diff --git a/lib/shelley/exe/local-cluster.hs b/lib/shelley/exe/local-cluster.hs
index 877fc04d8df..0cfb3faf9ad 100644
--- a/lib/shelley/exe/local-cluster.hs
+++ b/lib/shelley/exe/local-cluster.hs
@@ -221,13 +221,14 @@ main = withLocalClusterSetup $ \dir clusterLogs walletLogs ->
     setupFaucet dir trCluster socketPath = do
         traceWith trCluster MsgSettingUpFaucet
         let trCluster' = contramap MsgCluster trCluster
-        let encodeAddr = T.unpack . encodeAddress @'Mainnet
-        let addresses = map (first encodeAddr) shelleyIntegrationTestFunds
-        let assetAddresses = map (first encodeAddr) maryIntegrationTestAssets
+        let encodeAddresses = map (first (T.unpack . encodeAddress @'Mainnet))
         let accts = concatMap genRewardAccounts mirMnemonics
-        let rewards = (,Coin $ fromIntegral oneMillionAda) <$> accts
-        sendFaucetFundsTo trCluster' socketPath dir addresses
-        sendFaucetAssetsTo trCluster' socketPath dir assetAddresses
+        let rewards = (, Coin $ fromIntegral oneMillionAda) <$> accts
+
+        sendFaucetFundsTo trCluster' socketPath dir $
+            encodeAddresses shelleyIntegrationTestFunds
+        sendFaucetAssetsTo trCluster' socketPath dir $
+            encodeAddresses maryIntegrationTestAssets
         moveInstantaneousRewardsTo trCluster' socketPath dir rewards
 
     whenReady dir trCluster logs (RunningNode socketPath block0 (gp, vData)) =
diff --git a/lib/shelley/src/Cardano/Wallet/Shelley/Launch/Cluster.hs b/lib/shelley/src/Cardano/Wallet/Shelley/Launch/Cluster.hs
index ac215a46db0..1308a50e861 100644
--- a/lib/shelley/src/Cardano/Wallet/Shelley/Launch/Cluster.hs
+++ b/lib/shelley/src/Cardano/Wallet/Shelley/Launch/Cluster.hs
@@ -1239,8 +1239,10 @@ sendFaucetAssetsTo
     -> FilePath
     -> [(String, (TokenBundle, [(String, String)]))] -- ^ (address, assets)
     -> IO ()
-sendFaucetAssetsTo tr conn dir targets = batch 20 targets $
-    sendFaucet tr conn dir "assets"
+sendFaucetAssetsTo tr conn dir targets = do
+    era <- getClusterEra dir
+    when (era >= MaryHardFork) $
+        batch 20 targets $ sendFaucet tr conn dir "assets"
 
 -- | Build, sign, and send a batch of faucet funding transactions using
 -- @cardano-cli@. This function is used by 'sendFaucetFundsTo' and
diff --git a/lib/shelley/test/integration/Main.hs b/lib/shelley/test/integration/Main.hs
index dddce6ead46..e37ccded255 100644
--- a/lib/shelley/test/integration/Main.hs
+++ b/lib/shelley/test/integration/Main.hs
@@ -299,11 +299,11 @@ specWithServer testDir (tr, tracers) = aroundAll withContext
         let rewards = (,Coin $ fromIntegral oneMillionAda) <$>
                 concatMap genRewardAccounts mirMnemonics
         moveInstantaneousRewardsTo tr' conn testDir rewards
-        let encodeAddr = T.unpack . encodeAddress @'Mainnet
-        let addresses = map (first encodeAddr) shelleyIntegrationTestFunds
-        let assetAddresses = map (first encodeAddr) maryIntegrationTestAssets
-        sendFaucetFundsTo tr' conn testDir addresses
-        sendFaucetAssetsTo tr' conn testDir assetAddresses
+        let encodeAddresses = map (first (T.unpack . encodeAddress @'Mainnet))
+        sendFaucetFundsTo tr' conn testDir $
+            encodeAddresses shelleyIntegrationTestFunds
+        sendFaucetAssetsTo tr' conn testDir $
+            encodeAddresses maryIntegrationTestAssets
 
     onClusterStart action dbDecorator (RunningNode conn block0 (gp, vData)) = do
         setupFaucet conn