diff --git a/multichain-testing/test/config.ts b/multichain-testing/test/config.ts
index 975c0d25e343..b163df624c71 100644
--- a/multichain-testing/test/config.ts
+++ b/multichain-testing/test/config.ts
@@ -41,3 +41,8 @@ export const MAKE_ACCOUNT_AND_QUERY_BALANCE_TIMEOUT: RetryOptions = {
   retryIntervalMs: 5000,
   maxRetries: 24,
 };
+
+export const TWO_MINUTES: RetryOptions = {
+  retryIntervalMs: 5000,
+  maxRetries: 24,
+};
diff --git a/multichain-testing/test/ica-channel-close.test.ts b/multichain-testing/test/ica-channel-close.test.ts
index ec2d229bb9e3..aac5955fb5b3 100644
--- a/multichain-testing/test/ica-channel-close.test.ts
+++ b/multichain-testing/test/ica-channel-close.test.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
 import { makeQueryClient } from '../tools/query.js';
 import { parseLocalAddress, parseRemoteAddress } from '../tools/address.js';
 import chainInfo from '../starship-chain-info.js';
+import { TWO_MINUTES } from './config.js';
 
 const test = anyTest as TestFn<SetupContextWithWallets>;
 
@@ -182,6 +183,7 @@ const intentionalCloseAccountScenario = test.macro({
       () => remoteQueryClient.queryChannels(),
       ({ channels }) => !!findNewChannel(channels, { rPortID, lPortID }),
       `ICA channel is reopened on ${chainName} Host`,
+      TWO_MINUTES,
     );
     const newChannel = findNewChannel(channels, { rPortID, lPortID });
     t.log('New Channel after Reactivate', newChannel);
diff --git a/multichain-testing/tools/relayer-tools.ts b/multichain-testing/tools/relayer-tools.ts
index ebf0562c204d..a79e769bed2a 100644
--- a/multichain-testing/tools/relayer-tools.ts
+++ b/multichain-testing/tools/relayer-tools.ts
@@ -3,23 +3,37 @@ import type { ExecSync } from './agd-lib.js';
 
 const kubectlBinary = 'kubectl';
 
+type RelayerType = 'hermes' | 'go-relayer';
+
 // based on config.yaml
-const relayerMap: { [key: string]: string } = {
-  osmosis: 'hermes-agoric-osmosis-0',
-  cosmoshub: 'hermes-agoric-gaia-0',
+const chainRelayerConfig: { [key: string]: string } = {
+  osmosis: 'agoric-osmosis-0',
+  cosmoshub: 'agoric-gaia-0',
+};
+
+const getRelayerBinary = (relayer: RelayerType) => {
+  switch (relayer) {
+    case 'hermes':
+      return 'hermes';
+    case 'go-relayer':
+      return 'rly';
+    default:
+      throw new Error(`Unsupported relayer type: ${relayer}`);
+  }
 };
 
-const makeKubeArgs = (chainName: string) => {
-  if (!relayerMap[chainName]) throw Error('Unsupported chain: ' + chainName);
+const makeKubeArgs = (chainName: string, relayerType: RelayerType) => {
+  if (!chainRelayerConfig[chainName])
+    throw Error('Unsupported chain: ' + chainName);
   return [
     'exec',
     '-i',
-    relayerMap[chainName],
+    `${relayerType}-${chainRelayerConfig[chainName]}`,
     '-c',
     'relayer',
     '--tty=false',
     '--',
-    'hermes',
+    getRelayerBinary(relayerType),
   ];
 };
 
@@ -38,11 +52,18 @@ type ChannelCloseParams = {
 };
 
 export const makeRelayer = ({ execFileSync }: { execFileSync: ExecSync }) => {
+  const relayerType = (process.env.RELAYER_TYPE || 'hermes') as RelayerType;
+
   const exec = (
     chainName: string,
     args: string[],
     opts = { encoding: 'utf-8' as const, stdio: ['ignore', 'pipe', 'ignore'] },
-  ) => execFileSync(kubectlBinary, [...makeKubeArgs(chainName), ...args], opts);
+  ) =>
+    execFileSync(
+      kubectlBinary,
+      [...makeKubeArgs(chainName, relayerType), ...args],
+      opts,
+    );
 
   /** Submit MsgChannelCloseInit to the src chain */
   const channelCloseInit = (
@@ -50,17 +71,31 @@ export const makeRelayer = ({ execFileSync }: { execFileSync: ExecSync }) => {
     dst: ChannelCloseParams['dst'],
     src: ChannelCloseParams['src'],
   ) => {
-    return exec(chainName, [
-      'tx',
-      'chan-close-init',
-      `--dst-chain=${dst.chainId}`,
-      `--src-chain=${src.chainId}`,
-      `--dst-connection=${dst.connectionID}`,
-      `--dst-port=${dst.portID}`,
-      `--src-port=${src.portID}`,
-      `--dst-channel=${dst.channelID}`,
-      `--src-channel=${src.channelID}`,
-    ]);
+    let args: string[];
+    if (relayerType === 'hermes') {
+      args = [
+        'tx',
+        'chan-close-init',
+        `--dst-chain=${dst.chainId}`,
+        `--src-chain=${src.chainId}`,
+        `--dst-connection=${dst.connectionID}`,
+        `--dst-port=${dst.portID}`,
+        `--src-port=${src.portID}`,
+        `--dst-channel=${dst.channelID}`,
+        `--src-channel=${src.channelID}`,
+      ];
+    } else if (relayerType === 'go-relayer') {
+      args = [
+        'tx',
+        'channel-close',
+        `${src.chainId}-${dst.chainId}`, // 'pathname'
+        src.channelID,
+        src.portID,
+      ];
+    } else {
+      throw new Error(`Unsupported relayer type: ${relayerType}`);
+    }
+    return exec(chainName, args);
   };
 
   return {