diff --git a/a3p-integration/proposals/z:acceptance/test.sh b/a3p-integration/proposals/z:acceptance/test.sh
index 0aade020e3b..0eb07f8af7f 100755
--- a/a3p-integration/proposals/z:acceptance/test.sh
+++ b/a3p-integration/proposals/z:acceptance/test.sh
@@ -1,19 +1,24 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -ueo pipefail
+
 # Place here any test that should be executed using the executed proposal.
 # The effects of this step are not persisted in further proposal layers.
 
 # test the state right after the previous proposals
 yarn ava initial.test.js
 
-# test more, in ways that change system state
-GLOBIGNORE=initial.test.js
-yarn ava ./*.test.js
+# XXX some of these tests have path dependencies so no globs
+yarn ava core-eval.test.js
 
 npm install -g tsx
 scripts/test-vaults.mts
 
+echo ACCEPTANCE TESTING kread
 ./create-kread-item-test.sh
 
+echo ACCEPTANCE TESTING valueVow
+yarn ava valueVow.test.js
+
+echo ACCEPTANCE TESTING state sync
 ./state-sync-snapshots-test.sh
 ./genesis-test.sh