diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 90899293b2..df625d4e26 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -29,6 +29,19 @@ build:
 		-X 'github.com/0xPolygon/polygon-edge/versioning.BuildTime=$(TIME)'" \
 	main.go
 
+.PHONY: build-amd
+build-amd:
+	$(eval LATEST_VERSION = $(shell git describe --tags --abbrev=0))
+	$(eval COMMIT_HASH = $(shell git rev-parse HEAD))
+	$(eval BRANCH = $(shell git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD | tr -d '\040\011\012\015\n'))
+	$(eval TIME = $(shell date))
+	GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 go build -o main -ldflags="\
+    	-X 'github.com/0xPolygon/polygon-edge/versioning.Version=$(LATEST_VERSION)' \
+		-X 'github.com/0xPolygon/polygon-edge/versioning.Commit=$(COMMIT_HASH)'\
+		-X 'github.com/0xPolygon/polygon-edge/versioning.Branch=$(BRANCH)'\
+		-X 'github.com/0xPolygon/polygon-edge/versioning.BuildTime=$(TIME)'" \
+	main.go
+
 .PHONY: lint
 lint:
 	golangci-lint run --config .golangci.yml
diff --git a/command/ibft/propose/params.go b/command/ibft/propose/params.go
index 2660abcc05..5514d63117 100644
--- a/command/ibft/propose/params.go
+++ b/command/ibft/propose/params.go
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ const (
 	voteRemoveSCFunction = "function voteDrop(address oldValidator)"
 )
 
+const (
+	txGasPriceWei = 1000000000
+	txGasLimitWei = 1000000
+)
+
 type proposeParams struct {
 	addressRaw       string
 	rawBLSPublicKey  string
@@ -207,6 +212,13 @@ func (p *proposeParams) ibftSetVotingStationValidators(grpcAddress string, jsonr
 		functionArgs...,
 	)
 
+	txn.WithOpts(
+		&contract.TxnOpts{
+			GasPrice: (20 * txGasPriceWei),
+			GasLimit: txGasLimitWei,
+		},
+	)
+
 	if txnErr != nil {
 		fmt.Println(fmt.Errorf("failed to initiate voting-station txn %w", txnErr))
 		return txnErr
@@ -219,13 +231,18 @@ func (p *proposeParams) ibftSetVotingStationValidators(grpcAddress string, jsonr
 		return executeErr
 	}
 
-	_, mineError := txn.Wait()
+	receipt, mineError := txn.Wait()
 
 	if mineError != nil {
 		fmt.Println(fmt.Errorf("failed to mine  voting-station txn %w", mineError))
 		return mineError
 	}
 
+	if receipt.Status != 1 {
+		fmt.Println("txn failed")
+		return fmt.Errorf("txn failed")
+	}
+
 	return nil
 
 }