diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 7c0891061..6a905bb36 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -304,22 +304,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "bitcoind"
-version = "0.34.1"
+version = "0.34.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f50548a349632abb9a2007d431a302bf0401a786c91f809ff31765fba87e2397"
-dependencies = [
- "anyhow",
- "bitcoincore-rpc",
- "log",
- "tempfile",
- "which",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "bitcoind"
-version = "0.35.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "09db6b30b527263d2e3a8768a2c9299763858cb84d01a9d63d174b9f515e1a32"
+checksum = "2542fac51d8cd8fce6109f4a3ffd1acfdaa3394c36d4a8207af15b8b0540e2fc"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "bitcoin_hashes 0.13.0",
@@ -642,7 +629,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "base64 0.22.0",
  "bincode",
  "bitcoin 0.31.2",
- "bitcoind 0.35.1",
+ "bitcoind",
  "clap",
  "crossbeam-channel",
  "dirs",
@@ -723,12 +710,12 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "elementsd"
-version = "0.9.1"
+version = "0.9.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f17022ca1a790518f66c46c40ab729cc275f8a009babad583972a946a851cadf"
+checksum = "19b08013ae0b60e4a3ac9d126e230338dec55575ddf7811aeaebb096f7c3abbf"
 dependencies = [
  "bitcoin_hashes 0.12.0",
- "bitcoind 0.34.1",
+ "bitcoind",
  "flate2",
  "minreq",
  "tar",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index ca9e98c38..5bdcec6ca 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ electrum-client = { version = "0.8", optional = true }
 
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-bitcoind = { version = "0.35", features = ["25_0"] }
-elementsd = { version = "0.9", features = ["22_1_1"] }
-electrumd = { version = "0.1.0", features = ["4_1_5"] }
+bitcoind = { version = "0.34.3", features = ["25_0"] }
+elementsd = { version = "0.9.2", features = ["22_1_1"] }
+electrumd = { version = "0.1.0", features = ["4_5_4"] }
 ureq = { version = "2.9", default-features = false, features = ["json"] }
 tempfile = "3.10"
 
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index a543e64ef..ece2db67d 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -36,16 +36,22 @@
           nativeBuildInputs = with pkgs; [ rustToolchain clang ]; # required only at build time
           buildInputs = with pkgs; [ ]; # also required at runtime
 
-          envVars = {
-            LIBCLANG_PATH = "${pkgs.libclang.lib}/lib";
-            ELEMENTSD_SKIP_DOWNLOAD = true;
-            BITCOIND_SKIP_DOWNLOAD = true;
-            ELECTRUMD_SKIP_DOWNLOAD = true;
+          envVars =
+            {
+              LIBCLANG_PATH = "${pkgs.libclang.lib}/lib";
+              ELEMENTSD_SKIP_DOWNLOAD = true;
+              BITCOIND_SKIP_DOWNLOAD = true;
+              ELECTRUMD_SKIP_DOWNLOAD = true;
 
-            # link rocksdb dynamically
-            ROCKSDB_INCLUDE_DIR = "${pkgs.rocksdb}/include";
-            ROCKSDB_LIB_DIR = "${pkgs.rocksdb}/lib";
-          };
+              # link rocksdb dynamically
+              ROCKSDB_INCLUDE_DIR = "${pkgs.rocksdb}/include";
+              ROCKSDB_LIB_DIR = "${pkgs.rocksdb}/lib";
+
+              # for integration testing
+              BITCOIND_EXE = "${pkgs.bitcoind}/bin/bitcoind";
+              ELEMENTSD_EXE = "${pkgs.elementsd}/bin/elementsd";
+              ELECTRUMD_EXE = "${pkgs.electrum}/bin/electrum";
+            };
 
           commonArgs = {
             inherit src buildInputs nativeBuildInputs;
@@ -54,16 +60,10 @@
           cargoArtifacts = craneLib.buildDepsOnly commonArgs;
           bin = craneLib.buildPackage (commonArgs // {
             inherit cargoArtifacts;
-
-            # TODO: do testing by providing executables via *_EXE env var for {bitcoin,elements,electrum}d
-            doCheck = false;
           });
           binLiquid = craneLib.buildPackage (commonArgs // {
             inherit cargoArtifacts;
             cargoExtraArgs = "--features liquid";
-
-            # TODO: do testing by providing executables via *_EXE env var for {bitcoin,elements,electrum}d
-            doCheck = false;
           });
 
         in
diff --git a/tests/electrum.rs b/tests/electrum.rs
index 504d16ca8..bb3115029 100644
--- a/tests/electrum.rs
+++ b/tests/electrum.rs
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ fn test_electrum() -> Result<()> {
         )?]),
     )?;
     notify_wallet();
-    assert_balance(0.3, -0.161);
+    assert_balance(0.139, 0.0);
 
     tester.mine()?;
     notify_wallet();