diff --git a/build_msvc/bitcoind/bitcoind.vcxproj b/build_msvc/bitcoind/bitcoind.vcxproj
index 713375e63c..90d735b5df 100644
--- a/build_msvc/bitcoind/bitcoind.vcxproj
+++ b/build_msvc/bitcoind/bitcoind.vcxproj
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@
   <Target Name="AfterBuild">
     <Copy SourceFiles="$(ConfigIniIn)" DestinationFiles="$(ConfigIniOut)" ></Copy>
     <ReplaceInFile FilePath="$(ConfigIniOut)"
-                   Replace="@PACKAGE_NAME@" By="Bitcoin Core"></ReplaceInFile>
+                   Replace="@PACKAGE_NAME@" By="Elements Core"></ReplaceInFile>
     <ReplaceInFile FilePath="$(ConfigIniOut)"
-                   Replace="@PACKAGE_BUGREPORT@" By="https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues"></ReplaceInFile>
+                   Replace="@PACKAGE_BUGREPORT@" By="https://github.com/ElementsProject/elements/issues"></ReplaceInFile>
     <ReplaceInFile FilePath="$(ConfigIniOut)"
                    Replace="@abs_top_srcdir@" By="..\.." ToFullPath="true"></ReplaceInFile>
     <ReplaceInFile FilePath="$(ConfigIniOut)"
diff --git a/src/block_proof.cpp b/src/block_proof.cpp
index 78a1765329..54fd516b5c 100644
--- a/src/block_proof.cpp
+++ b/src/block_proof.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ static bool CheckProofGeneric(const CBlockHeader& block, const uint32_t max_bloc
         | SCRIPT_VERIFY_SIGPUSHONLY // Witness is push-only
         | SCRIPT_VERIFY_LOW_S // Stop easiest signature fiddling
         | SCRIPT_VERIFY_WITNESS // Witness and to enforce cleanstack
-        | (is_dyna ? 0 : SCRIPT_NO_SIGHASH_BYTE); // Non-dynafed blocks do not have sighash byte
+        | (is_dyna ? SCRIPT_VERIFY_NONE : SCRIPT_NO_SIGHASH_BYTE); // Non-dynafed blocks do not have sighash byte
     return GenericVerifyScript(scriptSig, witness, challenge, proof_flags, block);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/net_processing.cpp b/src/net_processing.cpp
index 3266aa55fe..c4029182a4 100644
--- a/src/net_processing.cpp
+++ b/src/net_processing.cpp
@@ -2794,7 +2794,6 @@ void PeerManagerImpl::ProcessHeadersMessage(CNode& pfrom, Peer& peer,
                     nodestate->fSyncStarted = false;
                     nodestate->m_headers_sync_timeout = 0us;
                 }
-                return;
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/rpc/request.cpp b/src/rpc/request.cpp
index 045b7344cc..ca7b58dd72 100644
--- a/src/rpc/request.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/request.cpp
@@ -139,7 +139,10 @@ static fs::path GetMainchainAuthCookieFile()
     if (gArgs.GetChainName() == "liquidv1") {
         cookie_file = ".cookie";
     }
-    return fsbridge::AbsPathJoin(GetMainchainDefaultDataDir(), fs::PathFromString(gArgs.GetArg("-mainchainrpccookiefile", cookie_file)));
+    fs::path cookie_path = fs::PathFromString(gArgs.GetArg("-mainchainrpccookiefile", cookie_file));
+    if (cookie_path.is_absolute())
+        return cookie_path;
+    return fsbridge::AbsPathJoin(GetMainchainDefaultDataDir(), cookie_path);
 }
 
 bool GetMainchainAuthCookie(std::string *cookie_out)
@@ -148,7 +151,7 @@ bool GetMainchainAuthCookie(std::string *cookie_out)
     std::string cookie;
 
     std::filesystem::path filepath = GetMainchainAuthCookieFile();
-    file.open(filepath.string().c_str());
+    file.open(filepath);
     if (!file.is_open())
         return false;
     std::getline(file, cookie);
diff --git a/test/functional/feature_confidential_transactions.py b/test/functional/feature_confidential_transactions.py
index a5b4f3eb7a..d55df96523 100755
--- a/test/functional/feature_confidential_transactions.py
+++ b/test/functional/feature_confidential_transactions.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ from test_framework.util import (
 )
 import os
 import re
+import tempfile
 
 from test_framework.liquid_addr import (
     encode,
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ class CTTest (BitcoinTestFramework):
         self.skip_if_no_wallet()
 
     def test_wallet_recovery(self):
-        file_path = "/tmp/blind_details"
+        file_path = os.path.join(tempfile.gettempdir(), "blind_details")
         try:
             os.remove(file_path)
         except OSError:
diff --git a/test/functional/feature_discount_ct.py b/test/functional/feature_discount_ct.py
index 007f8a0693..ac128bddcc 100755
--- a/test/functional/feature_discount_ct.py
+++ b/test/functional/feature_discount_ct.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 from decimal import Decimal
 from test_framework.test_framework import BitcoinTestFramework
 from test_framework.util import (
+    assert_approx,
     assert_equal,
 )
 
@@ -80,10 +81,12 @@ class CTTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
         assert_equal(len(vout), 3)
         assert_equal(tx['fee']['bitcoin'], Decimal('-0.00000326'))
         assert_equal(decoded['vsize'], 326)
-        assert_equal(decoded['weight'], 1302)
+        # tx weight can be 1301 or 1302, accept both
+        assert_approx(decoded['weight'], 1301.5, 0.5)
         self.generate(node0, 1)
         tx = node1.getrawtransaction(txid, True)
-        assert_equal(tx['discountweight'], 1302)
+        # tx discountweight can be 1301 or 1302, accept both
+        assert_approx(tx['discountweight'], 1301.5, 0.5)
         assert_equal(tx['discountvsize'], 326)
 
         self.log.info("Send confidential tx to node 0")
@@ -98,10 +101,12 @@ class CTTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
         assert_equal(len(vout), 3)
         assert_equal(tx['fee']['bitcoin'], Decimal('-0.00002575'))
         assert_equal(decoded['vsize'], 2575)
-        assert_equal(decoded['weight'], 10300)
+        # tx weight can be 10299 or 10300, accept both
+        assert_approx(decoded['weight'], 10299.5, 0.5)
         self.generate(node0, 1)
         tx = node1.getrawtransaction(txid, True)
-        assert_equal(tx['discountweight'], 1302)
+        # tx discountweight can be 1301 or 1302, accept both
+        assert_approx(tx['discountweight'], 1301.5, 0.5)
         assert_equal(tx['discountvsize'], 326) # node1 has discountvsize
 
         self.log.info("Send explicit tx to node 1")
@@ -116,10 +121,12 @@ class CTTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
         assert_equal(len(vout), 3)
         assert_equal(tx['fee']['bitcoin'], Decimal('-0.00000326'))
         assert_equal(decoded['vsize'], 326)
-        assert_equal(decoded['weight'], 1302)
+        # tx weight can be 1301 or 1302, accept both
+        assert_approx(decoded['weight'], 1301.5, 0.5)
         self.generate(node0, 1)
         tx = node1.getrawtransaction(txid, True)
-        assert_equal(tx['discountweight'], 1302)
+        # tx weight can be 1301 or 1302, accept both
+        assert_approx(tx['discountweight'], 1301.5, 0.5)
         assert_equal(tx['discountvsize'], 326)
 
         self.log.info("Send confidential (undiscounted) tx to node 1")
@@ -134,10 +141,12 @@ class CTTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
         assert_equal(len(vout), 3)
         assert_equal(tx['fee']['bitcoin'], Decimal('-0.00002575'))
         assert_equal(decoded['vsize'], 2575)
-        assert_equal(decoded['weight'], 10300)
+        # tx weight can be 10299 or 10300, accept both
+        assert_approx(decoded['weight'], 10299.5, 0.5)
         self.generate(node0, 1)
         tx = node1.getrawtransaction(txid, True)
-        assert_equal(tx['discountweight'], 1302)
+        # tx discountweight can be 1301 or 1302, accept both
+        assert_approx(tx['discountweight'], 1301.5, 0.5)
         assert_equal(tx['discountvsize'], 326) # node1 has discountvsize
 
         self.log.info("Send confidential (discounted) tx to node 1")
@@ -161,8 +170,10 @@ class CTTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
             else:
                 assert_equal(decoded['fee'][bitcoin], Decimal('0.00000326'))
             assert_equal(decoded['vsize'], 2575)
-            assert_equal(decoded['weight'], 10300)
-            assert_equal(decoded['discountweight'], 1302)
+            # tx weight can be 10299 or 10300, accept both
+            assert_approx(decoded['weight'], 10299.5, 0.5)
+            # tx discountweight can be 1301 or 1302, accept both
+            assert_approx(decoded['discountweight'], 1301.5, 0.5)
             assert_equal(decoded['discountvsize'], 326)
 
         # node0 only has vsize
@@ -191,8 +202,10 @@ class CTTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
             else:
                 assert_equal(decoded['fee'][bitcoin], Decimal('0.00000033'))
             assert_equal(decoded['vsize'], 2575)
-            assert_equal(decoded['weight'], 10300)
-            assert_equal(decoded['discountweight'], 1302)
+            # tx weight can be 10299 or 10300, accept both
+            assert_approx(decoded['weight'], 10299.5, 0.5)
+            # tx discountweight can be 1301 or 1302, accept both
+            assert_approx(decoded['discountweight'], 1301.5, 0.5)
             assert_equal(decoded['discountvsize'], 326)
         # node0 only has vsize
         tx = node0.getrawtransaction(txid, True)
diff --git a/test/functional/feature_fedpeg.py b/test/functional/feature_fedpeg.py
index da2bcc4ce5..78788a5968 100755
--- a/test/functional/feature_fedpeg.py
+++ b/test/functional/feature_fedpeg.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 import time
+import os
 
 from test_framework.authproxy import JSONRPCException
 from test_framework.test_framework import BitcoinTestFramework
@@ -152,7 +153,7 @@ class FedPegTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
             else:
                 # Need to specify where to find parent cookie file
                 datadir = get_datadir_path(self.options.tmpdir, n)
-                extra_args.append('-mainchainrpccookiefile='+datadir+"/" + parent_chain + "/.cookie")
+                extra_args.append('-mainchainrpccookiefile='+os.path.join(datadir, parent_chain, ".cookie"))
 
             self.add_nodes(1, [extra_args], chain=["elementsregtest"])
             self.start_node(2+n)