diff --git a/certora/scripts/Governor.sh b/certora/scripts/Governor.sh
index 97486c2fa..8b177300d 100755
--- a/certora/scripts/Governor.sh
+++ b/certora/scripts/Governor.sh
@@ -4,4 +4,6 @@ certoraRun certora/harnesses/GovernorHarness.sol \
     --staging \
     --msg $1 \
     --disableLocalTypeChecking \
-    --rule voteStartBeforeVoteEnd
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+    --optimistic_loop \
+    --settings -copyLoopUnroll=4
+    --rule sanityCheckVoteStart
diff --git a/certora/scripts/sanity.sh b/certora/scripts/sanity.sh
index 0da31d15e..7ffaf52f7 100644
--- a/certora/scripts/sanity.sh
+++ b/certora/scripts/sanity.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ do
     echo ${file%.*}
     certoraRun certora/harnesses/$file \
     --verify ${file%.*}:certora/specs/sanity.spec "$@" \
-    --solc solc8.0 \
-    --staging \
-    --msg "sanity ${file}"
+    --solc solc8.0 --staging \
+    --optimistic_loop \
+    --msg "checking sanity on ${file%.*}"
+    --settings -copyLoopUnroll=4
 done
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diff --git a/certora/specs/GovernorBase.spec b/certora/specs/GovernorBase.spec
index b54f8c0e8..17a37b88e 100644
--- a/certora/specs/GovernorBase.spec
+++ b/certora/specs/GovernorBase.spec
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ hook Sload uint64 value _proposals[KEY uint256 pId].voteStart._deadline STORAGE
     require proposalVoteStart(pId) == value;
 }
 
-
 hook Sstore _proposals[KEY uint256 pId].voteEnd._deadline uint64 newValue STORAGE {
     havoc proposalVoteEnd assuming (
         proposalVoteEnd@new(pId) == newValue