diff --git a/.github/workflows/sims-045.yml b/.github/workflows/sims-045.yml
index ed76ab9993..efd94f6e74 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sims-045.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sims-045.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-name: Sims
+name: Sims release/0.45.x
 # Sims workflow runs multiple types of simulations (nondeterminism, import-export, after-import, multi-seed-short)
 # This workflow will run on all Pull Requests, if a .go, .mod or .sum file have been changed
 on:
   schedule:
-    - cron: "* */3 * * *"
+    - cron: "0 0,12 * * *"
   release:
     types: [published]
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
-          ref: 'release/v0.45.x'
+          ref: "release/v0.45.x"
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
           go-version: 1.18
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
-          ref: 'release/v0.45.x'
+          ref: "release/v0.45.x"
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
           go-version: 1.18
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
-          ref: 'release/v0.45.x'
+          ref: "release/v0.45.x"
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
           go-version: 1.18
@@ -107,7 +107,8 @@ jobs:
           make test-sim-multi-seed-short
 
   sims-fail:
-    needs: [test-sim-multi-seed-short, test-sim-after-import, test-sim-import-export]
+    needs:
+      [test-sim-multi-seed-short, test-sim-after-import, test-sim-import-export]
     if: ${{ failure() }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ jobs:
           SLACK_WEBHOOK: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK }}
           SLACK_CHANNEL: cosmos-sdk-sims
           SLACK_USERNAME: Sim Tests release/0.45.x
-          SLACK_ICON_EMOJI: ':skull:'
+          SLACK_ICON_EMOJI: ":skull:"
           SLACK_COLOR: danger
           SLACK_MESSAGE: 0.45.x Sims are failing
-          SLACK_FOOTER: ''
+          SLACK_FOOTER: ""
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sims-046.yml b/.github/workflows/sims-046.yml
index 9a2d956a23..37e9d2d094 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sims-046.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sims-046.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-name: Sims
+name: Sims release/0.46.x
 # Sims workflow runs multiple types of simulations (nondeterminism, import-export, after-import, multi-seed-short)
 # This workflow will run on all Pull Requests, if a .go, .mod or .sum file have been changed
 on:
   schedule:
-    - cron: "* */3 * * *"
+    - cron: "0 0,12 * * *"
   release:
     types: [published]
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
-          ref: 'release/v0.46.x'
+          ref: "release/v0.46.x"
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
           go-version: 1.18
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
-          ref: 'release/v0.46.x'
+          ref: "release/v0.46.x"
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
           go-version: 1.18
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
-          ref: 'release/v0.46.x'
+          ref: "release/v0.46.x"
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
           go-version: 1.18
@@ -107,7 +107,8 @@ jobs:
           make test-sim-multi-seed-short
 
   sims-fail:
-    needs: [test-sim-multi-seed-short, test-sim-after-import, test-sim-import-export]
+    needs:
+      [test-sim-multi-seed-short, test-sim-after-import, test-sim-import-export]
     if: ${{ failure() }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
@@ -116,8 +117,8 @@ jobs:
         env:
           SLACK_WEBHOOK: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK }}
           SLACK_CHANNEL: cosmos-sdk-sims
-          SLACK_USERNAME: Sim Tests 0.46
-          SLACK_ICON_EMOJI: ':skull:'
+          SLACK_USERNAME: Sim Tests release/0.46.x
+          SLACK_ICON_EMOJI: ":skull:"
           SLACK_COLOR: danger
           SLACK_MESSAGE: 0.46.x Sims are failing
-          SLACK_FOOTER: ''
+          SLACK_FOOTER: ""
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sims.yml b/.github/workflows/sims.yml
index 1ba72e86db..43e1d8d63a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sims.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sims.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name: Sims
 # This workflow will run on all Pull Requests, if a .go, .mod or .sum file have been changed
 on:
   schedule:
-    - cron: "* */2 * * *"
+    - cron: "0 */2 * * *"
   release:
     types: [published]
 
@@ -101,7 +101,8 @@ jobs:
           make test-sim-multi-seed-short
 
   sims-fail:
-    needs: [test-sim-multi-seed-short, test-sim-after-import, test-sim-import-export]
+    needs:
+      [test-sim-multi-seed-short, test-sim-after-import, test-sim-import-export]
     if: ${{ failure() }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ jobs:
           SLACK_WEBHOOK: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK }}
           SLACK_CHANNEL: cosmos-sdk-sims
           SLACK_USERNAME: Sim Tests
-          SLACK_ICON_EMOJI: ':skull:'
+          SLACK_ICON_EMOJI: ":skull:"
           SLACK_COLOR: danger
           SLACK_MESSAGE: Sims are failing
-          SLACK_FOOTER: ''
+          SLACK_FOOTER: ""