diff --git a/packages/tendermint-rpc/src/tendermint34/tendermint34client.spec.ts b/packages/tendermint-rpc/src/tendermint34/tendermint34client.spec.ts
index 1daa834f8d..8f41e8137d 100644
--- a/packages/tendermint-rpc/src/tendermint34/tendermint34client.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/tendermint-rpc/src/tendermint34/tendermint34client.spec.ts
@@ -501,13 +501,13 @@ function defaultTestSuite(rpcFactory: () => RpcClient, expected: ExpectedValues)
 
       const query = buildQuery({ tags: [{ key: "app.key", value: key }] });
 
-      const s = await client.txSearch({ query: query });
+      const result = await client.txSearch({ query: query });
 
-      expect(s.totalCount).toEqual(3);
-      s.txs.slice(1).reduce((lastHeight, { height }) => {
+      expect(result.totalCount).toEqual(3);
+      result.txs.slice(1).reduce((lastHeight, { height }) => {
         expect(height).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(lastHeight);
         return height;
-      }, s.txs[0].height);
+      }, result.txs[0].height);
 
       client.disconnect();
     });
diff --git a/packages/tendermint-rpc/src/tendermint37/tendermint37client.spec.ts b/packages/tendermint-rpc/src/tendermint37/tendermint37client.spec.ts
index d141e1faa5..c37d124773 100644
--- a/packages/tendermint-rpc/src/tendermint37/tendermint37client.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/tendermint-rpc/src/tendermint37/tendermint37client.spec.ts
@@ -493,12 +493,14 @@ function defaultTestSuite(rpcFactory: () => RpcClient, expected: ExpectedValues)
       }
     });
 
-    it("returns transactions in descending order by default", async () => {
+    it("returns transactions in ascending order by default", async () => {
       // NOTE: The Tendermint docs states the default ordering is "desc". Until
       // 0.35 it was actually "asc" but from 0.35 on it is "desc".
+      // Then it was changed back to "asc" in 0.37.
       // Docs: https://docs.tendermint.com/master/rpc/#/Info/tx_search
       // Code 0.34: https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/blob/v0.34.10/rpc/core/tx.go#L89
       // Code 0.35: https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/blob/v0.35.6/internal/rpc/core/tx.go#L93
+      // Code 0.37: https://github.com/cometbft/cometbft/blob/v0.37.0-rc3/rpc/core/tx.go#L87
       pendingWithoutTendermint();
       const client = await Tendermint37Client.create(rpcFactory());
 
@@ -508,7 +510,7 @@ function defaultTestSuite(rpcFactory: () => RpcClient, expected: ExpectedValues)
 
       expect(result.totalCount).toEqual(3);
       result.txs.slice(1).reduce((lastHeight, { height }) => {
-        expect(height).toBeLessThanOrEqual(lastHeight);
+        expect(height).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(lastHeight);
         return height;
       }, result.txs[0].height);
 
@@ -560,8 +562,8 @@ function defaultTestSuite(rpcFactory: () => RpcClient, expected: ExpectedValues)
       expect(sall.txs.length).toEqual(3);
       // make sure there are in order from highest to lowest height
       const [tx1, tx2, tx3] = sall.txs;
-      expect(tx2.height).toBeLessThan(tx1.height);
-      expect(tx3.height).toBeLessThan(tx2.height);
+      expect(tx2.height).toBeGreaterThan(tx1.height);
+      expect(tx3.height).toBeGreaterThan(tx2.height);
 
       client.disconnect();
     });
diff --git a/packages/tendermint-rpc/src/testutil.spec.ts b/packages/tendermint-rpc/src/testutil.spec.ts
index bcbd0dda2b..8bfd2146d8 100644
--- a/packages/tendermint-rpc/src/testutil.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/tendermint-rpc/src/testutil.spec.ts
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ export const tendermintInstances = {
     blockTime: 500,
     expected: {
       chainId: /^dockerchain$/,
-      version: /^$/, // Unfortunately we don't get info here
+      version: /^0\.37\.0-alpha\.3$/,
       appCreator: "Cosmoshi Netowoko",
       p2pVersion: 8,
       blockVersion: 11,