diff --git a/test/e2e/configurer/chain/queries.go b/test/e2e/configurer/chain/queries.go
index f7b2c9cb..ebf694c5 100644
--- a/test/e2e/configurer/chain/queries.go
+++ b/test/e2e/configurer/chain/queries.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	sdkmath "cosmossdk.io/math"
+	upgradetypes "cosmossdk.io/x/upgrade/types"
 	wasmtypes "github.com/CosmWasm/wasmd/x/wasm/types"
 	cmtabcitypes "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/abci/types"
 	cmttypes "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/types"
@@ -430,6 +431,18 @@ func (n *NodeConfig) QueryProposals() govtypesv1.QueryProposalsResponse {
 	return resp
 }
 
+func (n *NodeConfig) QueryAppliedPlan(planName string) upgradetypes.QueryAppliedPlanResponse {
+	path := fmt.Sprintf("cosmos/upgrade/v1beta1/applied_plan/%s", planName)
+	bz, err := n.QueryGRPCGateway(path, url.Values{})
+	require.NoError(n.t, err)
+
+	var resp upgradetypes.QueryAppliedPlanResponse
+	err = util.Cdc.UnmarshalJSON(bz, &resp)
+	require.NoError(n.t, err)
+
+	return resp
+}
+
 func (n *NodeConfig) QueryWasmSmartObject(contract string, msg string) (resultObject map[string]interface{}, err error) {
 	err = n.QueryWasmSmart(contract, msg, &resultObject)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/test/e2e/software_upgrade_e2e_test.go b/test/e2e/software_upgrade_e2e_test.go
index edf06827..61a9f252 100644
--- a/test/e2e/software_upgrade_e2e_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/software_upgrade_e2e_test.go
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ func (s *SoftwareUpgradeVanillaTestSuite) TestUpgradeVanilla() {
 	n, err := chainA.GetDefaultNode()
 	s.NoError(err)
 
+	// makes sure that the upgrade was acutally executed
+	resp := n.QueryAppliedPlan("vanilla")
+	s.Equal(25, resp.Height, "the plan should be applied at the height 25")
+
 	fps := n.QueryFinalityProviders()
 	s.Len(fps, 1, "it should have one finality provider, since the vanilla upgrade just added a new one")
 }