diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 8adcb9dc72..9deffe53d6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ jobs:
         if: env.GIT_DIFF
         run: |
           cd simapp
-          go test -mod=readonly -timeout 30m -coverprofile=coverage.out -covermode=atomic -tags='norace ledger test_ledger_mock' ./...
+          go test -mod=readonly -timeout 30m -tags='norace ledger test_ledger_mock' ./...
       - name: tests simapp v1
         if: env.GIT_DIFF
         run: |
@@ -562,10 +562,28 @@ jobs:
             go.sum
             **/go.mod
             **/go.sum
+      - name: tests simapp
+        if: env.GIT_DIFF
+        run: |
+          cd simapp/v2
+          go test -mod=readonly -timeout 30m -tags='norace ledger test_ledger_mock' ./...
       - name: simapp-v2-smoke-test
         if: env.GIT_DIFF
         run: |
-          ./scripts/simapp-v2-init.sh
+          COSMOS_BUILD_OPTIONS=v2 make install
+          ./scripts/init-simapp-v2.sh
+          simdv2 start &
+          SIMD_PID=$!
+          cnt=0
+          while ! simdv2 query block --type=height 5; do
+            cnt=$((cnt + 1))
+            if [ $cnt -gt 30 ]; then
+              kill -9 "$SIMD_PID"
+              exit 1
+            fi
+            sleep 1
+          done
+          kill -9 "$SIMD_PID"
 
   test-collections:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/v2-test.yml b/.github/workflows/v2-test.yml
index 7433a47a13..9bde9c3f39 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/v2-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/v2-test.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: v2 core Tests 
+name: v2 core Tests
 on:
   pull_request:
   merge_group:
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: test & coverage report creation
         if: env.GIT_DIFF
         run: |
-          cd server/v2 && go test -mod=readonly -race -timeout 30m -covermode=atomic -tags='ledger test_ledger_mock'
+          cd server/v2 && go test -mod=readonly -race -timeout 30m -tags='ledger test_ledger_mock'
   stf:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: test & coverage report creation
         if: env.GIT_DIFF
         run: |
-          cd server/v2/stf && go test -mod=readonly -race -timeout 30m -covermode=atomic -tags='ledger test_ledger_mock'
-          
-  appamanger:
+          cd server/v2/stf && go test -mod=readonly -race -timeout 30m -tags='ledger test_ledger_mock'
+
+  appmanager:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
@@ -84,4 +84,28 @@ jobs:
       - name: test & coverage report creation
         if: env.GIT_DIFF
         run: |
-          cd server/v2/appmanager && go test -mod=readonly -race -timeout 30m -covermode=atomic -tags='ledger test_ledger_mock'
\ No newline at end of file
+          cd server/v2/appmanager && go test -mod=readonly -race -timeout 30m -tags='ledger test_ledger_mock'
+
+  cometbft:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          go-version: "1.22"
+          check-latest: true
+          cache: true
+          cache-dependency-path: go.sum
+      - uses: technote-space/get-diff-action@v6.1.2
+        id: git_diff
+        with:
+          PATTERNS: |
+            server/v2/cometbft/**/*.go
+            server/v2/cometbft/go.mod
+            server/v2/cometbft/go.sum
+      - name: test & coverage report creation
+        if: env.GIT_DIFF
+        run: |
+          cd server/v2/cometbft && go test -mod=readonly -race -timeout 30m -tags='ledger test_ledger_mock'
diff --git a/scripts/build/testing.mk b/scripts/build/testing.mk
index 8289d538ac..98f1afe2a6 100644
--- a/scripts/build/testing.mk
+++ b/scripts/build/testing.mk
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 #? init-simapp: Initializes a single local node network
 init-simapp:
 	./scripts/init-simapp.sh
+init-simapp-v2:
+	./scripts/init-simapp-v2.sh
 
 #? test: Run `make test-unit`
 test: test-unit
diff --git a/scripts/init-simapp-v2.sh b/scripts/init-simapp-v2.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..a4788dfee8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/init-simapp-v2.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+SIMD_BIN=${SIMD_BIN:=$(which simdv2 2>/dev/null)}
+
+if [ -z "$SIMD_BIN" ]; then echo "SIMD_BIN is not set. Make sure to run 'COSMOS_BUILD_OPTIONS=v2 make install' before"; exit 1; fi
+echo "using $SIMD_BIN"
+SIMD_HOME=$($SIMD_BIN config home)
+if [ -d "$SIMD_HOME" ]; then rm -rv $SIMD_HOME; fi
+$SIMD_BIN config set client chain-id simapp-v2-chain
+$SIMD_BIN config set client keyring-backend test
+$SIMD_BIN config set client keyring-default-keyname alice
+$SIMD_BIN config set app api.enable true
+$SIMD_BIN keys add alice --indiscreet
+$SIMD_BIN keys add bob --indiscreet
+$SIMD_BIN init simapp-v2-node --chain-id simapp-v2-chain
+# to change the voting_period
+jq '.app_state.gov.params.voting_period = "600s"' $SIMD_HOME/config/genesis.json > temp.json && mv temp.json $SIMD_HOME/config/genesis.json
+jq '.app_state.gov.params.expedited_voting_period = "300s"' $SIMD_HOME/config/genesis.json > temp.json && mv temp.json $SIMD_HOME/config/genesis.json
+jq '.app_state.mint.minter.inflation = "0.300000000000000000"' $SIMD_HOME/config/genesis.json > temp.json && mv temp.json $SIMD_HOME/config/genesis.json # to change the inflation
+$SIMD_BIN genesis add-genesis-account alice 5000000000stake --keyring-backend test
+$SIMD_BIN genesis add-genesis-account bob 5000000000stake --keyring-backend test
+$SIMD_BIN genesis gentx alice 1000000stake --chain-id demo
+$SIMD_BIN genesis collect-gentxs
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/init-simapp.sh b/scripts/init-simapp.sh
index b7f0894956..d3995197fd 100755
--- a/scripts/init-simapp.sh
+++ b/scripts/init-simapp.sh
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 
 SIMD_BIN=${SIMD_BIN:=$(which simd 2>/dev/null)}
 
-if [ -z "$SIMD_BIN" ]; then echo "SIMD_BIN is not set. Make sure to run make install before"; exit 1; fi
-echo "using $SIMD_BIN"
-if [ -d "$($SIMD_BIN config home)" ]; then rm -rv $($SIMD_BIN config home); fi
+if [ -z "$SIMD_BIN" ]; then echo "SIMD_BIN is not set. Make sure to run 'make install' before"; exit 1; fi
+SIMD_HOME=$($SIMD_BIN config home)
+if [ -d "$SIMD_HOME" ]; then rm -rv $SIMD_HOME; fi
 $SIMD_BIN config set client chain-id demo
 $SIMD_BIN config set client keyring-backend test
 $SIMD_BIN config set client keyring-default-keyname alice
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ $SIMD_BIN config set app api.enable true
 $SIMD_BIN keys add alice --indiscreet
 $SIMD_BIN keys add bob --indiscreet
 $SIMD_BIN init test --chain-id demo
+# to change the voting_period
+jq '.app_state.gov.params.voting_period = "600s"' $SIMD_HOME/config/genesis.json > temp.json && mv temp.json $SIMD_HOME/config/genesis.json
+jq '.app_state.gov.params.expedited_voting_period = "300s"' $SIMD_HOME/config/genesis.json > temp.json && mv temp.json $SIMD_HOME/config/genesis.json
+jq '.app_state.mint.minter.inflation = "0.300000000000000000"' $SIMD_HOME/config/genesis.json > temp.json && mv temp.json $SIMD_HOME/config/genesis.json # to change the inflation
 $SIMD_BIN genesis add-genesis-account alice 5000000000stake --keyring-backend test
 $SIMD_BIN genesis add-genesis-account bob 5000000000stake --keyring-backend test
 $SIMD_BIN genesis gentx alice 1000000stake --chain-id demo
diff --git a/scripts/simapp-v2-init.sh b/scripts/simapp-v2-init.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 7d22970e46..0000000000
--- a/scripts/simapp-v2-init.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-set -o errexit
-set -o nounset
-set -x
-
-ROOT=$PWD
-
-SIMD="$ROOT/build/simdv2"
-CONFIG="${CONFIG:-$HOME/.simappv2/config}"
-
-COSMOS_BUILD_OPTIONS=v2 make build     
-
-if [ -d "$($SIMD config home)" ]; then rm -rv $($SIMD config home); fi
-
-$SIMD init simapp-v2-node --chain-id simapp-v2-chain
-
-cd "$CONFIG"
-
-# to change the voting_period
-jq '.app_state.gov.voting_params.voting_period = "600s"' genesis.json > temp.json && mv temp.json genesis.json
-
-# to change the inflation
-jq '.app_state.mint.minter.inflation = "0.300000000000000000"' genesis.json > temp.json && mv temp.json genesis.json
-
-$SIMD config set client chain-id simapp-v2-chain
-$SIMD keys add test_validator --indiscreet
-VALIDATOR_ADDRESS=$($SIMD keys show test_validator -a --keyring-backend test)
-
-$SIMD genesis add-genesis-account "$VALIDATOR_ADDRESS" 1000000000stake
-$SIMD genesis gentx test_validator 1000000000stake --keyring-backend test
-$SIMD genesis collect-gentxs
-
-$SIMD start &
-SIMD_PID=$!
-
-cnt=0
-while ! $SIMD query block --type=height 5; do
-  cnt=$((cnt + 1))
-  if [ $cnt -gt 30 ]; then
-    kill -9 "$SIMD_PID"
-    exit 1
-  fi
-  sleep 1
-done
-
-kill -9 "$SIMD_PID"