diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 2f73b42..13c0e07 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ jobs:
         run: yarn lint
 
       - id: test
-        run: yarn test
+        run: yarn test:verbose
 
       - id: coverage
         run: yarn coverage
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 748d74b..32df47a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     "start": "hardhat node --export-all deployments/allDeployments.json",
     "compile": "hardhat compile",
     "test": "yarn test:foundry && yarn test:hardhat",
+    "test:verbose": "yarn test:foundry -vvv && yarn test:hardhat --verbose",
     "test:hardhat": "hardhat test",
     "test:hardhat:localhost": "yarn test:hardhat --network localhost",
     "test:hardhat:sepolia": "yarn test:hardhat --network sepolia",
diff --git a/test/RLN.t.sol b/test/RLN.t.sol
index bf1f0df..237412b 100644
--- a/test/RLN.t.sol
+++ b/test/RLN.t.sol
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ contract ArrayUnique {
             seen[arr[i]] = true;
         }
     }
+
+    // contract in construction goes around the assumePayable() check
+    receive() external payable {}
 }
 
 function repeatElementIntoArray(
@@ -160,7 +163,9 @@ contract RLNTest is Test {
         address payable to
     ) public {
         // avoid precompiles, etc
+        // TODO: wrap both of these in a single function
         assumePayable(to);
+        assumeNoPrecompiles(to);
         vm.assume(to != address(0));
         uint256 idCommitment = poseidon.hash(idSecretHash);
 
@@ -206,6 +211,7 @@ contract RLNTest is Test {
     ) public {
         // avoid precompiles, etc
         assumePayable(to);
+        assumeNoPrecompiles(to);
         vm.assume(to != address(0));
         uint256 idCommitment = poseidon.hash(idSecretHash);
 
@@ -234,6 +240,7 @@ contract RLNTest is Test {
     ) public {
         // avoid precompiles, etc
         assumePayable(to);
+        assumeNoPrecompiles(to);
         vm.assume(isUniqueArray(idSecretHashes) && idSecretHashes.length > 0);
         vm.assume(to != address(0));
         uint256 idCommitmentlen = idSecretHashes.length;
@@ -276,6 +283,7 @@ contract RLNTest is Test {
         address payable to
     ) public {
         assumePayable(to);
+        assumeNoPrecompiles(to);
         vm.assume(isUniqueArray(idSecretHashes) && idSecretHashes.length > 0);
         vm.assume(to != address(0));