diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/integration-e2e.yml
index bebbc7a..08805e9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-e2e.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
     - '**'
+
 jobs:
   test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
@@ -17,5 +18,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build Babylond Image
         run: make build-babylond
 
+      - name: Cache Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          go-version: 1.23
+
       - name: Run Integration Tests
         run: make test-e2e-bcd-consumer-integration
diff --git a/contrib/images/ibcsim-bcd/pre-deployment.sh b/contrib/images/ibcsim-bcd/pre-deployment.sh
index 89a0750..2e6c11d 100755
--- a/contrib/images/ibcsim-bcd/pre-deployment.sh
+++ b/contrib/images/ibcsim-bcd/pre-deployment.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 # Create new directory that will hold node and services' configuration
-mkdir -p ibcsim-bcd/.testnets && chmod -R 777 ibcsim-bcd/.testnets
+mkdir -p ibcsim-bcd/.testnets && sudo chmod -R 777 ibcsim-bcd/.testnets
 echo "Creating and configuring testnet directory..."
 docker run --rm -v $(pwd)/ibcsim-bcd/.testnets:/data babylonlabs-io/babylond \
     babylond testnet init-files --v 2 -o /data \
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@ docker run --rm -v $(pwd)/ibcsim-bcd/.testnets:/data babylonlabs-io/babylond \
     --covenant-pks "bb50e2d89a4ed70663d080659fe0ad4b9bc3e06c17a227433966cb59ceee020d" # should be updated if `covenant-keyring` dir is changed`
 
 # Create separate subpaths for each component and copy relevant configuration
-chmod -R 777 ibcsim-bcd/.testnets
+sudo chmod -R 777 ibcsim-bcd/.testnets
 echo "Testnet directory created and configured successfully."