diff --git a/Tiltfile b/Tiltfile
index ece907f53..3109e0fc5 100644
--- a/Tiltfile
+++ b/Tiltfile
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ if num_guardians >= 2:
         name = "guardian-set-update",
         resource_deps = guardian_resource_deps + ["guardian"],
         deps = ["scripts/send-vaa.sh", "clients/eth"],
-        cmd = './scripts/update-guardian-set.sh %s %s' % (num_guardians, webHost),
+        cmd = './scripts/update-guardian-set.sh %s %s %s' % (num_guardians, webHost, namespace),
         labels = ["guardian"],
         trigger_mode = trigger_mode,
     )
diff --git a/scripts/guardian-set-init.sh b/scripts/guardian-set-init.sh
index bc2b64216..833ea0141 100755
--- a/scripts/guardian-set-init.sh
+++ b/scripts/guardian-set-init.sh
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ echo "REGISTER_BSC_TOKEN_BRIDGE_VAA=$bscTokenBridgeVAA" >> ./scripts/.env
 
 # copy the local .env file to the solana & terra dirs
 cp ./scripts/.env ./solana
-cp ./scripts/.env ./terra
+cp ./scripts/.env ./terra/tools
 
 
 echo "guardian set init complete!"
diff --git a/scripts/update-guardian-set.sh b/scripts/update-guardian-set.sh
index cab472dbb..1694c9581 100755
--- a/scripts/update-guardian-set.sh
+++ b/scripts/update-guardian-set.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 set -e
 
 # wait for the guardians to establish networking
-sleep 3
+sleep 20
 
 newNumGuardians=$1
 echo "new number of guardians: ${newNumGuardians}"
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ echo "new number of guardians: ${newNumGuardians}"
 webHost=$2
 echo "webHost ${webHost}"
 
+namespace=$3
+echo "namespace ${namespace}"
+
 # file & path to save governance VAA
 fileName=new-guardianset.prototxt
 localPath=./scripts/$fileName
@@ -40,7 +43,7 @@ if [ ${currentNumGuardians} == ${newNumGuardians} ]; then
 fi
 
 echo "creating guardian set update governance message template prototext"
-minikube kubectl -- exec -n wormhole guardian-0 -c guardiand -- /guardiand template guardian-set-update --num=${newNumGuardians} --idx=${currentIndex} > ${localPath}
+minikube kubectl -- exec -n ${namespace} guardian-0 -c guardiand -- /guardiand template guardian-set-update --num=${newNumGuardians} --idx=${currentIndex} > ${localPath}
 
 # for i in $(seq ${newNumGuardians})
 for i in $(seq ${currentNumGuardians})
@@ -50,10 +53,10 @@ do
 
   # create the governance guardian set update prototxt file in the container
   echo "created governance file for guardian-${guardianIndex}"
-  minikube kubectl -- cp ${localPath} wormhole/guardian-${guardianIndex}:${containerPath} -c guardiand
+  minikube kubectl -- cp ${localPath} ${namespace}/guardian-${guardianIndex}:${containerPath} -c guardiand
 
   # inject the guardian set update
-  minikube kubectl -- exec -n wormhole guardian-${guardianIndex} -c guardiand -- /guardiand admin governance-vaa-inject --socket $sock $containerPath
+  minikube kubectl -- exec -n ${namespace} guardian-${guardianIndex} -c guardiand -- /guardiand admin governance-vaa-inject --socket $sock $containerPath
   echo "injected governance VAA for guardian-${guardianIndex}"
 done
 
diff --git a/terra/tools/deploy.js b/terra/tools/deploy.js
index a16302451..f9eca929e 100644
--- a/terra/tools/deploy.js
+++ b/terra/tools/deploy.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require('dotenv').config({ path: "../.env" });
+import 'dotenv/config'
 import { LCDClient, MnemonicKey } from "@terra-money/terra.js";
 import {
   StdFee,
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ async function instantiate(contract, inst_msg) {
 const addresses = {};
 
 const init_guardians = JSON.parse(process.env.INIT_SIGNERS)
-if (!!init_guardians || init_guardians.length() == 0) {
+if (!init_guardians || init_guardians.length === 0) {
   throw "failed to get initial guardians from .env file."
 }