diff --git a/core/meterer/meterer.go b/core/meterer/meterer.go
index ffab45b63c..8f5d9b9831 100644
--- a/core/meterer/meterer.go
+++ b/core/meterer/meterer.go
@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ func (m *Meterer) Start(ctx context.Context) {
 		ticker := time.NewTicker(1 * time.Hour)
 		defer ticker.Stop()
 
+		// initial tick immediately upto Start
+		if err := m.ChainState.RefreshOnchainPaymentState(ctx, nil); err != nil {
+			m.logger.Error("Failed to make initial query to the on-chain state", "error", err)
+		}
+
 		for {
 			select {
 			case <-ticker.C:
diff --git a/core/meterer/meterer_test.go b/core/meterer/meterer_test.go
index 017968d904..ddd91c2900 100644
--- a/core/meterer/meterer_test.go
+++ b/core/meterer/meterer_test.go
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ var (
 	deployLocalStack           bool
 	localStackPort             = "4566"
 	paymentChainState          = &mock.MockOnchainPaymentState{}
-	ondemandTableName          = "ondemand-meterer-test"
-	reservationTableName       = "reservations-meterer-test"
-	globalReservationTableName = "global-reservation-meterer-test"
+	ondemandTableName          = "ondemand_meterer"
+	reservationTableName       = "reservations_meterer"
+	globalReservationTableName = "global_reservation_meterer"
 )
 
 func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
diff --git a/disperser/apiserver/server_test.go b/disperser/apiserver/server_test.go
index 34950fef1b..24486f66a0 100644
--- a/disperser/apiserver/server_test.go
+++ b/disperser/apiserver/server_test.go
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ var (
 	bucketTableName    = fmt.Sprintf("test-BucketStore-%v", UUID)
 
 	deployLocalStack bool
-	localStackPort   = "4568"
+	localStackPort   = "4569"
 	allowlistFile    *os.File
 	testMaxBlobSize  = 2 * 1024 * 1024
 )
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ func TestDisperseBlobWithRequiredQuorums(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	transactor.On("GetQuorumSecurityParams", tmock.Anything).Return(quorumParams, nil)
 
-	dispersalServer := newTestServer(transactor)
+	dispersalServer := newTestServer(transactor, t.Name())
 
 	data := make([]byte, 1024)
 	_, err := rand.Read(data)
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ func TestDisperseBlobWithRequiredQuorums(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestDisperseBlobWithInvalidQuorum(t *testing.T) {
+
 	data := make([]byte, 1024)
 	_, err := rand.Read(data)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
@@ -207,6 +208,7 @@ func TestDisperseBlobWithInvalidQuorum(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	ctx := peer.NewContext(context.Background(), p)
 
+	// (*dispersalServer).tx.On("GetRequiredQuorumNumbers", tmock.Anything).Return([]uint8{0, 1}, nil).Twice()
 	_, err = dispersalServer.DisperseBlob(ctx, &pb.DisperseBlobRequest{
 		Data:                data,
 		CustomQuorumNumbers: []uint32{2},
@@ -605,7 +607,7 @@ func setup() {
 	transactor.On("GetQuorumSecurityParams", tmock.Anything).Return(quorumParams, nil)
 	transactor.On("GetRequiredQuorumNumbers", tmock.Anything).Return([]uint8{}, nil)
 
-	dispersalServer = newTestServer(transactor)
+	dispersalServer = newTestServer(transactor, "setup")
 	dispersalServerV2 = newTestServerV2()
 }
 
@@ -618,7 +620,7 @@ func teardown() {
 	}
 }
 
-func newTestServer(transactor core.Writer) *apiserver.DispersalServer {
+func newTestServer(transactor core.Writer, testName string) *apiserver.DispersalServer {
 	logger := logging.NewNoopLogger()
 
 	bucketName := "test-eigenda-blobstore"
@@ -650,8 +652,8 @@ func newTestServer(transactor core.Writer) *apiserver.DispersalServer {
 
 	mockState := &mock.MockOnchainPaymentState{}
 
-	table_names := []string{"reservations-apiserver-test", "ondemand-apiserver-test", "global-apiserver-test"}
-
+	// append test name to each table name for an unique store
+	table_names := []string{"reservations_server_" + testName, "ondemand_server_" + testName, "global_server_" + testName}
 	err = meterer.CreateReservationTable(awsConfig, table_names[0])
 	if err != nil {
 		teardown()
diff --git a/test/integration_test.go b/test/integration_test.go
index cf7f440cce..0c331bdb38 100644
--- a/test/integration_test.go
+++ b/test/integration_test.go
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ func mustMakeDisperser(t *testing.T, cst core.IndexedChainState, store disperser
 		EndpointURL:     fmt.Sprintf("http://0.0.0.0:%s", localStackPort),
 	}
 
-	table_names := []string{"reservations-integration-test", "ondemand-integration-test", "global-integration-test"}
+	table_names := []string{"reservations_integration", "ondemand_integration", "global_integration"}
 
 	err = meterer.CreateReservationTable(clientConfig, table_names[0])
 	if err != nil {