diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 1f85adc1..e5d0845f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ on:
       - '**/Cargo.lock'
       - '**/deny.toml'
       # workflow definitions
-      - 'docker/**'
       - '.github/workflows/ci.yml'
 
 env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/zcash-lightwalletd.yml b/.github/workflows/zcash-lightwalletd.yml
index b00da49b..c356f1bf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/zcash-lightwalletd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/zcash-lightwalletd.yml
@@ -6,10 +6,17 @@ on:
     branches:
       - 'main'
     paths:
+      # rebuild lightwalletd whenever the related Zebra code changes
+      #
+      # TODO: this code isn't compiled in this docker image
+      #       rebuild whenever the actual code at adityapk00/lightwalletd/master changes
       - 'zebra-rpc/**'
       - 'zebrad/tests/acceptance.rs'
       - 'zebrad/src/config.rs'
       - 'zebrad/src/commands/start.rs'
+      # workflow definitions
+      #
+      # unlike the Zebra code, these workflow definitions do change the docker image
       - 'docker/zcash-lightwalletd/Dockerfile'
       - '.github/workflows/zcash-lightwalletd.yml'
 
diff --git a/zebrad/tests/acceptance.rs b/zebrad/tests/acceptance.rs
index 0b7a3abf..616f2159 100644
--- a/zebrad/tests/acceptance.rs
+++ b/zebrad/tests/acceptance.rs
@@ -1688,15 +1688,16 @@ fn lightwalletd_integration() -> Result<()> {
     //
     // TODO: update the missing method name when we add a new Zebra RPC
 
-    // Note:
     // zcash/lightwalletd calls getbestblockhash here, but
     // adityapk00/lightwalletd calls getblock
     let result =
         lightwalletd.expect_stdout_line_matches("Method not found.*error zcashd getblock rpc");
     let (_, zebrad) = zebrad.kill_on_error(result)?;
-    let result = lightwalletd.expect_stdout_line_matches(
-        "Lightwalletd died with a Fatal error. Check logfile for details",
-    );
+
+    // zcash/lightwalletd exits with a fatal error here, but
+    // adityapk00/lightwalletd keeps trying the mempool
+    let result =
+        lightwalletd.expect_stdout_line_matches("Mempool refresh error: -32601: Method not found");
     let (_, zebrad) = zebrad.kill_on_error(result)?;
 
     // Cleanup both processes
@@ -1710,9 +1711,10 @@ fn lightwalletd_integration() -> Result<()> {
 
     // If the test fails here, see the [note on port conflict](#Note on port conflict)
     //
-    // TODO: change lightwalletd to `assert_was_killed` when enough RPCs are implemented
+    // zcash/lightwalletd exits by itself, but
+    // adityapk00/lightwalletd keeps on going, so it gets killed by the test harness.
     lightwalletd_output
-        .assert_was_not_killed()
+        .assert_was_killed()
         .wrap_err("Possible port conflict. Are there other acceptance tests running?")?;
     zebrad_output
         .assert_was_killed()