diff --git a/convex-core/src/main/cvx/convex/asset/multi-token.cvx b/convex-core/src/main/cvx/convex/asset/multi-token.cvx
index b19fdbf51..d838237b3 100644
--- a/convex-core/src/main/cvx/convex/asset/multi-token.cvx
+++ b/convex-core/src/main/cvx/convex/asset/multi-token.cvx
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@
                    (assoc rec 1 (assoc os receiver quantity)))]
         (set-holding *caller* (assoc hs id nrec)))
       (do ;; create a new record with given offer
-        (or (get tokens id) (fail "token does not exist"))
+        (or (get tokens id) (fail :STATE "token does not exist"))
         (set-holding *caller* {id [0 {receiver quantity}]})))
     quantity ;; return value is quantity offered
     ))
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@
   [a b]
   (let [a (cond a (int a) 0)
         b (cond b (int b) 0)] 
-    (if (>= a b) (- a b) 0)))
+    (cond (>= a b) (- a b) 0)))
 
 (defn quantity-subset?
    ^{:callable true}
diff --git a/convex-core/src/main/java/convex/core/Constants.java b/convex-core/src/main/java/convex/core/Constants.java
index 730f4e08c..8aba13405 100644
--- a/convex-core/src/main/java/convex/core/Constants.java
+++ b/convex-core/src/main/java/convex/core/Constants.java
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ public class Constants {
 	/**
 	 * Initial timestamp for new States
 	 */
-	public static final long INITIAL_TIMESTAMP = Instant.parse("2024-12-16T23:00:00.0000Z").toEpochMilli();
+	public static final long INITIAL_TIMESTAMP = Instant.parse("2024-12-20T02:21:42.0200Z").toEpochMilli();
 	// public static final long INITIAL_TIMESTAMP = Instant.parse("2024-12-06T05:08:13.0864Z").toEpochMilli();
 
 	/**
@@ -38,15 +38,15 @@ public class Constants {
 	public static final long INITIAL_MEMORY_PRICE = 1000000L;
 
 	/**
-	 * Memory Pool of growth increment 1mb
+	 * Memory Pool of growth increment 40kb / hour i.e. approx. 1mb per day
 	 */
-	public static final long MEMORY_POOL_GROWTH = 1000000L;
+	public static final long MEMORY_POOL_GROWTH = 40000L;
 
 	/**
-	 * Memory Pool of growth interval (once per day). This means regular price drops
+	 * Memory Pool of growth interval (once per hour). This means regular price drops
 	 * in memory pool
 	 */
-	public static final long MEMORY_POOL_GROWTH_INTERVAL = 1000L * 24 * 3600;
+	public static final long MEMORY_POOL_GROWTH_INTERVAL = 1000L * 3600;
 
 	/**
 	 * Max juice allowable during execution of a single transaction.
diff --git a/convex-core/src/main/java/convex/core/init/Init.java b/convex-core/src/main/java/convex/core/init/Init.java
index 63a2bf806..4ef43cfc9 100644
--- a/convex-core/src/main/java/convex/core/init/Init.java
+++ b/convex-core/src/main/java/convex/core/init/Init.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package convex.core.init;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import convex.core.Coin;
@@ -334,32 +335,43 @@ private static State addTestingCurrencies(State s)  {
 
 	private static State addStandardLibraries(State s) {
 		s = doActorDeploy(s, "/convex/asset/fungible.cvx");
-		s = doActorDeploy(s, "/convex/lab/trusted-oracle/actor.cvx");
-		s = doActorDeploy(s, "/convex/lab/oracle.cvx");
 		s = doActorDeploy(s, "/convex/asset/asset.cvx");
 		s = doActorDeploy(s, "/convex/torus/exchange.cvx");
 		s = doActorDeploy(s, "/convex/asset/nft/simple.cvx");
 		s = doActorDeploy(s, "/convex/asset/nft/basic.cvx");
-		s = doActorDeploy(s, "/convex/asset/nft/tokens.cvx");
 		s = doActorDeploy(s, "/convex/asset/box/actor.cvx");
 		s = doActorDeploy(s, "/convex/asset/box.cvx");
 		s = doActorDeploy(s, "/convex/asset/multi-token.cvx");
-		s = doActorDeploy(s, "/convex/asset/share.cvx");
-		s = doActorDeploy(s, "/convex/asset/market/trade.cvx");
 		s = doActorDeploy(s, "/convex/asset/wrap/convex.cvx");
-		s = doActorDeploy(s, "/convex/lab/play.cvx");
-		s = doActorDeploy(s, "/convex/lab/did.cvx");
-		s = doActorDeploy(s, "/convex/lab/curation-market.cvx");
 		s = doActorDeploy(s, "/convex/trust/ownership-monitor.cvx");
 		s = doActorDeploy(s, "/convex/trust/delegate.cvx");
 		s = doActorDeploy(s, "/convex/trust/whitelist.cvx");
 		s = doActorDeploy(s, "/convex/trust/monitors.cvx");
 		s = doActorDeploy(s, "/convex/trust/governance.cvx");
-		s = doActorDeploy(s, "/convex/asset/spatial.cvx");
 		// s = doActorDeploy(s, "convex/user.cvx");
 		return s;
 	}
 	
+	/**
+	 * Add extra libraries for testing purposes, not part of official genesis
+	 * @param peerKeys
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	public static State createTestState(ArrayList<AccountKey> peerKeys) {
+		State s=createState(peerKeys);
+		s = doActorDeploy(s, "/convex/asset/nft/tokens.cvx");
+		s = doActorDeploy(s, "/convex/lab/play.cvx");
+		s = doActorDeploy(s, "/convex/lab/did.cvx");
+		s = doActorDeploy(s, "/convex/lab/curation-market.cvx");
+		s = doActorDeploy(s, "/convex/lab/trusted-oracle/actor.cvx");
+		s = doActorDeploy(s, "/convex/lab/oracle.cvx");
+		s = doActorDeploy(s, "/convex/asset/share.cvx");
+		s = doActorDeploy(s, "/convex/asset/market/trade.cvx");
+		s = doActorDeploy(s, "/convex/asset/spatial.cvx");
+
+		return s;
+	}
+	
 	private static State addCNSBaseTree(State s) {
 		Context ctx=Context.create(s, GOVERNANCE_ADDRESS);
 		ctx=ctx.eval(Reader.read("(*registry*/create 'convex)"));
@@ -521,4 +533,5 @@ private static AVector<AccountStatus> addCoreLibrary(AVector<AccountStatus> acct
 	}
 
 
+
 }
diff --git a/convex-core/src/test/java/convex/core/init/InitTest.java b/convex-core/src/test/java/convex/core/init/InitTest.java
index 2f1100b2a..3f1a9db6f 100644
--- a/convex-core/src/test/java/convex/core/init/InitTest.java
+++ b/convex-core/src/test/java/convex/core/init/InitTest.java
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public class InitTest extends ACVMTest {
 
 	public static State createState() {
 		try {
-			return Init.createState(PEER_KEYS);
+			return Init.createTestState(PEER_KEYS);
 		} catch (Throwable e) {
 			e.printStackTrace();
 			throw e;