diff --git a/cmd/crates/soroban-test/tests/fixtures/test-wasms/hello_world/src/lib.rs b/cmd/crates/soroban-test/tests/fixtures/test-wasms/hello_world/src/lib.rs
index 24cb2d8b21..7bdf62194b 100644
--- a/cmd/crates/soroban-test/tests/fixtures/test-wasms/hello_world/src/lib.rs
+++ b/cmd/crates/soroban-test/tests/fixtures/test-wasms/hello_world/src/lib.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ impl Contract {
         addr
     }
 
-    pub fn inc(env: Env) {
+    pub fn inc(env: Env) -> u32 {
         let mut count: u32 = env.storage().persistent().get(&COUNTER).unwrap_or(0); // Panic if the value of COUNTER is not u32.
         log!(&env, "count: {}", count);
 
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ impl Contract {
 
         // Save the count.
         env.storage().persistent().set(&COUNTER, &count);
+        count
     }
 
     #[allow(unused_variables)]
diff --git a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/bump.rs b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/bump.rs
index 863917db6d..c39a61155e 100644
--- a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/bump.rs
+++ b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/bump.rs
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ impl Cmd {
             .await?;
 
         tracing::trace!(?result);
-        tracing::trace!(?meta);
+        tracing::trace!("Meta:\n {meta:#?}");
         if !events.is_empty() {
             tracing::info!("Events:\n {events:#?}");
         }
diff --git a/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/test/cli_test.go b/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/test/cli_test.go
index 414eada98d..8b746f3f7e 100644
--- a/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/test/cli_test.go
+++ b/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/test/cli_test.go
@@ -61,24 +61,26 @@ func TestCLIContractDeploy(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestCLIContractDeployAndInvoke(t *testing.T) {
 	NewCLITest(t)
-	output := runSuccessfulCLICmd(t, "contract deploy --salt=0 --wasm "+helloWorldContractPath)
-	contractID := strings.TrimSpace(output)
-	output = runSuccessfulCLICmd(t, fmt.Sprintf("contract invoke --id %s -- hello --world=world", contractID))
+	contractID := runSuccessfulCLICmd(t, "contract deploy --salt=0 --wasm "+helloWorldContractPath)
+	output := runSuccessfulCLICmd(t, fmt.Sprintf("contract invoke --id %s -- hello --world=world", contractID))
 	require.Contains(t, output, `["Hello","world"]`)
 }
 
 func TestCLISimulateTransactionBumpAndRestoreFootprint(t *testing.T) {
 	test := NewCLITest(t)
-	output := runSuccessfulCLICmd(t, "contract deploy --salt=0 --wasm "+helloWorldContractPath)
-	contractID := strings.TrimSpace(output)
+	contractID := runSuccessfulCLICmd(t, "contract deploy --salt=0 --wasm "+helloWorldContractPath)
 	count := runSuccessfulCLICmd(t, fmt.Sprintf("contract invoke --id %s -- inc", contractID))
-	initialExpiration := bumpSym(t, contractID, "COUNTER", "--durability persistent --ledgers-to-expire 0")
-	newExpiration := bumpSym(t, contractID, "COUNTER", "--durability persistent --ledgers-to-expire 20")
-	require.Equal(t, initialExpiration+20, newExpiration)
 	require.Equal(t, "1", count)
-	waitForKeyToExpire(t, test, getTestContractIDFromAccountAndSalt(t, 0), symToScVal(xdr.ScSymbol("COUNTER")))
 	count = runSuccessfulCLICmd(t, fmt.Sprintf("contract invoke --id %s -- inc", contractID))
 	require.Equal(t, "2", count)
+	key, err := xdr.MarshalBase64(symToScVal(xdr.ScSymbol("COUNTER")))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	initialExpiration := bumpBase64(t, contractID, key, "--durability persistent --ledgers-to-expire 1")
+	newExpiration := bumpSym(t, contractID, "COUNTER", "--durability persistent --ledgers-to-expire 20")
+	require.Greater(t, newExpiration, initialExpiration)
+	waitForKeyToExpire(t, test, getTestContractIDFromAccountAndSalt(t, 0), symToScVal(xdr.ScSymbol("COUNTER")))
+	count = runSuccessfulCLICmd(t, fmt.Sprintf("contract invoke --id %s -- inc", contractID))
+	require.Equal(t, "3", count)
 }
 
 func symToScVal(s xdr.ScSymbol) xdr.ScVal {
@@ -158,12 +160,15 @@ func deploy(t *testing.T, wasmPath string, id uint32) string {
 }
 
 func bumpBase64(t *testing.T, contractID string, keyBase64 string, args string) uint64 {
-	return parseInt(t, runSuccessfulCLICmd(t, fmt.Sprintf("contract bump --id=%s --ledger_expiration_only --key-xdr=%s %s", contractID, keyBase64, args)))
+	return bump(t, contractID, fmt.Sprintf("--key-xdr=%s %s", keyBase64, args))
 }
 
 func bumpSym(t *testing.T, contractID string, sym string, args string) uint64 {
-	return parseInt(t, runSuccessfulCLICmd(t, fmt.Sprintf("contract bump --id=%s --ledger_expiration_only --key=%s %s", contractID, sym, args)))
+	return bump(t, contractID, fmt.Sprintf("--key=%s %s", sym, args))
+}
 
+func bump(t *testing.T, contractID string, args string) uint64 {
+	return parseInt(t, runSuccessfulCLICmd(t, fmt.Sprintf("contract bump --id=%s --ledger-expiration-only %s", contractID, args)))
 }
 
 func parseInt(t *testing.T, s string) uint64 {
@@ -178,9 +183,10 @@ func parseInt(t *testing.T, s string) uint64 {
 
 func runSuccessfulCLICmd(t *testing.T, cmd string) string {
 	res := runCLICommand(t, cmd)
-	require.NoError(t, res.Error, fmt.Sprintf("stderr:\n%s\nstdout:\n%s\n", res.Stderr(), res.Stdout()))
-	println(fmt.Sprintf("stderr:\n%s\nstdout:\n-------\n%s\n-----\n", res.Stderr(), res.Stdout()))
-	return res.Stdout()
+	stdout, stderr := res.Stdout(), res.Stderr()
+	require.NoError(t, res.Error, fmt.Sprintf("stderr:\n%s\nstdout:\n%s\n", stderr, stdout))
+	println(fmt.Sprintf("stderr:\n%s\nstdout:\n-------\n%s\n-----\n", stderr, stdout))
+	return strings.TrimSpace(stdout)
 }
 
 func cliCmd(t *testing.T, cmd string) icmd.Cmd {