diff --git a/src/sugar/autofill.ts b/src/sugar/autofill.ts
index 08c5875d..51fc7129 100644
--- a/src/sugar/autofill.ts
+++ b/src/sugar/autofill.ts
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ async function setNextValidSequenceNumber(
   const request: AccountInfoRequest = {
     command: 'account_info',
     account: tx.Account,
+    ledger_index: 'validated',
   }
   const data = await client.request(request)
   // eslint-disable-next-line no-param-reassign, require-atomic-updates -- param reassign is safe with no race condition
diff --git a/src/sugar/orderbook.ts b/src/sugar/orderbook.ts
index 24e50e2b..7dd4d588 100644
--- a/src/sugar/orderbook.ts
+++ b/src/sugar/orderbook.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ async function getOrderbook(
     command: 'book_offers',
     taker_pays: takerPays,
     taker_gets: takerGets,
-    ledger_index: options.ledger_index,
+    ledger_index: options.ledger_index ?? 'validated',
     ledger_hash: options.ledger_hash,
     limit: options.limit ?? DEFAULT_LIMIT,
     taker: options.taker,
diff --git a/src/wallet/generateFaucetWallet.ts b/src/wallet/generateFaucetWallet.ts
index 4f084b30..0636a8a7 100644
--- a/src/wallet/generateFaucetWallet.ts
+++ b/src/wallet/generateFaucetWallet.ts
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ async function getAddressXrpBalance(
     const balances = await client.request({
       command: 'account_info',
       account: address,
+      ledger_index: 'validated',
     })
 
     return balances.result.account_data.Balance
diff --git a/test/integration/transactions/paymentChannelClaim.ts b/test/integration/transactions/paymentChannelClaim.ts
index db2c8e8c..c8e74191 100644
--- a/test/integration/transactions/paymentChannelClaim.ts
+++ b/test/integration/transactions/paymentChannelClaim.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import { generateFundedWallet, testTransaction } from '../utils'
 // how long before each test case times out
 const TIMEOUT = 20000
 
-describe('PaymentChannelFund', function () {
+describe('PaymentChannelClaim', function () {
   this.timeout(TIMEOUT)
 
   before(suiteClientSetup)
diff --git a/test/integration/transactions/paymentChannelFund.ts b/test/integration/transactions/paymentChannelFund.ts
index a8628e08..aec1b1f8 100644
--- a/test/integration/transactions/paymentChannelFund.ts
+++ b/test/integration/transactions/paymentChannelFund.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ describe('PaymentChannelFund', function () {
       this.wallet,
       paymentChannelCreate,
     )
-
     await testTransaction(this.client, paymentChannelCreate, this.wallet)
 
     const paymentChannelFund: PaymentChannelFund = {
diff --git a/test/integration/utils.ts b/test/integration/utils.ts
index f8437800..e611e4ad 100644
--- a/test/integration/utils.ts
+++ b/test/integration/utils.ts
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ export async function testTransaction(
   transaction: Transaction,
   wallet: Wallet,
 ): Promise<void> {
+  // Accept any un-validated changes.
+  await ledgerAccept(client)
+
   // sign/submit the transaction
   const response = await client.submitTransaction(wallet, transaction)