diff --git a/scripts/resetHardhat.js b/scripts/resetHardhat.js
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+const axios = require('axios');
+const fs = require("fs");
+
+const takeSnapshot = async () => {
+  try{
+    const [remoteHardhatUrl] = process.argv.slice(2);
+    const {data} = await axios.post(remoteHardhatUrl, {
+      "jsonrpc":"2.0",
+      "method":"evm_snapshot",
+      "params":[],
+      "id":1
+    })
+    console.log('snapshotId: ', data.result)
+    fs.writeFileSync('./tests/snapshot-id.txt', data.result)
+    console.log('all done')
+    process.exit(0)
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.error(e)
+    process.exit(1)
+  }
+};
+
+const run = async () => {
+  try{
+    const [remoteHardhatUrl] = process.argv.slice(2);
+    if(!remoteHardhatUrl){
+      throw new Error('please include the remote hardhat url as an argument')
+    }
+    console.log('remote hardhat url: ', remoteHardhatUrl)
+    const snapshotId = fs.readFileSync('./tests/snapshot-id.txt', 'utf8')
+    if (!snapshotId){
+
+    }
+    console.log('snapshotId: ', snapshotId)
+
+    const {data} = await axios.post(remoteHardhatUrl, {
+      "jsonrpc":"2.0",
+      "method":"evm_revert",
+      "params":[snapshotId],
+      "id":1
+    })
+    
+    console.log('revert success: ', data.result)
+    console.log('all done')
+    process.exit(0)
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.error(e)
+    process.exit(1)
+  }
+};
+
+run();
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diff --git a/scripts/revertSnapshot.js b/scripts/revertSnapshot.js
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+++ b/scripts/revertSnapshot.js
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+const axios = require('axios');
+const fs = require("fs");
+
+const run = async () => {
+  try{
+    const [remoteHardhatUrl] = process.argv.slice(2);
+    if(!remoteHardhatUrl){
+      throw new Error('please include the remote hardhat url as an argument')
+    }
+    console.log('remote hardhat url: ', remoteHardhatUrl)
+    const snapshotId = fs.readFileSync('./tests/snapshot-id.txt', 'utf8')
+    console.log('snapshotId: ', snapshotId)
+
+    const {data} = await axios.post(remoteHardhatUrl, {
+      "jsonrpc":"2.0",
+      "method":"evm_revert",
+      "params":[snapshotId],
+      "id":1
+    })
+    
+    console.log('revert success: ', data.result)
+    console.log('all done')
+    process.exit(0)
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.error(e)
+    process.exit(1)
+  }
+};
+
+run();
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diff --git a/scripts/takeShanpshot.js b/scripts/takeShanpshot.js
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+++ b/scripts/takeShanpshot.js
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+const axios = require('axios');
+const fs = require("fs");
+
+const run = async () => {
+  try{
+    const [remoteHardhatUrl] = process.argv.slice(2);
+    if(!remoteHardhatUrl){
+      throw new Error('please include the remote hardhat url as an argument')
+    }
+    console.log('remote hardhat url: ', remoteHardhatUrl)
+    const {data} = await axios.post(remoteHardhatUrl, {
+      "jsonrpc":"2.0",
+      "method":"evm_snapshot",
+      "params":[],
+      "id":1
+    })
+    console.log('snapshotId: ', data.result)
+    fs.writeFileSync('./tests/snapshot-id.txt', data.result)
+    console.log('all done')
+    process.exit(0)
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.error(e)
+    process.exit(1)
+  }
+};
+
+run();
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diff --git a/tests/e2e/specs/_reset-hardhat-spec.js b/tests/e2e/specs/_reset-hardhat-spec.js
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+describe('intial setup', () => {
+  before('resets hardhat', () => {
+    //read snapshot
+    cy.readFile('./tests/snapshot-id.txt')
+    .then(snapshotId => {
+      // revert to snapshot
+      return cy.request("POST", "http://localhost:8545", {
+        "jsonrpc":"2.0",
+        "method":"evm_revert",
+        "params":[snapshotId],
+        "id":1
+      })
+    })
+    .then(({body})=> {
+      cy.log("revert success: " + body.result)
+    })
+    
+    cy.wait(4*1000)
+    // take new snapshot
+    cy.request("POST", "http://localhost:8545", {
+      "jsonrpc":"2.0",
+      "method":"eth_blockNumber",
+      "params":[],
+      "id":1
+    })
+    .then(({body})=> {
+      cy.log("eth_blockNumber: " + body.result)
+      return cy.request("POST", "http://localhost:8545", {
+        "jsonrpc":"2.0",
+        "method":"evm_snapshot",
+        "params":[body.result],
+        "id":1
+      })
+    })
+    .then(({body})=> {
+      cy.log("snapshot-id.txt: " + body.result)
+      // write snapshot to disk
+      return cy.writeFile('./tests/snapshot-id.txt', body.result)
+    })
+
+    cy.log("snapshot done! ")
+
+    cy.request("POST", "http://localhost:8545", {
+      "jsonrpc":"2.0",
+      "method":"mine_block",
+      "params":[],
+      "id":1
+    })
+
+    cy.request("POST", "http://localhost:8545", {
+      "jsonrpc":"2.0",
+      "method":"mine_block",
+      "params":[],
+      "id":1
+    })
+
+    cy.request("POST", "http://localhost:8545", {
+      "jsonrpc":"2.0",
+      "method":"mine_block",
+      "params":[],
+      "id":1
+    })
+
+    cy.request("POST", "http://localhost:8545", {
+      "jsonrpc":"2.0",
+      "method":"mine_block",
+      "params":[],
+      "id":1
+    })
+
+    cy.request("POST", "http://localhost:8545", {
+      "jsonrpc":"2.0",
+      "method":"mine_block",
+      "params":[],
+      "id":1
+    })
+    cy.log("mined 5 blocks")
+  })
+
+  it('validates address', () => {
+    cy.getMetamaskWalletAddress().then(address => {
+      expect(address).to.equal("0xF994Eba5f3F33EbC5a03d9B5e195765eeb29a923")
+    })
+  })
+
+  it('validates balance', () => {
+    cy.resetMetamaskAccount() // fix 
+    cy.visit('/')
+    cy.contains('Connect').click()
+    cy.contains('Meta Mask').click()
+    cy.wait(4 * 1000)
+    cy.acceptMetamaskAccess()
+    cy.wait(4 * 1000)
+    cy.contains("Deposit").click()
+    cy.wait(4 * 1000)
+    cy.contains("1111 ETH")
+  })
+})
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