diff --git a/packages/web3-core/types/index.d.ts b/packages/web3-core/types/index.d.ts
index 2ac876a8335..a6a3d39d80a 100644
--- a/packages/web3-core/types/index.d.ts
+++ b/packages/web3-core/types/index.d.ts
@@ -420,6 +420,7 @@ export interface AbstractProvider {
     sendAsync(payload: JsonRpcPayload, callback: (error: Error | null, result?: JsonRpcResponse) => void): void;
     send?(payload: JsonRpcPayload, callback: (error: Error | null, result?: JsonRpcResponse) => void): void;
     request?(args: RequestArguments): Promise<any>;
+    connected?: boolean;
   }
 
 export type provider =
diff --git a/packages/web3-eth-contract/types/index.d.ts b/packages/web3-eth-contract/types/index.d.ts
index b922a7f13a9..f00102219d1 100644
--- a/packages/web3-eth-contract/types/index.d.ts
+++ b/packages/web3-eth-contract/types/index.d.ts
@@ -46,9 +46,7 @@ export class Contract {
 
     deploy(options: DeployOptions): ContractSendMethod;
 
-    methods: {
-        [key: string]: ContractSendMethod;
-    };
+    methods: any;
 
     once(
         event: string,
diff --git a/scripts/e2e.geth.automine.sh b/scripts/e2e.geth.automine.sh
index 0282d15d4e7..7e9a3c0c87f 100755
--- a/scripts/e2e.geth.automine.sh
+++ b/scripts/e2e.geth.automine.sh
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ echo " "
 # Launch client w/ two unlocked accounts.
 # + accounts[0] default geth unlocked bal = ~infinity
 # + accounts[1] unlocked, signing password = 'left-hand-of-darkness'
-geth-dev-assistant --period 2 --accounts 1 --tag 'stable'
+geth-dev-assistant --period 2 --accounts 1 --tag 'v1.9.13'
 
 # Test
 GETH_AUTOMINE=true nyc --no-clean --silent _mocha -- \
diff --git a/scripts/e2e.geth.instamine.sh b/scripts/e2e.geth.instamine.sh
index df4f7d048ba..d1f12a96d93 100755
--- a/scripts/e2e.geth.instamine.sh
+++ b/scripts/e2e.geth.instamine.sh
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ echo " "
 # Launch client w/ two unlocked accounts.
 # + accounts[0] default geth unlocked bal = ~infinity
 # + accounts[1] unlocked, bal=50 eth, signing password = 'left-hand-of-darkness'
-geth-dev-assistant --accounts 1 --tag 'stable'
+geth-dev-assistant --accounts 1 --tag 'v1.9.13'
 
 # Test
 GETH_INSTAMINE=true nyc --no-clean --silent _mocha -- \