diff --git a/.github/workflows/software-upgrade-test.yml b/.github/workflows/software-upgrade-test.yml
index 471815052..d1878718d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/software-upgrade-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/software-upgrade-test.yml
@@ -9,23 +9,49 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-          tags: true
+          fetch-tags: true
 
-      - name: Retrieve latest tag
+      - name: Retrieve latest snapshot
+        run: |
+          DOWNLOAD_URL=https://tools.highstakes.ch/files/elys.tar.gz
+          SNAPSHOT_PATH=/tmp/snapshot.tar.gz
+          curl -L $DOWNLOAD_URL -o $SNAPSHOT_PATH
+          echo "SNAPSHOT_PATH=$SNAPSHOT_PATH" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Retrieve latest binary
         run: |
           LATEST_TAG=$(git describe --tags `git rev-list --tags --max-count=1`)
+          DOWNLOAD_URL=https://github.com/elys-network/elys/releases/download/$LATEST_TAG/elysd-$LATEST_TAG-linux-amd64
+          OLD_BINARY_PATH=/tmp/elysd-$LATEST_TAG
+          curl -L $DOWNLOAD_URL -o $OLD_BINARY_PATH && chmod +x $OLD_BINARY_PATH
           echo "LATEST_TAG=$LATEST_TAG" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "OLD_BINARY_PATH=$OLD_BINARY_PATH" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Create git tag
         run: git tag v999.999.999
 
       - name: Run make build
-        run: make build
+        run: |
+          make build
+          NEW_BINARY_PATH=./build/elysd
+          echo "NEW_BINARY_PATH=$NEW_BINARY_PATH" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Copy upgrade-assure scripts
+        run: cp -a scripts/upgrade-assure scripts/upgrade-assure-skip
+
+      - name: Check out latest tag
+        run: git checkout $LATEST_TAG
+
+      - name: Chain initialization
+        run: |
+          go run ./scripts/upgrade-assure-skip/... $SNAPSHOT_PATH $OLD_BINARY_PATH $NEW_BINARY_PATH --skip-node-start
+
+      - name: Check out new branch
+        run: git checkout ${{ github.head_ref }}
 
-      - name: Execute upgrade-assure script
+      - name: Software upgrade
         run: |
-          DOWNLOAD_URL=https://snapshots-testnet.stake-town.com/elys/elystestnet-1_latest.tar.lz4
-          go run ./scripts/upgrade-assure/... $DOWNLOAD_URL https://github.com/elys-network/elys/releases/download/$LATEST_TAG/elysd-$LATEST_TAG-linux-amd64 ./build/elysd
+          go run ./scripts/upgrade-assure-skip/... $SNAPSHOT_PATH $OLD_BINARY_PATH $NEW_BINARY_PATH --skip-snapshot --skip-chain-init
diff --git a/scripts/upgrade-assure/README.md b/scripts/upgrade-assure/README.md
index 121eea2e1..eece217eb 100644
--- a/scripts/upgrade-assure/README.md
+++ b/scripts/upgrade-assure/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 # How to use a testnet snapshot in localnet?
 
+## High Stakes testnet snapshots
+
+You can find the latest High Stakes testnet snapshot [here](https://tools.highstakes.ch/files/elys.tar.gz).
+
+```
+make install
+go run ./scripts/upgrade-assure/... https://tools.highstakes.ch/files/elys.tar.gz ~/go/bin/elysd ~/go/bin/elysd --skip-proposal
+```
+
 ## Stake Town testnet snapshots
 
 You can find the latest Stake Town testnet snapshot [here](https://snapshots-testnet.stake-town.com/elys/elystestnet-1_latest.tar.lz4).
@@ -36,7 +45,7 @@ cp -a ~/go/bin/elysd /tmp/elysd-v0.28.30
 ```
 
 ```
-go run ./scripts/upgrade-assure/... --home /tmp/elys --home2 /tmp/elysd2 https://snapshots-testnet.stake-town.com/elys/elystestnet-1_latest.tar.lz4 /tmp/elysd-v0.29.30 /tmp/elysd-v0.29.31 --skip-node-start
+go run ./scripts/upgrade-assure/... --home /tmp/elys --home2 /tmp/elysd2 https://tools.highstakes.ch/files/elys.tar.gz /tmp/elysd-v0.29.30 /tmp/elysd-v0.29.31 --skip-node-start
 ```
 
 ```
@@ -46,5 +55,5 @@ cp -a ~/go/bin/elysd /tmp/elysd-v0.29.31
 ```
 
 ```
-go run ./scripts/upgrade-assure/... --home /tmp/elys --home2 /tmp/elysd2 https://snapshots-testnet.stake-town.com/elys/elystestnet-1_latest.tar.lz4 /tmp/elysd-v0.29.30 /tmp/elysd-v0.29.31 --skip-snapshot --skip-chain-init
+go run ./scripts/upgrade-assure/... --home /tmp/elys --home2 /tmp/elysd2 https://tools.highstakes.ch/files/elys.tar.gz /tmp/elysd-v0.29.30 /tmp/elysd-v0.29.31 --skip-snapshot --skip-chain-init
 ```
diff --git a/scripts/upgrade-assure/upgrade-assure.go b/scripts/upgrade-assure/upgrade-assure.go
index a980a512a..bd8bfde4d 100644
--- a/scripts/upgrade-assure/upgrade-assure.go
+++ b/scripts/upgrade-assure/upgrade-assure.go
@@ -171,8 +171,8 @@ func main() {
 				// wait for upgrade block height
 				waitForBlockHeight(oldBinaryPath, rpc, upgradeBlockHeight)
 
-				// wait 5 seconds
-				time.Sleep(10 * time.Second)
+				// wait 20 seconds
+				time.Sleep(20 * time.Second)
 
 				// stop old binaries
 				stop(oldBinaryCmd, oldBinaryCmd2)