diff --git a/e2e/interchaintestv8/chainconfig/kurtosis.go b/e2e/interchaintestv8/chainconfig/kurtosis.go
index 7e0265947..a4098e1dc 100644
--- a/e2e/interchaintestv8/chainconfig/kurtosis.go
+++ b/e2e/interchaintestv8/chainconfig/kurtosis.go
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ var (
 			ElectraForkEpoch: 1,
 		},
 		WaitForFinalization: true,
+		AdditionalServices:  []string{},
 	}
 	executionService = fmt.Sprintf("el-1-%s-%s", kurtosisConfig.Participants[0].ELType, kurtosisConfig.Participants[0].CLType)
 	consensusService = fmt.Sprintf("cl-1-%s-%s", kurtosisConfig.Participants[0].CLType, kurtosisConfig.Participants[0].ELType)
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ type kurtosisNetworkParams struct {
 	Participants        []kurtosisParticipant       `json:"participants"`
 	NetworkParams       kurtosisNetworkConfigParams `json:"network_params"`
 	WaitForFinalization bool                        `json:"wait_for_finalization"`
+	AdditionalServices  []string                    `json:"additional_services"`
 }
 
 type kurtosisParticipant struct {
diff --git a/e2e/interchaintestv8/ethereum/ethereum.go b/e2e/interchaintestv8/ethereum/ethereum.go
index 2deb63e63..576d956dc 100644
--- a/e2e/interchaintestv8/ethereum/ethereum.go
+++ b/e2e/interchaintestv8/ethereum/ethereum.go
@@ -93,6 +93,10 @@ func (e *Ethereum) BroadcastTx(ctx context.Context, userKey *ecdsa.PrivateKey, g
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	if receipt != nil && receipt.Status != ethtypes.ReceiptStatusSuccessful {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("eth transaction was broadcasted, but failed on-chain with status %d", receipt.Status)
+	}
+
 	return receipt, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/e2e/interchaintestv8/relayer_test.go b/e2e/interchaintestv8/relayer_test.go
index 559268848..d9ecb5eca 100644
--- a/e2e/interchaintestv8/relayer_test.go
+++ b/e2e/interchaintestv8/relayer_test.go
@@ -1026,8 +1026,13 @@ func (s *RelayerTestSuite) ICS20TimeoutFromCosmosTimeoutTest(
 
 	s.Require().True(s.Run("Receive packets on Ethereum after timeout should fail", func() {
 		ics26Address := ethcommon.HexToAddress(s.contractAddresses.Ics26Router)
-		receipt, err := eth.BroadcastTx(ctx, s.EthRelayerSubmitter, 5_000_000, ics26Address, txBodyBz)
+		_, err := eth.BroadcastTx(ctx, s.EthRelayerSubmitter, 5_000_000, ics26Address, txBodyBz)
+		s.Require().Error(err)
+
+		// Prove that the erc20 was not created (and by extension, the packet was not received)
+		denomOnEthereum := transfertypes.NewDenom(transferCoin.Denom, transfertypes.NewHop(transfertypes.PortID, testvalues.CustomClientID))
+		_, err = s.ics20Contract.IbcERC20Contract(nil, denomOnEthereum.Path())
+		// Ethereum side did not received the packet, ERC20 contract corresponding to the denom does not exist
 		s.Require().Error(err)
-		s.Require().Nil(receipt)
 	}))
 }