diff --git a/app/upgrades/v8/forks.go b/app/upgrades/v8/forks.go
index 3ecb72526b8..025ef17e77f 100644
--- a/app/upgrades/v8/forks.go
+++ b/app/upgrades/v8/forks.go
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@ import (
 // RunForkLogic executes height-gated on-chain fork logic for the Osmosis v8
 // upgrade.
 func RunForkLogic(ctx sdk.Context, appKeepers *keepers.AppKeepers) {
+	// Only proceed with v8 for mainnet, testnets need not adjust their pool incentives or unbonding.
+	// https://github.com/osmosis-labs/osmosis/issues/1609
+	if ctx.ChainID() != "osmosis-1" {
+		return
+	}
+
 	for i := 0; i < 100; i++ {
 		ctx.Logger().Info("I am upgrading to v8")
 	}