diff --git a/libraries/custom_appbase/include/eosio/chain/exec_pri_queue.hpp b/libraries/custom_appbase/include/eosio/chain/exec_pri_queue.hpp
index 6ef03f4b73..f6d49c45af 100644
--- a/libraries/custom_appbase/include/eosio/chain/exec_pri_queue.hpp
+++ b/libraries/custom_appbase/include/eosio/chain/exec_pri_queue.hpp
@@ -106,8 +106,10 @@ class exec_pri_queue : public boost::asio::execution_context
       if (!lhs_que.empty() && (rhs_que.empty() || *rhs_que.top() < *lhs_que.top()))
          q = lhs;
       prio_queue& que = priority_que(q);
-      que.top()->execute();
-      que.pop();
+      assert(que.top());
+      // pop, then execute since read_write queue is used to switch to read window and the pop needs to happen before that lambda starts
+      auto t = pop(que);
+      t->execute();
       --size;
       return size > 0;
    }
diff --git a/libraries/custom_appbase/tests/custom_appbase_tests.cpp b/libraries/custom_appbase/tests/custom_appbase_tests.cpp
index 3f01740bdd..f62f10b0a5 100644
--- a/libraries/custom_appbase/tests/custom_appbase_tests.cpp
+++ b/libraries/custom_appbase/tests/custom_appbase_tests.cpp
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( default_exec_window ) {
    app->executor().post( priority::lowest, exec_queue::read_only, [&]() {
       // read_only_queue should only contain the current lambda function,
       // and read_write_queue should have executed all its functions
-      BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL( app->executor().read_only_queue_size(), 1u); // pop()s after execute
+      BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL( app->executor().read_only_queue_size(), 0u); // pop()s before execute
       BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL( app->executor().read_exclusive_queue_size(), 0u );
       BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL( app->executor().read_write_queue_size(), 0u );
       app->quit();
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( execute_from_read_only_and_read_write_queues ) {
    // stop application. Use lowest at the end to make sure this executes the last
    app->executor().post( priority::lowest, exec_queue::read_only, [&]() {
       // read_queue should have current function and write_queue's functions are all executed 
-      BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL( app->executor().read_only_queue_size(), 1u); // pop()s after execute
+      BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL( app->executor().read_only_queue_size(), 0u); // pop()s before execute
       BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL( app->executor().read_exclusive_queue_size(), 0u);
       BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL( app->executor().read_write_queue_size(), 0u );
       app->quit();
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index b73809254d..d604011bc6 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -131,13 +131,13 @@ add_test(NAME nodeos_protocol_feature_test COMMAND tests/nodeos_protocol_feature
 set_property(TEST nodeos_protocol_feature_test PROPERTY LABELS nonparallelizable_tests)
 add_test(NAME compute_transaction_test COMMAND tests/compute_transaction_test.py -v -p 2 -n 3 ${UNSHARE} WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})
 set_property(TEST compute_transaction_test PROPERTY LABELS nonparallelizable_tests)
-add_test(NAME read-only-trx-basic-test COMMAND tests/read_only_trx_test.py -v -p 2 -n 3 --read-only-threads 1 ${UNSHARE} WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})
+add_test(NAME read-only-trx-basic-test COMMAND tests/read_only_trx_test.py -p 2 -n 3 --read-only-threads 1 ${UNSHARE} WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})
 set_property(TEST read-only-trx-basic-test PROPERTY LABELS nonparallelizable_tests)
-add_test(NAME read-only-trx-parallel-test COMMAND tests/read_only_trx_test.py -v -p 2 -n 3 --read-only-threads 16 --num-test-runs 3 ${UNSHARE} WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})
+add_test(NAME read-only-trx-parallel-test COMMAND tests/read_only_trx_test.py -p 2 -n 3 --read-only-threads 16 --num-test-runs 3 ${UNSHARE} WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})
 set_property(TEST read-only-trx-parallel-test PROPERTY LABELS nonparallelizable_tests)
-add_test(NAME read-only-trx-parallel-eos-vm-oc-test COMMAND tests/read_only_trx_test.py -v -p 2 -n 3 --eos-vm-oc-enable all --read-only-threads 16 --num-test-runs 3 ${UNSHARE} WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})
+add_test(NAME read-only-trx-parallel-eos-vm-oc-test COMMAND tests/read_only_trx_test.py -p 2 -n 3 --eos-vm-oc-enable all --read-only-threads 16 --num-test-runs 3 ${UNSHARE} WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})
 set_property(TEST read-only-trx-parallel-eos-vm-oc-test PROPERTY LABELS nonparallelizable_tests)
-add_test(NAME read-only-trx-parallel-no-oc-test COMMAND tests/read_only_trx_test.py -v -p 2 -n 3 --eos-vm-oc-enable none --read-only-threads 6 --num-test-runs 2 ${UNSHARE} WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})
+add_test(NAME read-only-trx-parallel-no-oc-test COMMAND tests/read_only_trx_test.py -p 2 -n 3 --eos-vm-oc-enable none --read-only-threads 6 --num-test-runs 2 ${UNSHARE} WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})
 set_property(TEST read-only-trx-parallel-no-oc-test PROPERTY LABELS nonparallelizable_tests)
 add_test(NAME subjective_billing_test COMMAND tests/subjective_billing_test.py -v -p 2 -n 4 ${UNSHARE} WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})
 set_property(TEST subjective_billing_test PROPERTY LABELS nonparallelizable_tests)
diff --git a/tests/read_only_trx_test.py b/tests/read_only_trx_test.py
index 7b6a555bc5..6af91c5a83 100755
--- a/tests/read_only_trx_test.py
+++ b/tests/read_only_trx_test.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import threading
 import os
 import platform
+import traceback
 
 from TestHarness import Account, Cluster, ReturnType, TestHelper, Utils, WalletMgr
 from TestHarness.TestHelper import AppArgs
@@ -102,6 +103,7 @@ def startCluster():
     specificExtraNodeosArgs={}
     # producer nodes will be mapped to 0 through pnodes-1, so the number pnodes is the no-producing API node
     specificExtraNodeosArgs[pnodes]=" --plugin eosio::net_api_plugin"
+    specificExtraNodeosArgs[pnodes]+=" --contracts-console "
     specificExtraNodeosArgs[pnodes]+=" --read-only-write-window-time-us "
     specificExtraNodeosArgs[pnodes]+=" 10000 "
     specificExtraNodeosArgs[pnodes]+=" --read-only-read-window-time-us "
@@ -228,7 +230,8 @@ def sendReadOnlyTrxOnThread(startId, numTrxs):
            assert(results[1]['processed']['action_traces'][0]['console'] == "Im a payloadless slow action")
            assert(int(results[1]['processed']['elapsed']) > 100)
     except Exception as e:
-        Print("Exception in sendReadOnlyTrxOnThread: ", e)
+        Print("Exception in sendReadOnlyTrxOnThread: ", repr(e))
+        traceback.print_exc()
         errorInThread = True
 
 # Send regular trxs from mutltiple threads to bump load
@@ -242,7 +245,8 @@ def sendTrxsOnThread(startId, numTrxs, opts=None):
             results = sendTransaction(testAccountName, 'age', {"user": userAccountName, "id": startId + i}, auth=[{"actor": userAccountName, "permission":"active"}], opts=opts)
             assert(results[0])
     except Exception as e:
-        Print("Exception in sendTrxsOnThread: ", e)
+        Print("Exception in sendTrxsOnThread: ", repr(e))
+        traceback.print_exc()
         errorInThread = True
 
 def doRpc(resource, command, numRuns, fieldIn, expectedValue, code, payload={}):
@@ -258,7 +262,8 @@ def doRpc(resource, command, numRuns, fieldIn, expectedValue, code, payload={}):
             else:
                 assert(ret_json["code"] == code)
     except Exception as e:
-        Print("Exception in doRpc: ", e)
+        Print("Exception in doRpc: ", repr(e))
+        traceback.print_exc()
         errorInThread = True
 
 def runReadOnlyTrxAndRpcInParallel(resource, command, fieldIn=None, expectedValue=None, code=None, payload={}):