diff --git a/a3p-integration/proposals/z:acceptance/test-lib/vaults.js b/a3p-integration/proposals/z:acceptance/test-lib/vaults.js
index 83766fc7d73..eda527a5f51 100644
--- a/a3p-integration/proposals/z:acceptance/test-lib/vaults.js
+++ b/a3p-integration/proposals/z:acceptance/test-lib/vaults.js
@@ -193,8 +193,8 @@ export const proposeNewDebtCeiling = async (address, debtLimit) => {
   );
 };
 
+export const GOV4ADDR = 'agoric1c9gyu460lu70rtcdp95vummd6032psmpdx7wdy';
 export const setDebtLimit = async (address, debtLimit) => {
-  const GOV4ADDR = 'agoric1c9gyu460lu70rtcdp95vummd6032psmpdx7wdy';
   const govAccounts = [GOV1ADDR, GOV2ADDR, GOV4ADDR];
 
   console.log('ACTIONS Setting debt limit');
diff --git a/a3p-integration/proposals/z:acceptance/test.sh b/a3p-integration/proposals/z:acceptance/test.sh
index 65514c76e9f..906bb57262e 100755
--- a/a3p-integration/proposals/z:acceptance/test.sh
+++ b/a3p-integration/proposals/z:acceptance/test.sh
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ echo ACCEPTANCE TESTING state sync
 echo ACCEPTANCE TESTING wallet
 yarn ava wallet.test.js
 
-echo ACCEPTANCE TESTING vaults
-yarn ava vaults.test.js
-
 echo ACCEPTANCE TESTING psm
 yarn ava psm.test.js
 
 echo ACCEPTANCE TESTING governance
 yarn ava governance.test.js
+
+echo ACCEPTANCE TESTING vaults
+yarn ava vaults.test.js
diff --git a/a3p-integration/proposals/z:acceptance/vaults.test.js b/a3p-integration/proposals/z:acceptance/vaults.test.js
index 0f51a7da777..a32e8e1115a 100644
--- a/a3p-integration/proposals/z:acceptance/vaults.test.js
+++ b/a3p-integration/proposals/z:acceptance/vaults.test.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
   generateOracleMap,
   getPriceQuote,
   getVaultPrices,
+  GOV2ADDR,
 } from '@agoric/synthetic-chain';
 import { getBalances, agopsVaults } from './test-lib/utils.js';
 import {
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ import {
   verifyPushedPrice,
   getPriceFeedRoundId,
 } from './test-lib/price-feed.js';
-import { tryISTBalances } from './test-lib/psm-lib.js';
+import { tryISTBalances, bankSend as sendIST } from './test-lib/psm-lib.js';
 
 const VAULT_MANAGER = 'manager0';
 
@@ -350,6 +351,9 @@ test.serial(
     const { totalDebt: totalDebtBefore } =
       await getAvailableDebtForMint(VAULT_MANAGER);
 
+    // provision governance wallet to cover transaction fees
+    await sendIST(GOV2ADDR, `1000000uist`, GOV1ADDR);
+
     const limit = (totalDebtBefore - 10_000_000n) / 1_000_000n;
     await setDebtLimit(GOV1ADDR, limit);