diff --git a/rusk/tests/config/multi_transfer_deploy.toml b/rusk/tests/config/multi_transfer_deploy.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f17449f61a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rusk/tests/config/multi_transfer_deploy.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+[[phoenix_balance]]
+address = "ivmscertKgRyX8wNMJJsQcSVEyPsfSMUQXSAgeAPQXsndqFq9Pmknzhm61QvcEEdxPaGgxDS4RHpb6KKccrnSKN"
+seed = 57005
+notes = [10_000_000_000]
+
+[[phoenix_balance]]
+address = "3MoVQ6VfGNu8fJ5GeHPRDVUfxcsDEmGXpWhvKhXY7F2dKCp7QWRw8RqPcbuJGdRqeTtxpuiwETnGAJLnhT4Kq4e8"
+seed = 57005
+notes = [10_000_000_000]
+
+[[phoenix_balance]]
+address = "4RyaodGmN8MyUDmpRrtRxJJhrVW2HsY2ycRUnRUXR97JCN1GHraQT9Ygb8yYo7oKzyZg2EXXCGkHBwoeNb96BKtQ"
+seed = 57005
+notes = [1_000_000_000_000]
diff --git a/rusk/tests/services/multi_transfer.rs b/rusk/tests/services/multi_transfer.rs
index 803ce108a7..4761f2b70c 100644
--- a/rusk/tests/services/multi_transfer.rs
+++ b/rusk/tests/services/multi_transfer.rs
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ const BLOCK_HEIGHT: u64 = 1;
 const BLOCK_GAS_LIMIT: u64 = 24_000_000;
 const GAS_LIMIT: u64 = 12_000_000; // Lowest value for a transfer
 const INITIAL_BALANCE: u64 = 10_000_000_000;
+const INITIAL_BALANCE_DEPLOY: u64 = 1_000_000_000_000;
 
 const BOB_BYTECODE: &[u8] = include_bytes!(
     "../../../target/dusk/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release/bob.wasm"
@@ -39,6 +40,15 @@ fn initial_state<P: AsRef<Path>>(dir: P) -> Result<Rusk> {
     new_state(dir, &snapshot, BLOCK_GAS_LIMIT)
 }
 
+// Creates the Rusk initial state for the tests below
+fn initial_state_deploy<P: AsRef<Path>>(dir: P) -> Result<Rusk> {
+    let snapshot =
+        toml::from_str(include_str!("../config/multi_transfer_deploy.toml"))
+            .expect("Cannot deserialize config");
+
+    new_state(dir, &snapshot, BLOCK_GAS_LIMIT)
+}
+
 /// Executes three different transactions in the same block, expecting only two
 /// to be included due to exceeding the block gas limit
 fn wallet_transfer(
@@ -218,7 +228,7 @@ fn wallet_transfer_deploy(
         "Wrong initial balance for the sender"
     );
     assert_eq!(
-        initial_balance_2, INITIAL_BALANCE,
+        initial_balance_2, INITIAL_BALANCE_DEPLOY,
         "Wrong initial balance for the sender"
     );
 
@@ -255,7 +265,7 @@ fn wallet_transfer_deploy(
             init_args,
             0,
             GAS_LIMIT,
-            1,
+            20_000,
         )
         .expect("Failed to deploy");
     txs.push(tx);
@@ -387,7 +397,7 @@ pub async fn multi_transfer_deploy() -> Result<()> {
     logger();
 
     let tmp = tempdir().expect("Should be able to create temporary directory");
-    let rusk = initial_state(&tmp)?;
+    let rusk = initial_state_deploy(&tmp)?;
 
     let cache = Arc::new(RwLock::new(HashMap::new()));