diff --git a/a3p-integration/proposals/n:upgrade-next/priceFeedUpdate.test.js b/a3p-integration/proposals/n:upgrade-next/priceFeedUpdate.test.js
index 5cbacd019ad..d0bdaa1b055 100644
--- a/a3p-integration/proposals/n:upgrade-next/priceFeedUpdate.test.js
+++ b/a3p-integration/proposals/n:upgrade-next/priceFeedUpdate.test.js
@@ -14,10 +14,12 @@ import {
   getVaultPrices,
   getVatDetails,
   openVault,
-  pushPrices,
-  registerOraclesForBrand,
   USER1ADDR,
 } from '@agoric/synthetic-chain';
+import {
+  getPriceFeedRoundId,
+  verifyPushedPrice,
+} from './test-lib/price-feed.js';
 
 import { BID_OFFER_ID } from './agd-tools.js';
 
@@ -37,12 +39,17 @@ const checkPriceFeedVatsUpdated = async t => {
   await checkForOracle(t, 'stATOM');
 };
 
-console.log('adding oracle for each brand');
-const oraclesByBrand = generateOracleMap('f-priceFeeds', ['ATOM', 'stATOM']);
-await registerOraclesForBrand('ATOM', oraclesByBrand);
-await registerOraclesForBrand('stATOM', oraclesByBrand);
+/*
+ * The Oracle for ATOM and stATOM brands are being registered in the offer made at file:
+ * a3p-integration/proposals/n:upgrade-next/verifyPushedPrice.js
+ * which is being executed during the use phase of upgrade-next proposal
+ */
+const oraclesByBrand = generateOracleMap('n-upgrade', ['ATOM', 'stATOM']);
 
-let roundId = 1;
+const latestAtomRoundId = await getPriceFeedRoundId('ATOM');
+const latestStAtomRoundId = await getPriceFeedRoundId('stATOM');
+let atomRoundId = latestAtomRoundId + 1;
+let stAtomRoundId = latestStAtomRoundId + 1;
 
 const tryPushPrices = async t => {
   // There are no old prices for the other currencies.
@@ -52,9 +59,10 @@ const tryPushPrices = async t => {
   // t.is(stAtomOutPre, '+12010000');
 
   t.log('pushing new prices');
-  await pushPrices(13.4, 'ATOM', oraclesByBrand, roundId);
-  await pushPrices(13.7, 'stATOM', oraclesByBrand, roundId);
-  roundId += 1;
+  await verifyPushedPrice(13.4, 'ATOM', oraclesByBrand, atomRoundId);
+  await verifyPushedPrice(13.7, 'stATOM', oraclesByBrand, stAtomRoundId);
+  atomRoundId += 1;
+  stAtomRoundId += 1;
 
   t.log('awaiting new quotes');
   const atomOut = await getPriceQuote('ATOM');
@@ -89,7 +97,7 @@ const openMarginalVault = async t => {
 };
 
 const triggerAuction = async t => {
-  await pushPrices(5.2, 'ATOM', oraclesByBrand, roundId);
+  await verifyPushedPrice(5.2, 'ATOM', oraclesByBrand, atomRoundId);
 
   const atomOut = await getPriceQuote('ATOM');
   t.is(atomOut, '+5200000');
diff --git a/a3p-integration/proposals/n:upgrade-next/test-lib/price-feed.js b/a3p-integration/proposals/n:upgrade-next/test-lib/price-feed.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c0e2acd311d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/a3p-integration/proposals/n:upgrade-next/test-lib/price-feed.js
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+/* eslint-env node */
+
+import {
+  agoric,
+  getContractInfo,
+  pushPrices,
+  getPriceQuote,
+} from '@agoric/synthetic-chain';
+import { retryUntilCondition } from './sync-tools.js';
+
+export const scale6 = x => BigInt(x * 1_000_000);
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @param {number} price
+ * @param {string} brand
+ * @param {Map<any, any>} oraclesByBrand
+ * @param {number} roundId
+ * @returns {Promise<void>}
+ */
+export const verifyPushedPrice = async (
+  price,
+  brand,
+  oraclesByBrand,
+  roundId,
+) => {
+  const pushPriceRetryOpts = {
+    maxRetries: 5, // arbitrary
+    retryIntervalMs: 5000, // in ms
+  };
+
+  await pushPrices(price, brand, oraclesByBrand, roundId);
+  console.log(`Pushing price ${price} for ${brand}`);
+
+  await retryUntilCondition(
+    () => getPriceQuote(brand),
+    res => res === `+${scale6(price).toString()}`,
+    'price not pushed yet',
+    {
+      log: console.log,
+      setTimeout: global.setTimeout,
+      ...pushPriceRetryOpts,
+    },
+  );
+  console.log(`Price ${price} pushed for ${brand}`);
+};
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @param {string} brand
+ * @returns {Promise<number>}
+ */
+export const getPriceFeedRoundId = async brand => {
+  const latestRoundPath = `published.priceFeed.${brand}-USD_price_feed.latestRound`;
+  const latestRound = await getContractInfo(latestRoundPath, {
+    agoric,
+    prefix: '',
+  });
+
+  console.log('latestRound: ', latestRound);
+  return Number(latestRound.roundId);
+};
diff --git a/a3p-integration/proposals/n:upgrade-next/test-lib/sync-tools.js b/a3p-integration/proposals/n:upgrade-next/test-lib/sync-tools.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4a0e727c465
--- /dev/null
+++ b/a3p-integration/proposals/n:upgrade-next/test-lib/sync-tools.js
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+/* eslint-env node */
+
+/**
+ * @file These tools mostly duplicate code that will be added in other PRs
+ * and eventually migrated to synthetic-chain. Sorry for the duplication.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @typedef {object} RetryOptions
+ * @property {number} [maxRetries]
+ * @property {number} [retryIntervalMs]
+ * @property {(...arg0: string[]) => void} log
+ * @property {(object) => void} [setTimeout]
+ * @property {string} [errorMessage=Error]
+ */
+
+const ambientSetTimeout = global.setTimeout;
+
+/**
+ * From https://github.com/Agoric/agoric-sdk/blob/442f07c8f0af03281b52b90e90c27131eef6f331/multichain-testing/tools/sleep.ts#L10
+ *
+ * @param {number} ms
+ * @param {*} sleepOptions
+ */
+const sleep = (ms, { log = () => {}, setTimeout = ambientSetTimeout }) =>
+  new Promise(resolve => {
+    log(`Sleeping for ${ms}ms...`);
+    setTimeout(resolve, ms);
+  });
+
+/**
+ * From https://github.com/Agoric/agoric-sdk/blob/442f07c8f0af03281b52b90e90c27131eef6f331/multichain-testing/tools/sleep.ts#L24
+ *
+ * @param {() => Promise} operation
+ * @param {(result: any) => boolean} condition
+ * @param {string} message
+ * @param {RetryOptions} options
+ */
+export const retryUntilCondition = async (
+  operation,
+  condition,
+  message,
+  { maxRetries = 6, retryIntervalMs = 3500, log, setTimeout },
+) => {
+  console.log({ maxRetries, retryIntervalMs, message });
+  let retries = 0;
+
+  await null;
+  while (retries < maxRetries) {
+    try {
+      const result = await operation();
+      log('RESULT', result);
+      if (condition(result)) {
+        return result;
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      if (error instanceof Error) {
+        log(`Error: ${error.message}`);
+      } else {
+        log(`Unknown error: ${String(error)}`);
+      }
+    }
+
+    retries += 1;
+    console.log(
+      `Retry ${retries}/${maxRetries} - Waiting for ${retryIntervalMs}ms for ${message}...`,
+    );
+    await sleep(retryIntervalMs, { log, setTimeout });
+  }
+
+  throw Error(`${message} condition failed after ${maxRetries} retries.`);
+};
diff --git a/a3p-integration/proposals/n:upgrade-next/use.sh b/a3p-integration/proposals/n:upgrade-next/use.sh
index c68eaeafecc..fa6c4e42f65 100644
--- a/a3p-integration/proposals/n:upgrade-next/use.sh
+++ b/a3p-integration/proposals/n:upgrade-next/use.sh
@@ -5,3 +5,6 @@ set -uxeo pipefail
 
 node ./addGov4
 ./acceptInvites.js
+
+./verifyPushedPrice.js 'ATOM' 12.01
+./verifyPushedPrice.js 'stATOM' 12.01
diff --git a/a3p-integration/proposals/n:upgrade-next/verifyPushedPrice.js b/a3p-integration/proposals/n:upgrade-next/verifyPushedPrice.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..98449c316a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/a3p-integration/proposals/n:upgrade-next/verifyPushedPrice.js
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+import {
+  registerOraclesForBrand,
+  generateOracleMap,
+} from '@agoric/synthetic-chain';
+import { argv } from 'node:process';
+import { verifyPushedPrice } from './test-lib/price-feed.js';
+
+const brand = argv[2];
+const price = Number(argv[3]);
+
+const BASE_ID = 'n-upgrade';
+const ROUND_ID = 1;
+
+const oraclesByBrand = generateOracleMap(BASE_ID, [brand]);
+await registerOraclesForBrand(brand, oraclesByBrand);
+console.log(`Registering Oracle for ${brand}`);
+
+await verifyPushedPrice(price, brand, oraclesByBrand, ROUND_ID);
+console.log(`Price pushed for ${brand}`);
diff --git a/a3p-integration/proposals/z:acceptance/vaults.test.js b/a3p-integration/proposals/z:acceptance/vaults.test.js
index 5545a9381be..73f6c9433a2 100644
--- a/a3p-integration/proposals/z:acceptance/vaults.test.js
+++ b/a3p-integration/proposals/z:acceptance/vaults.test.js
@@ -8,53 +8,15 @@ import {
   adjustVault,
   closeVault,
   getISTBalance,
-  getPriceQuote,
-  pushPrices,
   getContractInfo,
   ATOM_DENOM,
   USER1ADDR,
   waitForBlock,
-  registerOraclesForBrand,
-  generateOracleMap,
 } from '@agoric/synthetic-chain';
 import { getBalances, agopsVaults } from './test-lib/utils.js';
-import { retryUntilCondition } from './test-lib/sync-tools.js';
 
 export const scale6 = x => BigInt(x * 1_000_000);
 
-// There may be a new vaultFactory that doesn't have prices yet, so we publish
-// prices now
-test.before(async t => {
-  const pushPriceRetryOpts = {
-    maxRetries: 5, // arbitrary
-    retryIntervalMs: 5000, // in ms
-  };
-  t.context = {
-    roundId: 1,
-    retryOpts: {
-      pushPriceRetryOpts,
-    },
-  };
-  const oraclesByBrand = generateOracleMap('z-acc', ['ATOM']);
-  await registerOraclesForBrand('ATOM', oraclesByBrand);
-
-  const price = 15.2;
-  // @ts-expect-error   t.context is fine
-  await pushPrices(price, 'ATOM', oraclesByBrand, t.context.roundId);
-
-  await retryUntilCondition(
-    () => getPriceQuote('ATOM'),
-    res => res === `+${scale6(price).toString()}`,
-    'price not pushed yet',
-    {
-      log: t.log,
-      setTimeout: global.setTimeout,
-      // @ts-expect-error t.context is fine
-      ...t.context.pushPriceRetryOpts,
-    },
-  );
-});
-
 test.serial('attempt to open vaults under the minimum amount', async t => {
   const activeVaultsBefore = await agopsVaults(USER1ADDR);
   await bankSend(USER1ADDR, `20000000${ATOM_DENOM}`);