diff --git a/node/pkg/wormconn/send_tx.go b/node/pkg/wormconn/send_tx.go
index f12ad63c31..cf5391ee48 100644
--- a/node/pkg/wormconn/send_tx.go
+++ b/node/pkg/wormconn/send_tx.go
@@ -107,29 +107,20 @@ func (c *ClientConn) SignAndBroadcastTx(ctx context.Context, msg sdktypes.Msg) (
 
 // waitForBlockInclusion waits for the tx to be included in a block, or times out after a given duration.
 func waitForBlockInclusion(ctx context.Context, client sdktx.ServiceClient, txHash string, waitTimeout time.Duration) (*sdktx.GetTxResponse, error) {
-
-	now := time.Now()
-
 	exitAfter := time.After(waitTimeout)
 	for {
 		select {
 		// check if wait timeout is exceeded
 		case <-exitAfter:
-			fmt.Println("JOEL - TIMED OUT ", txHash)
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("timed out after: %d; wait for tx %s to be included in a block", waitTimeout, txHash)
 		// check if in block every second
-		case <-time.After(3000 * time.Millisecond):
+		case <-time.After(100 * time.Millisecond):
 			res, err := client.GetTx(ctx, &sdktx.GetTxRequest{Hash: txHash})
 			if err == nil {
-				took := time.Since(now)
-				fmt.Println("JOEL - FOUND TX IN BLOCK", txHash, " after ", took.Milliseconds(), "ms")
 				return res, nil
-			} else {
-				fmt.Println("JOEL - NO TX YET IN BLOCK ", txHash)
 			}
 		// check if context is done
 		case <-ctx.Done():
-			fmt.Println("JOEL - CONTEXT DONE ", txHash, ctx.Err())
 			return nil, ctx.Err()
 		}
 	}