diff --git a/packages/boot/test/orchestration/axelar-gmp-upgrade.test.ts b/packages/boot/test/orchestration/axelar-gmp-upgrade.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1174bcbb5d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/boot/test/orchestration/axelar-gmp-upgrade.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+/** @file Bootstrap test of restarting contracts using orchestration */
+import { test as anyTest } from '@agoric/zoe/tools/prepare-test-env-ava.js';
+import type { TestFn } from 'ava';
+import { withChainCapabilities } from '@agoric/orchestration';
+import {
+  makeWalletFactoryContext,
+  type WalletFactoryTestContext,
+} from '../bootstrapTests/walletFactory.js';
+import { minimalChainInfos } from '../tools/chainInfo.js';
+
+const test: TestFn<WalletFactoryTestContext> = anyTest;
+test.before(async t => {
+  t.context = await makeWalletFactoryContext(
+    t,
+    '@agoric/vm-config/decentral-itest-orchestration-config.json',
+  );
+});
+test.after.always(t => t.context.shutdown?.());
+
+/**
+ * This test core-evals an installation of the axelarGmp contract that
+ * initiates an IBC Transfer.
+ */
+test('start axelarGmp and send an offer', async t => {
+  const {
+    walletFactoryDriver,
+    bridgeUtils: { runInbound },
+    buildProposal,
+    evalProposal,
+    storage,
+  } = t.context;
+
+  const { IST } = t.context.agoricNamesRemotes.brand;
+
+  t.log('start axelarGmp');
+  await evalProposal(
+    buildProposal('@agoric/builders/scripts/testing/init-axelar-gmp.js', [
+      '--chainInfo',
+      JSON.stringify(withChainCapabilities(minimalChainInfos)),
+      '--assetInfo',
+      JSON.stringify([
+        [
+          'uist',
+          {
+            baseDenom: 'uist',
+            baseName: 'agoric',
+            chainName: 'agoric',
+          },
+        ],
+      ]),
+    ]),
+  );
+
+  t.log('making offer');
+  const wallet = await walletFactoryDriver.provideSmartWallet('agoric1test');
+  // no money in wallet to actually send
+  const zero = { brand: IST, value: 0n };
+  // send because it won't resolve
+  await wallet.sendOffer({
+    id: 'invokeEVMContract',
+    invitationSpec: {
+      source: 'agoricContract',
+      instancePath: ['axelarGmp'],
+      callPipe: [['makeSendInvitation']],
+    },
+    proposal: {
+      // @ts-expect-error XXX BoardRemote
+      give: { Send: zero },
+    },
+    offerArgs: {
+      destAddr: '0x20E68F6c276AC6E297aC46c84Ab260928276691D',
+      type: 1,
+      destinationEVMChain: 'ethereum',
+      gasAmount: 33,
+      contractInvocationDetails: {
+        evmContractAddress: 'anyContract',
+        functionSelector: 'fnSelector',
+        encodedArgs: 'args',
+        nonce: 25,
+        deadline: 3444,
+      },
+    },
+  });
+
+  const getLogged = () =>
+    JSON.parse(storage.data.get('published.axelarGmp.log')!).values;
+
+  // This log shows the flow started, but didn't get past the IBC Transfer settlement
+  t.deepEqual(getLogged(), [
+    'offer args',
+    'evmContractAddress:anyContract',
+    'functionSelector:fnSelector',
+    'encodedArgs:args',
+    'nonce:25',
+    'got info for denoms: ibc/FE98AAD68F02F03565E9FA39A5E627946699B2B07115889ED812D8BA639576A9, ibc/toyatom, ibc/toyusdc, ubld, uist',
+    'got info for chain: osmosis-1',
+    'completed transfer to localAccount',
+    'payload received',
+  ]);
+});
diff --git a/packages/orchestration/src/examples/axelar.flows.js b/packages/orchestration/src/examples/axelar.flows.js
index e0bfe384138..0d8d41381c5 100644
--- a/packages/orchestration/src/examples/axelar.flows.js
+++ b/packages/orchestration/src/examples/axelar.flows.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { NonNullish } from '@agoric/internal';
 import { makeError, q } from '@endo/errors';
-import { M, mustMatch } from '@endo/patterns';
 import { ethers } from 'ethers';
 
 /**
@@ -36,6 +35,7 @@ const channels = {
  *   contract method.
  * @param {string} params.encodedArgs - The ABI-encoded arguments for the
  *   contract method.
+ * @param {number} params.deadline
  * @param {number} params.nonce - A unique identifier for the transaction.
  * @returns {number[]} The encoded contract call payload as an array of numbers.
  */
@@ -43,10 +43,11 @@ const getContractInvocationPayload = ({
   evmContractAddress,
   functionSelector,
   encodedArgs,
+  deadline,
   nonce,
 }) => {
   const LOGIC_CALL_MSG_ID = 0;
-  const deadline = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000) + 3600;
+
   const abiCoder = new ethers.utils.AbiCoder();
 
   const payload = abiCoder.encode(
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ const getContractInvocationPayload = ({
  *     functionSelector: string;
  *     encodedArgs: string;
  *     nonce: number;
+ *     deadline: number;
  *   };
  * }} offerArgs
  */
@@ -92,16 +94,6 @@ export const sendIt = async (
   seat,
   offerArgs,
 ) => {
-  mustMatch(
-    offerArgs,
-    harden({
-      chainName: M.scalar(),
-      destAddr: M.string(),
-      type: M.number(),
-      destinationEVMChain: M.string(),
-      gasAmount: M.number(),
-    }),
-  );
   const {
     destAddr,
     type,
@@ -110,9 +102,15 @@ export const sendIt = async (
     contractInvocationDetails,
   } = offerArgs;
 
-  const { evmContractAddress, functionSelector, encodedArgs, nonce } =
+  const { evmContractAddress, functionSelector, encodedArgs, nonce, deadline } =
     contractInvocationDetails;
 
+  void log(`offer args`);
+  void log(`evmContractAddress:${evmContractAddress}`);
+  void log(`functionSelector:${functionSelector}`);
+  void log(`encodedArgs:${encodedArgs}`);
+  void log(`nonce:${nonce}`);
+
   const { give } = seat.getProposal();
   const [[_kw, amt]] = entries(give);
 
@@ -128,7 +126,7 @@ export const sendIt = async (
   const info = await osmosisChain.getChainInfo();
   const { chainId } = info;
   assert(typeof chainId === 'string', 'bad chainId');
-  void log(`got info for chain: ${osmosisChain} ${chainId}`);
+  void log(`got info for chain: ${chainId}`);
 
   /**
    * @type {any} XXX methods returning vows
@@ -146,9 +144,12 @@ export const sendIt = async (
           functionSelector,
           encodedArgs,
           nonce,
+          deadline,
         })
       : null;
 
+  void log(`payload received`);
+
   const memoToAxelar = {
     destination_chain: destinationEVMChain,
     destination_address: destAddr,
diff --git a/packages/orchestration/src/proposals/start-axelar-gmp.js b/packages/orchestration/src/proposals/start-axelar-gmp.js
index e0d6480e090..83c84cbbcc7 100644
--- a/packages/orchestration/src/proposals/start-axelar-gmp.js
+++ b/packages/orchestration/src/proposals/start-axelar-gmp.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import { E } from '@endo/far';
  * @import {start as StartFn} from '@agoric/orchestration/src/examples/axelar-gmp.contract.js';
  */
 
-const trace = makeTracer('StartAxelarGMP', true);
+const trace = makeTracer('start axelarGmp', true);
 
 /**
  * @param {BootstrapPowers & {
@@ -74,9 +74,7 @@ export const startAxelarGmp = async (
       localchain,
       marshaller,
       orchestrationService: cosmosInterchainService,
-      storageNode: E(NonNullish(await chainStorage)).makeChildNode(
-        'axelar-gmp',
-      ),
+      storageNode: E(NonNullish(await chainStorage)).makeChildNode('axelarGmp'),
       timerService: chainTimerService,
       chainInfo,
       assetInfo,