diff --git a/integration_tests/setup_test.go b/integration_tests/setup_test.go
index 370153bd2..b7a9a9b66 100644
--- a/integration_tests/setup_test.go
+++ b/integration_tests/setup_test.go
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ func (s *IntegrationTestSuite) initGenesis() {
 	s.Require().NoError(cdc.UnmarshalJSON(appGenState[gravitytypes.ModuleName], &gravityGenState))
 	gravityGenState.Params.GravityId = "gravitytest"
 	gravityGenState.Params.BridgeEthereumAddress = gravityContract.String()
-	gravityGenState.Params.SignedBatchesWindow = 15
+	gravityGenState.Params.SignedBatchesWindow = 35
 
 	bz, err = cdc.MarshalJSON(&gravityGenState)
 	s.Require().NoError(err)
diff --git a/integration_tests/validator_out.go b/integration_tests/validator_out.go
index 89a8a5918..9762bcc09 100644
--- a/integration_tests/validator_out.go
+++ b/integration_tests/validator_out.go
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ import (
 // Start the chain with validators
 func (s *IntegrationTestSuite) TestValidatorOut() {
 	s.Run("Bring up chain, and test the valset update", func() {
-		s.dockerPool.RemoveContainerByName("orchestrator3")
-
 		s.T().Logf("approving Gravity to spend ERC 20")
 		err := s.approveERC20()
 		s.Require().NoError(err, "error approving spending balance for the gravity contract")
@@ -83,6 +81,9 @@ func (s *IntegrationTestSuite) TestValidatorOut() {
 			sdk.Coin{Denom: gravityDenom, Amount: sdk.NewInt(1)},
 		)
 
+		s.dockerPool.RemoveContainerByName("orchestrator3")
+		s.dockerPool.RemoveContainerByName("orchestrator2")
+
 		// Send NewMsgSendToEthereum Message
 		s.Require().Eventuallyf(func() bool {
 			val := s.chain.validators[1]
@@ -149,6 +150,7 @@ func (s *IntegrationTestSuite) TestValidatorOut() {
 
 		// Check jail status of validators
 		s.Require().Eventuallyf(func() bool {
+			observed_jailing := true
 			orchKey := s.chain.validators[3]
 			keyring, err := orchKey.keyring()
 			s.Require().NoError(err)
@@ -161,14 +163,20 @@ func (s *IntegrationTestSuite) TestValidatorOut() {
 				s.T().Logf("error: %s", err)
 				return false
 			}
-			s.Require().True(valThree.GetValidator().IsJailed())
+			if !valThree.GetValidator().IsJailed() {
+				observed_jailing = false
+				s.T().Logf("validator 3 not jailed yet")
+			}
 
 			valTwo, err := newQ.Validator(context.Background(), &stakingtypes.QueryValidatorRequest{ValidatorAddr: sdk.ValAddress(s.chain.validators[2].keyInfo.GetAddress()).String()})
 			if err != nil {
 				s.T().Logf("error: %s", err)
 				return false
 			}
-			s.Require().False(valTwo.GetValidator().IsJailed())
+			if !valTwo.GetValidator().IsJailed() {
+				observed_jailing = false
+				s.T().Logf("validator 2 not jailed yet")
+			}
 
 			valOne, err := newQ.Validator(context.Background(), &stakingtypes.QueryValidatorRequest{ValidatorAddr: sdk.ValAddress(s.chain.validators[1].keyInfo.GetAddress()).String()})
 			if err != nil {
@@ -183,7 +191,8 @@ func (s *IntegrationTestSuite) TestValidatorOut() {
 				return false
 			}
 			s.Require().False(valZero.GetValidator().IsJailed())
-			return true
-		}, 5*time.Minute, 1*time.Minute, "can't find slashing info")
+
+			return observed_jailing
+		}, 10*time.Minute, 1*time.Minute, "can't confirm jailing status")
 	})
 }
diff --git a/module/app/app.go b/module/app/app.go
index 86792a172..d6494e8a3 100644
--- a/module/app/app.go
+++ b/module/app/app.go
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ func NewGravityApp(
 		stakingtypes.NewMultiStakingHooks(
 			app.distrKeeper.Hooks(),
 			app.slashingKeeper.Hooks(),
-			app.gravityKeeper.Hooks(),
+			//app.gravityKeeper.Hooks(), TODO(bolten): this hook is broken, do not set it, to be fixed
 		),
 	)
 
diff --git a/orchestrator/cosmos_gravity/src/build.rs b/orchestrator/cosmos_gravity/src/build.rs
index 764b8a2c9..1d5df67f1 100644
--- a/orchestrator/cosmos_gravity/src/build.rs
+++ b/orchestrator/cosmos_gravity/src/build.rs
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ pub async fn batch_tx_confirmation_messages(
             ethereum_signer: format_eth_address(ethereum_address),
             signature: signature.into(),
         };
-        let msg = proto::MsgSubmitEthereumEvent {
+        let msg = proto::MsgSubmitEthereumTxConfirmation {
             signer: cosmos_address.to_string(),
-            event: confirmation.to_any(),
+            confirmation: confirmation.to_any(),
         };
         let msg = Msg::new("/gravity.v1.MsgSubmitEthereumTxConfirmation", msg);
         msgs.push(msg);
diff --git a/orchestrator/cosmos_gravity/src/send.rs b/orchestrator/cosmos_gravity/src/send.rs
index 957dafdbc..ba520a6b5 100644
--- a/orchestrator/cosmos_gravity/src/send.rs
+++ b/orchestrator/cosmos_gravity/src/send.rs
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ pub async fn send_main_loop(
 ) {
     while let Some(messages) = rx.recv().await {
         for msg_chunk in messages.chunks(msg_batch_size) {
+            let batch = msg_chunk.to_vec();
             match send_messages(
                 contact,
                 cosmos_key,
@@ -184,21 +185,45 @@ pub async fn send_main_loop(
             )
             .await
             {
-                Ok(res) => trace!("okay: {:?}", res),
+                Ok(res) => debug!("message batch sent: {:?}", res),
                 Err(err) => {
-                    let msg_types = msg_chunk
-                        .iter()
-                        .map(|msg| prost_types::Any::from(msg.clone()).type_url)
-                        .collect::<HashSet<String>>();
-
-                    error!(
-                        "Error during gRPC call to Cosmos containing {} messages of types {:?}: {:?}",
-                        msg_chunk.len(),
-                        msg_types,
-                        err
-                    );
+                    log_send_error(&batch, err);
+
+                    // multiple messages in a single Cosmos transaction will be rejected
+                    // atomically if that transaction cannot be delivered, so retry each
+                    // element separately
+                    info!("Trying each message in batch individually");
+                    for msg in batch {
+                        let msg_vec = vec![msg];
+                        match send_messages(
+                            contact,
+                            cosmos_key,
+                            gas_price.to_owned(),
+                            msg_vec.clone(),
+                            gas_adjustment,
+                        )
+                        .await
+                        {
+                            Ok(res) => debug!("message sent: {:?}", res),
+                            Err(err) => log_send_error(&msg_vec, err),
+                        }
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
     }
 }
+
+fn log_send_error(messages: &Vec<Msg>, err: GravityError) {
+    let msg_types = messages
+        .iter()
+        .map(|msg| prost_types::Any::from(msg.clone()).type_url)
+        .collect::<HashSet<String>>();
+
+    error!(
+        "Error during gRPC call to Cosmos containing {} messages of types {:?}: {:?}",
+        messages.len(),
+        msg_types,
+        err
+    );
+}
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