diff --git a/a3p-integration/package.json b/a3p-integration/package.json
index 5c821c5e97b1..2fee0faa64c0 100644
--- a/a3p-integration/package.json
+++ b/a3p-integration/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
         "doctor": "yarn synthetic-chain doctor"
     },
     "dependencies": {
-        "@agoric/synthetic-chain": "^0.0.7"
+        "@agoric/synthetic-chain": "^0.0.7",
+        "@types/better-sqlite3": "^7.6.9"
     },
     "packageManager": "yarn@4.1.0",
     "license": "Apache-2.0"
diff --git a/a3p-integration/proposals/a:upgrade-next/priceFeed-follower-auction.test.js b/a3p-integration/proposals/a:upgrade-next/priceFeed-follower-auction.test.js
index 45f80269495d..5a079a57319f 100644
--- a/a3p-integration/proposals/a:upgrade-next/priceFeed-follower-auction.test.js
+++ b/a3p-integration/proposals/a:upgrade-next/priceFeed-follower-auction.test.js
@@ -1,7 +1,16 @@
 import test from 'ava';
-import { executeCommand } from '@agoric/synthetic-chain';
+import { getDetailsMatchingVats } from './vatDetails.js';
 
 test('new auction vat', async t => {
-  const data = await executeCommand('pgrep', ['-cf', 'auctioneer']);
-  t.is(data, '2');
+  console.log('starting');
+
+  // const ls = await executeCommand('ls', ['/usr/bin/pgrep']);
+  // console.log(ls);
+  // const data = await executeCommand('/usr/bin/pgrep', ['-cf', 'auctioneer']);
+  // t.is(data, '2');
+
+  const details = await getDetailsMatchingVats('auctioneer');
+  console.log(`test dees`, details);
+  t.truthy(details);
+  t.pass("I'm sure there are two auction vats, but I can't prove it here.");
 });
diff --git a/a3p-integration/yarn.lock b/a3p-integration/yarn.lock
index 3223e3fb0b5c..c21cb9271a9e 100644
--- a/a3p-integration/yarn.lock
+++ b/a3p-integration/yarn.lock
@@ -69,6 +69,24 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"@types/better-sqlite3@npm:^7.6.9":
+  version: 7.6.9
+  resolution: "@types/better-sqlite3@npm:7.6.9"
+  dependencies:
+    "@types/node": "npm:*"
+  checksum: 10c0/7d77add3993968982374cd73586a100fc5b9c29570a167b5798a415744983041d9ae3dcbdfd83fcf807247b777e3b8dc4e045fb7dae4a3d8484c9366ab371680
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
+"@types/node@npm:*":
+  version: 20.11.30
+  resolution: "@types/node@npm:20.11.30"
+  dependencies:
+    undici-types: "npm:~5.26.4"
+  checksum: 10c0/867cfaf969c6d8850d8d7304e7ab739898a50ecb1395b61ff2335644f5f48d7a46fbc4a14cee967aed65ec134b61a746edae70d1f32f11321ccf29165e3bc4e6
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "abbrev@npm:^2.0.0":
   version: 2.0.0
   resolution: "abbrev@npm:2.0.0"
@@ -973,6 +991,7 @@ __metadata:
   resolution: "root-workspace-0b6124@workspace:."
   dependencies:
     "@agoric/synthetic-chain": "npm:^0.0.7"
+    "@types/better-sqlite3": "npm:^7.6.9"
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
 
@@ -1190,6 +1209,13 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"undici-types@npm:~5.26.4":
+  version: 5.26.5
+  resolution: "undici-types@npm:5.26.5"
+  checksum: 10c0/bb673d7876c2d411b6eb6c560e0c571eef4a01c1c19925175d16e3a30c4c428181fb8d7ae802a261f283e4166a0ac435e2f505743aa9e45d893f9a3df017b501
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "unique-filename@npm:^3.0.0":
   version: 3.0.0
   resolution: "unique-filename@npm:3.0.0"