diff --git a/docs/examples/promise/07_transfer_dots/package.json b/docs/examples/promise/07_transfer_dots/package.json
index c4b3165d29..3bb8370072 100644
--- a/docs/examples/promise/07_transfer_dots/package.json
+++ b/docs/examples/promise/07_transfer_dots/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     "start": "node index.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@polkadot/api": "^0.31.18"
+    "@polkadot/api": "^0.31.82"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "rimraf": "2.6.2"
diff --git a/packages/api/test/e2e/promise-tx.spec.js b/packages/api/test/e2e/promise-tx.spec.js
index 9f3a579599..dac92e7310 100644
--- a/packages/api/test/e2e/promise-tx.spec.js
+++ b/packages/api/test/e2e/promise-tx.spec.js
@@ -8,27 +8,38 @@ import Api from '../../src/promise';
 
 const keyring = testingPairs();
 
-describe.skip('e2e transfer', () => {
+describe.skip('e2e transactions', () => {
   let api;
   let nonce;
 
   beforeEach(async () => {
     api = await Api.create();
-    nonce = await api.query.system.accountNonce(keyring.alice.address());
+    jest.setTimeout(30000);
   });
 
-  it('makes a transfer', async () => {
-    const hash = await api.tx.balances
+  afterEach(() => {
+    jest.setTimeout(5000);
+  });
+
+  it('makes a transfer', async (done) => {
+    const nonce = await api.query.system.accountNonce(keyring.alice.address());
+
+    await api.tx.balances
       .transfer(keyring.bob.address(), 12345)
       .sign(keyring.alice, nonce)
-      .send();
+      .send((status) => {
+        expect(
+          status.type.toString()
+        ).toEqual('Finalised');
 
-    expect(
-      hash.toString()
-    ).not.toEqual('0x');
+        done();
+      });
   });
 
   it('makes a proposal', async () => {
+    const nonce = await api.query.system.accountNonce(keyring.alice.address());
+
+    // don't wait for status, just get hash
     const hash = await api.tx.democracy
       .propose(api.tx.consensus.setCode('0xdeadbeef'), 10000)
       .sign(keyring.alice, nonce)
diff --git a/packages/api/test/e2e/rx-transfer.spec.js b/packages/api/test/e2e/rx-transfer.spec.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 6e7cebab84..0000000000
--- a/packages/api/test/e2e/rx-transfer.spec.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2017-2018 @polkadot/api authors & contributors
-// This software may be modified and distributed under the terms
-// of the ISC license. See the LICENSE file for details.
-
-import { switchMap } from 'rxjs/operators';
-import testingPairs from '@polkadot/keyring/testingPairs';
-
-import Api from '../../src/rx';
-
-const keyring = testingPairs();
-
-describe.skip('e2e transfer', () => {
-  let api;
-
-  beforeEach(async () => {
-    api = await Api.create().toPromise();
-  });
-
-  it('makes a transfer', (done) => {
-    api.query.system
-      .accountNonce(keyring.alice.address())
-      .pipe(
-        switchMap((nonce) =>
-          api.tx.balances
-            .transfer(keyring.bob.address(), 12345)
-            .sign(keyring.alice, nonce)
-            .send()
-        )
-      )
-      .subscribe((hash) => {
-        expect(
-          hash.toString()
-        ).not.toEqual('0x');
-
-        done();
-      });
-  });
-});
diff --git a/packages/api/test/e2e/rx-tx.spec.js b/packages/api/test/e2e/rx-tx.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6b6d66d77e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/api/test/e2e/rx-tx.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+// Copyright 2017-2018 @polkadot/api authors & contributors
+// This software may be modified and distributed under the terms
+// of the ISC license. See the LICENSE file for details.
+
+import { first, switchMap } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import testingPairs from '@polkadot/keyring/testingPairs';
+
+import Api from '../../src/rx';
+
+const keyring = testingPairs();
+
+describe.skip('e2e transactions', () => {
+  let api;
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    api = await Api.create().toPromise();
+    jest.setTimeout(30000);
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    jest.setTimeout(5000);
+  });
+
+  it('makes a transfer', (done) => {
+    api.query.system
+      .accountNonce(keyring.alice.address())
+      .pipe(
+        first(),
+        switchMap((nonce) =>
+          api.tx.balances
+            .transfer(keyring.bob.address(), 12345)
+            .sign(keyring.alice, nonce)
+            .send()
+        )
+      )
+      .subscribe((status) => {
+        if (status && status.type.toString() === 'Finalised') {
+          done();
+        }
+      });
+  });
+
+  it('makes a proposal', (done) => {
+    api.query.system
+      .accountNonce(keyring.alice.address())
+      .pipe(
+        first(),
+        switchMap((nonce) =>
+          api.tx.democracy
+            .propose(api.tx.consensus.setCode('0xdeadbeef'), 10000)
+            .sign(keyring.alice, nonce)
+            .send()
+        )
+      )
+      .subscribe((status) => {
+        if (status && status.type.toString() === 'Finalised') {
+          done();
+        }
+      });
+  });
+});