diff --git a/yarn-project/aztec.js/src/contract/sent_tx.ts b/yarn-project/aztec.js/src/contract/sent_tx.ts
index 38f35bded7e9..03e9da395ded 100644
--- a/yarn-project/aztec.js/src/contract/sent_tx.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/aztec.js/src/contract/sent_tx.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ export type WaitOpts = {
   waitForNotesSync?: boolean;
   /** Whether to include information useful for debugging/testing in the receipt. */
   debug?: boolean;
+  /** Whether to accept a revert as a status code for the tx when waiting for it. If false, will throw if the tx reverts. */
+  dontThrowOnRevert?: boolean;
 };
 
 export const DefaultWaitOpts: WaitOpts = {
@@ -60,10 +62,10 @@ export class SentTx {
    */
   public async wait(opts?: WaitOpts): Promise<FieldsOf<TxReceipt>> {
     if (opts?.debug && opts.waitForNotesSync === false) {
-      throw new Error('Cannot set getNotes to true if waitForNotesSync is false');
+      throw new Error('Cannot set debug to true if waitForNotesSync is false');
     }
     const receipt = await this.waitForReceipt(opts);
-    if (receipt.status !== TxStatus.MINED && receipt.status !== TxStatus.REVERTED) {
+    if (!(receipt.status === TxStatus.MINED || (receipt.status === TxStatus.REVERTED && opts?.dontThrowOnRevert))) {
       throw new Error(
         `Transaction ${await this.getTxHash()} was ${receipt.status}. Reason: ${receipt.error ?? 'unknown'}`,
       );
diff --git a/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/e2e_deploy_contract.test.ts b/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/e2e_deploy_contract.test.ts
index 1727b37b9874..7638c537499c 100644
--- a/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/e2e_deploy_contract.test.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/e2e_deploy_contract.test.ts
@@ -134,7 +134,10 @@ describe('e2e_deploy_contract', () => {
 
         await Promise.all([goodDeploy.simulate(firstOpts), badDeploy.simulate(secondOpts)]);
         const [goodTx, badTx] = [goodDeploy.send(firstOpts), badDeploy.send(secondOpts)];
-        const [goodTxPromiseResult, badTxReceiptResult] = await Promise.allSettled([goodTx.wait(), badTx.wait()]);
+        const [goodTxPromiseResult, badTxReceiptResult] = await Promise.allSettled([
+          goodTx.wait(),
+          badTx.wait({ dontThrowOnRevert: true }),
+        ]);
 
         expect(goodTxPromiseResult.status).toBe('fulfilled');
         expect(badTxReceiptResult.status).toBe('fulfilled'); // but reverted
@@ -396,7 +399,7 @@ describe('e2e_deploy_contract', () => {
             const receipt = await contract.methods
               .increment_public_value(whom, 10)
               .send({ skipPublicSimulation: true })
-              .wait();
+              .wait({ dontThrowOnRevert: true });
             expect(receipt.status).toEqual(TxStatus.REVERTED);
 
             // Meanwhile we check we didn't increment the value
@@ -436,10 +439,12 @@ describe('e2e_deploy_contract', () => {
           }, 60_000);
 
           it('refuses to initialize the instance with wrong args via a public function', async () => {
-            // TODO(@spalladino): This tx is mined but reverts, we need to check revert flag once it's available
-            // Meanwhile, we check that its side effects did not come through as a means to assert it reverted
             const whom = AztecAddress.random();
-            await contract.methods.public_constructor(whom, 43).send({ skipPublicSimulation: true }).wait();
+            const receipt = await contract.methods
+              .public_constructor(whom, 43)
+              .send({ skipPublicSimulation: true })
+              .wait({ dontThrowOnRevert: true });
+            expect(receipt.status).toEqual(TxStatus.REVERTED);
             expect(await contract.methods.get_public_value(whom).view()).toEqual(0n);
           }, 30_000);
 
diff --git a/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/e2e_fees.test.ts b/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/e2e_fees.test.ts
index 9dbbc4825e90..d4cdfccab7cf 100644
--- a/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/e2e_fees.test.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/e2e_fees.test.ts
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ describe('e2e_fees', () => {
           paymentMethod: new PublicFeePaymentMethod(bananaCoin.address, bananaFPC.address, wallets[0]),
         },
       })
-      .wait();
+      .wait({ dontThrowOnRevert: true });
     expect(txReceipt.status).toBe(TxStatus.REVERTED);
 
     // and thus we paid the fee
diff --git a/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/guides/dapp_testing.test.ts b/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/guides/dapp_testing.test.ts
index 676652fd6344..32910fade34f 100644
--- a/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/guides/dapp_testing.test.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/guides/dapp_testing.test.ts
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ describe('guides/dapp/testing', () => {
       it('asserts a transaction with a failing public call is included (with no state changes)', async () => {
         // docs:start:pub-reverted
         const call = token.methods.transfer_public(owner.getAddress(), recipient.getAddress(), 1000n, 0);
-        const receipt = await call.send({ skipPublicSimulation: true }).wait();
+        const receipt = await call.send({ skipPublicSimulation: true }).wait({ dontThrowOnRevert: true });
         expect(receipt.status).toEqual(TxStatus.REVERTED);
         const ownerPublicBalanceSlot = cheats.aztec.computeSlotInMap(6n, owner.getAddress());
         const balance = await pxe.getPublicStorageAt(token.address, ownerPublicBalanceSlot);