diff --git a/tests/e2e/e2e_ibc_test.go b/tests/e2e/e2e_ibc_test.go
index 2560679eae..a65d6cd9a6 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/e2e_ibc_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/e2e_ibc_test.go
@@ -111,12 +111,14 @@ func (s *E2ETest) TestIBCTokenTransfer() {
 			sdk.NewDecFromInt(tokenQuota).Quo(atomPrice).Mul(powerReduction).RoundInt(),
 		)
 
+		//<<<< INFLOW : gaia -> umee >>
 		// send $500 ATOM from gaia to umee. (ibc_quota will not check token limit)
 		atomFromGaia := mulCoin(atomQuota, "5.0")
 		atomFromGaia.Denom = "uatom"
 		s.SendIBC(setup.GaiaChainID, s.Chain.ID, "", atomFromGaia, false, "")
 		s.checkSupply(umeeAPIEndpoint, uatomIBCHash, atomFromGaia.Amount)
 
+		// <<< OUTLOW : umee -> gaia >>
 		// compute the amout of UMEE sent to gaia which would meet umee's token quota
 		umeePrice, err := s.QueryHistAvgPrice(umeeAPIEndpoint, umeeSymbol)
 		s.Require().NoError(err)
@@ -126,13 +128,13 @@ func (s *E2ETest) TestIBCTokenTransfer() {
 			sdk.NewDecFromInt(tokenQuota).Quo(umeePrice).Mul(powerReduction).RoundInt(),
 		)
 
-		// send $90 UMEE from umee to gaia (ibc_quota will check)
-		// Note: receiver is null so hermes will default send to key_name (from config) of target chain (gaia)
-		sendUmee := mulCoin(umeeQuota, "0.9")
-		s.SendIBC(s.Chain.ID, setup.GaiaChainID, "", sendUmee, false, fmt.Sprintf(
-			"sending %s (less than token quota) ", sendUmee.String()))
-		s.checkOutflows(umeeAPIEndpoint, appparams.BondDenom, true, sdk.NewDecFromInt(sendUmee.Amount), appparams.Name)
-		s.checkSupply(gaiaAPIEndpoint, umeeIBCHash, sendUmee.Amount)
+		// << TOKEN QUOTA EXCCEED >>
+		// send $110 UMEE from umee to gaia (token_quota is 100$)
+		exceedUmee := mulCoin(umeeQuota, "1.1")
+		s.SendIBC(s.Chain.ID, setup.GaiaChainID, "", exceedUmee, true, "")
+		// check the ibc (umee) quota after ibc txs - this one should have failed
+		// supply don't change
+		s.checkSupply(gaiaAPIEndpoint, umeeIBCHash, math.ZeroInt())
 
 		// send $110 ATOM from umee to gaia
 		exceedAtom := mulCoin(atomQuota, "1.1")
@@ -140,20 +142,25 @@ func (s *E2ETest) TestIBCTokenTransfer() {
 		s.SendIBC(s.Chain.ID, setup.GaiaChainID, "", exceedAtom, true, "uatom from umee to gaia")
 		s.checkSupply(umeeAPIEndpoint, uatomIBCHash, atomFromGaia.Amount)
 
-		// send $110 UMEE from umee to gaia (token_quota is 100$)
-		exceedUmee := mulCoin(umeeQuota, "1.1")
-		s.SendIBC(s.Chain.ID, setup.GaiaChainID, "", exceedUmee, true, "")
-		// check the ibc (umee) quota after ibc txs - this one should have failed
-		s.checkSupply(gaiaAPIEndpoint, umeeIBCHash, math.ZeroInt())
+		// << BELOW TOKEN QUOTA >>
+		// send $90 UMEE from umee to gaia (ibc_quota will check)
+		// Note: receiver is null so hermes will default send to key_name (from config) of target chain (gaia)
+		sendUmee := mulCoin(umeeQuota, "0.9")
+		s.SendIBC(s.Chain.ID, setup.GaiaChainID, "", sendUmee, false, fmt.Sprintf(
+			"sending %s (less than token quota) ", sendUmee.String()))
+		s.checkOutflows(umeeAPIEndpoint, appparams.BondDenom, true, sdk.NewDecFromInt(sendUmee.Amount), appparams.Name)
+		s.checkSupply(gaiaAPIEndpoint, umeeIBCHash, sendUmee.Amount)
 
+		// << BELOW TOKEN QUTOA 40$ but ATOM_QUOTA (40$)+ UMEE_QUOTA(90$) >= TOTAL QUOTA (120$) >>
 		// send $40 ATOM from umee to gaia
 		atom40 := mulCoin(atomQuota, "0.4")
 		s.SendIBC(s.Chain.ID, setup.GaiaChainID, "", atom40, true, "below token quota but not total quota")
 		// supply will be not be decreased because sending more than total quota from umee to gaia
 		s.checkSupply(umeeAPIEndpoint, uatomIBCHash, atomFromGaia.Amount)
 
+		// ✅ << BELOW TOKEN QUTOA 5$ but ATOM_QUOTA (5$)+ UMEE_QUOTA(90$) <= TOTAL QUOTA (120$) >>
 		// send $15 ATOM from umee to gaia
-		sendAtom := mulCoin(atomQuota, "0.15")
+		sendAtom := mulCoin(atomQuota, "0.05")
 		s.SendIBC(s.Chain.ID, setup.GaiaChainID, "", sendAtom, false, "below both quotas")
 		// remaing supply decreased uatom on umee
 		s.checkSupply(umeeAPIEndpoint, uatomIBCHash, atomFromGaia.Amount.Sub(sendAtom.Amount))