GasWanted, jsonOutput.Response.GasUsed)
 	tests.WaitForNextNBlocksTM(2, port)
 	// Check state has changed accordingly
 	fooAcc = executeGetAccount(t, fmt.Sprintf("gaiacli account %s %v", fooAddr, flags))
diff --git a/x/mock/simulation/random_simulate_blocks.go b/x/mock/simulation/random_simulate_blocks.go
index b71200b36a..fc010d76a3 100644
--- a/x/mock/simulation/random_simulate_blocks.go
+++ b/x/mock/simulation/random_simulate_blocks.go
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ import (
 	"math"
 	"math/rand"
 	"os"
+	"os/signal"
 	"sort"
+	"syscall"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -81,6 +83,16 @@ func SimulateFromSeed(
 	header := abci.Header{Height: 0, Time: timestamp}
 	opCount := 0
 
+	// Setup code to catch SIGTERM's
+	c := make(chan os.Signal)
+	signal.Notify(c, os.Interrupt, syscall.SIGTERM)
+	go func() {
+		<-c
+		fmt.Printf("Exiting early due to SIGTERM, on block %d, operation %d\n", header.Height, opCount)
+		DisplayEvents(events)
+		os.Exit(128 + int(syscall.SIGTERM))
+	}()
+
 	var pastTimes []time.Time
 	var pastVoteInfos [][]abci.VoteInfo