diff --git a/.github/ensure-builder/action.yml b/.github/ensure-builder/action.yml
index ab2a9e95d39..8c6df073974 100644
--- a/.github/ensure-builder/action.yml
+++ b/.github/ensure-builder/action.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ inputs:
   run:
     # command to run once builder/tester available
     required: false
+  spot_strategy:
+    default: BestEffort
 runs:
   # define an action, runs in OS of caller
   using: composite
@@ -21,7 +23,7 @@ runs:
       run: |
         TYPE=${{ inputs.runner_type }}
         # Try to use spot for every runner type for now
-        echo "spot_strategy=BestEffort" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        echo "spot_strategy=${{ inputs.spot_strategy }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
         echo "runner_label=$USERNAME-$runner_type" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
         if [[ $TYPE == builder-x86 ]]; then
           # 128-core x86 instance types, aws chooses for us based on capacity
@@ -86,7 +88,7 @@ runs:
         if ! scripts/run_on_builder "[ -d ~/run-$RUN_ID ]" ; then
           echo "Copying local repo to spot"
           (tar czf - .git || true) | scripts/run_on_builder \
-            "flock ~/git.lock bash -c '$UNPACK'"
+            "flock /var/lock/git.lock bash -c '$UNPACK'"
         fi
 
     - name: Attach EBS Cache Disk
diff --git a/.github/ensure-tester-with-images/action.yml b/.github/ensure-tester-with-images/action.yml
index d623c1bca52..b9e1ceddb89 100644
--- a/.github/ensure-tester-with-images/action.yml
+++ b/.github/ensure-tester-with-images/action.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ runs:
           for image in ${{ inputs.builder_images_to_copy }} ; do
             if ! docker image ls --format '{{.Repository}}:{{.Tag}}' | grep "$image" ; then
               export FORCE_COLOR=1
-              flock submodule.lock git submodule update --init --recursive --recommend-shallow
+              flock /var/lock/submodule.lock git submodule update --init --recursive --recommend-shallow
               ${{ inputs.builder_command }}
               break
             fi
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 4e0a50f16fc..9ca8c0658d4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ jobs:
           ref: "${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}"
       - uses: ./.github/ci-setup-action
         with:
-          concurrency_key: build-x86
+          concurrency_key: bench-summary-x86
       - name: "Build and upload bench aggregate file"
         working-directory: ./yarn-project/scripts
         run: |
@@ -618,18 +618,61 @@ jobs:
         timeout-minutes: 40
         run: earthly-ci --no-output ./yarn-project/+prover-client-test
 
-  network-test-fake-proofs:
+  # proving disabled
+  network-test:
     needs: [build, configure]
     runs-on: ${{ needs.configure.outputs.username }}-x86
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        test: [test-transfer.sh, test-4epochs.sh]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with: { ref: "${{ env.GIT_COMMIT }}" }
       - uses: ./.github/ci-setup-action
         with:
-          concurrency_key: network-test-fake-proofs-x86
-      - name: "Prover Client Tests"
+          concurrency_key: network-test-${{ matrix.test }}
+      - name: "Setup and Local Network Tests"
         timeout-minutes: 40
-        run: earthly-ci --no-output ./yarn-project/+network-test-fake-proofs
+        # Only allow transfer test to run on every (non-network-all) PR
+        if: matrix.test == 'test-transfer.sh' || github.ref_name == 'master' || contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'network-all')
+        run: earthly-ci --no-output ./yarn-project/+network-test --test=./${{ matrix.test }}
+
+  # note: proving disabled
+  kind-network-test:
+    needs: [build, configure]
+    runs-on: ${{ needs.configure.outputs.username }}-x86
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        test: [smoke.test.ts, transfer.test.ts, 4epochs.test.ts]
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with: { ref: "${{ env.GIT_COMMIT }}" }
+      - uses: ./.github/ci-setup-action
+        with:
+          concurrency_key: kind-network-test-${{ matrix.test }}
+      - name: Setup and KIND Network Test
+        timeout-minutes: 60
+        uses: ./.github/ensure-tester-with-images
+        if: matrix.test == 'smoke.test.ts' || github.ref_name == 'master' || contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'network-all')
+        env:
+          USERNAME: ${{ needs.configure.outputs.username }}
+        with:
+          runner_type: 8core-tester-x86
+          spot_strategy: None # use on-demand machines
+          builder_type: builder-x86
+          # these are copied to the tester and expected by the earthly command below
+          # if they fail to copy, it will try to build them on the tester and fail
+          builder_images_to_copy: aztecprotocol/aztec:${{ env.GIT_COMMIT }} aztecprotocol/end-to-end:${{ env.GIT_COMMIT }}
+          # command to produce the images in case they don't exist
+          builder_command: scripts/earthly-ci ./yarn-project+export-e2e-test-images
+          run: |
+            sudo shutdown -P 60 # extend ttl
+            cd yarn-project/end-to-end
+            echo ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_PASSWORD }} | docker login -u aztecprotocolci --password-stdin
+            test=${{ matrix.test }}
+            NAMESPACE="${test%.test.ts}" FRESH_INSTALL=true VALUES_FILE=${values_file:-default.yaml} ./scripts/network_test.sh ./src/spartan/$test
 
   l1-contracts-test:
     needs: [build, configure]
@@ -859,7 +902,8 @@ jobs:
       - yarn-project-formatting
       - yarn-project-test
       - prover-client-test
-      - network-test-fake-proofs
+      - network-test
+      - kind-network-test
       - l1-contracts-test
       - docs-preview
       # - bb-bench # non-blocking
@@ -918,7 +962,8 @@ jobs:
       - yarn-project-formatting
       - yarn-project-test
       - prover-client-test
-      - network-test-fake-proofs
+      - network-test
+      - kind-network-test
       - l1-contracts-test
       - docs-preview
       # - bb-bench # non-blocking
diff --git a/build-system/s3-cache-scripts/cache-download.sh b/build-system/s3-cache-scripts/cache-download.sh
index d1dd7e7b2b5..8d72f860460 100755
--- a/build-system/s3-cache-scripts/cache-download.sh
+++ b/build-system/s3-cache-scripts/cache-download.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ function on_exit() {
 trap on_exit EXIT
 
 # Attempt to download the cache file
-aws ${S3_BUILD_CACHE_AWS_PARAMS:-} s3 cp "s3://aztec-ci-artifacts/build-cache/$TAR_FILE" "$TAR_FILE" --quiet --no-sign-request &>/dev/null || (echo "Cache download of $TAR_FILE failed." && exit 1)
+aws ${S3_BUILD_CACHE_AWS_PARAMS:-} s3 cp "s3://aztec-ci-artifacts/build-cache/$TAR_FILE" "$TAR_FILE" --quiet --no-sign-request || (echo "Cache download of $TAR_FILE failed." && exit 1)
 
 # Extract the cache file
 mkdir -p "$OUT_DIR"
diff --git a/build-system/s3-cache-scripts/cache-upload.sh b/build-system/s3-cache-scripts/cache-upload.sh
index 3dd2397db83..5782a5c538a 100755
--- a/build-system/s3-cache-scripts/cache-upload.sh
+++ b/build-system/s3-cache-scripts/cache-upload.sh
@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@ trap on_exit EXIT
 # Rest of args are our binary paths
 tar -czf "$TAR_FILE" $@
 
-aws ${S3_BUILD_CACHE_AWS_PARAMS:-} s3 cp "$TAR_FILE" "s3://aztec-ci-artifacts/build-cache/$NAME"
+aws ${S3_BUILD_CACHE_AWS_PARAMS:-} s3 cp "$TAR_FILE" "s3://aztec-ci-artifacts/build-cache/$NAME" --quiet --no-progress
diff --git a/scripts/earthly-ci b/scripts/earthly-ci
index 789b5e52e5a..6a44a269e92 100755
--- a/scripts/earthly-ci
+++ b/scripts/earthly-ci
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export FORCE_COLOR=1
 export EARTHLY_CONFIG=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)/.github/earthly-ci-config.yml
 
 function wipe_non_cache_docker_state {
-  flock -n "$HOME/wipe_docker_state.lock" bash -c '
+  flock -n "/var/lock/wipe_docker_state.lock" bash -c '
     echo "Detected corrupted docker images. Wiping and trying again."
     # Based on https://stackoverflow.com/a/75849307
     # wipe everything but volumes where we have earthly cache
diff --git a/scripts/run_interleaved.sh b/scripts/run_interleaved.sh
index 8a52bc84091..85449570cb4 100755
--- a/scripts/run_interleaved.sh
+++ b/scripts/run_interleaved.sh
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ shift
 
 function cleanup() {
   # kill everything in our process group except our process
-  trap - SIGTERM && kill $(pgrep -g $$ | grep -v $$) 2>/dev/null || true
+  trap - SIGTERM && kill $(pgrep -g $$ | grep -v $$) $(jobs -p) &>/dev/null || true
 }
 trap cleanup SIGINT SIGTERM EXIT
 
diff --git a/scripts/run_native_testnet.sh b/scripts/run_native_testnet.sh
index c4be98de940..4f8f6fbe1f7 100755
--- a/scripts/run_native_testnet.sh
+++ b/scripts/run_native_testnet.sh
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ display_help() {
     echo
     echo "Options:"
     echo "  -h     Display this help message"
-    echo "  -t     Specify the test file (default: $TEST_FILE)"
+    echo "  -t     Specify the test file (default: $TEST_SCRIPT)"
     echo "  -p     Specify the prover command (default: $PROVER_SCRIPT)"
     echo "  -val     Specify the number of validators (default: $NUM_VALIDATORS)"
     echo "  -v     Set logging level to verbose"
diff --git a/spartan/scripts/deploy_spartan.sh b/spartan/scripts/deploy_spartan.sh
index f8249202a9c..85d7b12e1a8 100755
--- a/spartan/scripts/deploy_spartan.sh
+++ b/spartan/scripts/deploy_spartan.sh
@@ -1,23 +1,71 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-set -eu
+set -eux
+set -o pipefail
 
 TAG=$1
 VALUES=$2
+NAMESPACE=${3:-spartan}
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
 
 if [ -z "$TAG" ]; then
-  echo "Usage: $0 <tag> <values>"
-  echo "Example: $0 latest 48-validators"
+  echo "Usage: $0 <docker image tag> <values> (optional: <namespace>)"
+  echo "Example: $0 latest 48-validators devnet"
   exit 1
 fi
 
-SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+function cleanup() {
+  set +x
+  # kill everything in our process group except our process
+  trap - SIGTERM && kill $(pgrep -g $$ | grep -v $$) $(jobs -p) &>/dev/null || true
+}
+trap cleanup SIGINT SIGTERM EXIT
+
+function show_status_until_pxe_ready() {
+  set +x
+  sleep 15 # let helm upgrade start
+  kubectl get pods -n $NAMESPACE
+  for i in {1..20} ; do
+    # Show once a minute x 20 minutes
+    kubectl get pods -n $NAMESPACE
+    sleep 60
+  done
+}
+show_status_until_pxe_ready &
 
-helm upgrade --install spartan $SCRIPT_DIR/../aztec-network \
-      --namespace spartan \
-      --create-namespace \
-      --values $SCRIPT_DIR/../aztec-network/values/$VALUES.yaml \
-      --set images.aztec.image="aztecprotocol/aztec:$TAG" \
-      --set network.public=true \
-      --wait \
-      --wait-for-jobs=true \
-      --timeout=30m
+function log_stern() {
+  set +x
+  stern $NAMESPACE -n $NAMESPACE 2>&1 > "$SCRIPT_DIR/logs/$NAMESPACE-deploy.log"
+}
+log_stern &
+
+function upgrade() {
+  # pull and resolve the image just to be absolutely sure k8s gets the latest image in the tag we want
+  docker pull --platform linux/amd64 aztecprotocol/aztec:$TAG
+  IMAGE=$(docker inspect --format='{{index .RepoDigests 0}}' aztecprotocol/aztec:$TAG)
+  if ! [ -z "${PRINT_ONLY:-}" ] ; then
+    helm template $NAMESPACE $SCRIPT_DIR/../aztec-network \
+          --namespace $NAMESPACE \
+          --create-namespace \
+          --values $SCRIPT_DIR/../aztec-network/values/$VALUES.yaml \
+          --set images.aztec.image="$IMAGE" \
+          --set network.public=true
+  else
+    helm upgrade --install $NAMESPACE $SCRIPT_DIR/../aztec-network \
+          --namespace $NAMESPACE \
+          --create-namespace \
+          --values $SCRIPT_DIR/../aztec-network/values/$VALUES.yaml \
+          --set images.aztec.image="$IMAGE" \
+          --set network.public=true \
+          --wait \
+          --wait-for-jobs=true \
+          --timeout=30m 2>&1
+  fi
+}
+
+# running the helm upgrade, but will try again if the setup l2 contracts job complains about being immutable
+if ! upgrade | tee "$SCRIPT_DIR/logs/$NAMESPACE-helm.log" ; then
+  if grep 'cannot patch "'$NAMESPACE'-aztec-network-setup-l2-contracts"' "$SCRIPT_DIR/logs/$NAMESPACE-helm.log" ; then
+    kubectl delete job $NAMESPACE-aztec-network-setup-l2-contracts -n $NAMESPACE
+    upgrade
+  fi
+fi
diff --git a/spartan/scripts/logs/.gitignore b/spartan/scripts/logs/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bf0824e596e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spartan/scripts/logs/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+*.log
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spartan/scripts/setup_local_k8s.sh b/spartan/scripts/setup_local_k8s.sh
index b23ad059134..089aba708a7 100755
--- a/spartan/scripts/setup_local_k8s.sh
+++ b/spartan/scripts/setup_local_k8s.sh
@@ -30,10 +30,31 @@ if ! command -v helm &> /dev/null; then
   rm get_helm.sh
 fi
 
-if kind get clusters | grep -q "^kind$"; then
+if ! command -v stern &> /dev/null; then
+  # Download Stern
+  curl -Lo stern.tar.gz https://github.com/stern/stern/releases/download/v1.31.0/stern_1.31.0_linux_amd64.tar.gz
+
+  # Extract the binary
+  tar -xzf stern.tar.gz
+
+  # Move it to /usr/local/bin and set permissions
+  sudo mv stern /usr/local/bin/stern
+  sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/stern
+
+  # Verify installation
+  stern --version
+
+  # Clean up
+  rm stern.tar.gz
+fi
+
+if kubectl config get-clusters | grep -q "^kind-kind$"; then
   echo "Cluster 'kind' already exists. Skipping creation."
 else
+  # Sometimes, kubectl does not have our kind context yet kind registers it as existing
+  # Ensure our context exists in kubectl
+  kind delete cluster || true
   kind create cluster
 fi
 
-kubectl config use-context kind-kind
+kubectl config use-context kind-kind || true
diff --git a/spartan/scripts/test_spartan.sh b/spartan/scripts/test_spartan.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..f6b3bbe2e9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spartan/scripts/test_spartan.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Targets a running cluster and tests 5 slots worth of transfers against it.
+set -eu
+set -o pipefail
+
+# Test a deployed cluster
+
+NAMESPACE=${1:-spartan}
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+
+if [ -z "$NAMESPACE" ]; then
+  echo "Usage: $0 (optional: <namespace>)"
+  echo "Example: $0 devnet"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "Note: Repo should be bootstrapped with ./bootstrap.sh fast."
+
+# Fetch the service URLs based on the namespace for injection in the test-transfer.sh
+export BOOTNODE_URL=http://$(kubectl get svc -n $NAMESPACE -o jsonpath="{.items[?(@.metadata.name=='$NAMESPACE-aztec-network-boot-node-lb-tcp')].status.loadBalancer.ingress[0].hostname}"):8080
+export PXE_URL=http://$(kubectl get svc -n $NAMESPACE -o jsonpath="{.items[?(@.metadata.name=='$NAMESPACE-aztec-network-pxe-lb')].status.loadBalancer.ingress[0].hostname}"):8080
+export ETHEREUM_HOST=http://$(kubectl get svc -n $NAMESPACE -o jsonpath="{.items[?(@.metadata.name=='$NAMESPACE-aztec-network-ethereum-lb')].status.loadBalancer.ingress[0].hostname}"):8545
+
+echo "BOOTNODE_URL: $BOOTNODE_URL"
+echo "PXE_URL: $PXE_URL"
+echo "ETHEREUM_HOST: $ETHEREUM_HOST"
+
+# hack to ensure L2 contracts are considered deployed
+touch $SCRIPT_DIR/../../yarn-project/end-to-end/scripts/native-network/state/l2-contracts.env
+bash -x $SCRIPT_DIR/../../yarn-project/end-to-end/scripts/native-network/test-transfer.sh
diff --git a/yarn-project/Earthfile b/yarn-project/Earthfile
index 0e6fa4fb698..61415b0c0db 100644
--- a/yarn-project/Earthfile
+++ b/yarn-project/Earthfile
@@ -281,7 +281,8 @@ prover-client-test:
 
 # NOTE: This is not in the end-to-end Earthfile as that is entirely LOCALLY commands that will go away sometime.
 # Running this inside the main builder as the point is not to run this through dockerization.
-network-test-fake-proofs:
+network-test:
+    ARG test=./test-transfer.sh
     FROM +build
     WORKDIR /usr/src/
     # Bare minimum git setup to run 'git rev-parse --show-toplevel'
@@ -291,14 +292,14 @@ network-test-fake-proofs:
     # All script arguments are in the end-to-end/scripts/native-network folder
     ENV LOG_LEVEL=verbose
     RUN INTERLEAVED=true end-to-end/scripts/native_network_test.sh \
-        ./test-transfer.sh \
+        "$test" \
         ./deploy-l1-contracts.sh \
         ./deploy-l2-contracts.sh \
         ./boot-node.sh \
         ./ethereum.sh \
         "./prover-node.sh 8078 false" \
         ./pxe.sh \
-        "./validator.sh 8081 40401"
+        "./validators.sh 3"
 
 publish-npm:
     FROM +build
diff --git a/yarn-project/bot/src/bot.ts b/yarn-project/bot/src/bot.ts
index ab2b644204e..f0eefb75daa 100644
--- a/yarn-project/bot/src/bot.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/bot/src/bot.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ const TRANSFER_AMOUNT = 1;
 export class Bot {
   private log = createDebugLogger('aztec:bot');
 
+  private attempts: number = 0;
+  private successes: number = 0;
+
   protected constructor(
     public readonly wallet: Wallet,
     public readonly token: TokenContract | EasyPrivateTokenContract,
@@ -39,6 +42,7 @@ export class Bot {
   }
 
   public async run() {
+    this.attempts++;
     const logCtx = { runId: Date.now() * 1000 + Math.floor(Math.random() * 1000) };
     const { privateTransfersPerTx, publicTransfersPerTx, feePaymentMethod, followChain, txMinedWaitSeconds } =
       this.config;
@@ -96,7 +100,11 @@ export class Bot {
       provenTimeout: txMinedWaitSeconds,
       proven: followChain === 'PROVEN',
     });
-    this.log.info(`Tx ${receipt.txHash} mined in block ${receipt.blockNumber}`, logCtx);
+    this.log.info(
+      `Tx #${this.attempts} ${receipt.txHash} successfully mined in block ${receipt.blockNumber} (stats: ${this.successes}/${this.attempts} success)`,
+      logCtx,
+    );
+    this.successes++;
   }
 
   public async getBalances() {
diff --git a/yarn-project/end-to-end/Earthfile b/yarn-project/end-to-end/Earthfile
index 012993e6b49..bafa08e967d 100644
--- a/yarn-project/end-to-end/Earthfile
+++ b/yarn-project/end-to-end/Earthfile
@@ -293,18 +293,3 @@ e2e-devnet-smoke:
 e2e-cli-wallet:
   LOCALLY
   RUN COMPOSE_FILE=scripts/docker-compose-wallet.yml ./scripts/e2e_compose_test.sh e2e_cli_wallet
-
-kind-network-smoke:
-  ARG values_file
-  LOCALLY
-  RUN NAMESPACE=smoke FRESH_INSTALL=true VALUES_FILE=${values_file:-default.yaml} ./scripts/network_test.sh ./src/spartan/smoke.test.ts
-
-kind-network-transfer:
-  ARG values_file
-  LOCALLY
-  RUN NAMESPACE=transfer FRESH_INSTALL=true VALUES_FILE=${values_file:-default.yaml} ./scripts/network_test.sh ./src/spartan/transfer.test.ts
-
-kind-network-4epochs:
-  ARG values_file
-  LOCALLY
-  RUN NAMESPACE=transfer FRESH_INSTALL=true VALUES_FILE=${values_file:-default.yaml} ./scripts/network_test.sh ./src/spartan/4epochs.test.ts || true
diff --git a/yarn-project/end-to-end/scripts/native-network/deploy-l2-contracts.sh b/yarn-project/end-to-end/scripts/native-network/deploy-l2-contracts.sh
index 4c32ca45699..a38d0584479 100755
--- a/yarn-project/end-to-end/scripts/native-network/deploy-l2-contracts.sh
+++ b/yarn-project/end-to-end/scripts/native-network/deploy-l2-contracts.sh
@@ -29,10 +29,4 @@ node --no-warnings $(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)/yarn-project/aztec/dest/bin/
 echo "Deployed L2 contracts"
 # Use file just as done signal
 echo "" > state/l2-contracts.env
-echo "Wrote to state/l2-contracts.env to signal completion"
-
-# sleep 5
-# function close_tmux_pane() {
-#   tmux kill-pane -t $(tmux display -p '#{pane_id}')
-# }
-# close_tmux_pane 2>/dev/null || true
\ No newline at end of file
+echo "Wrote to state/l2-contracts.env to signal completion"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/yarn-project/end-to-end/scripts/native-network/test-4epochs.sh b/yarn-project/end-to-end/scripts/native-network/test-4epochs.sh
index 98393c40213..3edbcd48637 100755
--- a/yarn-project/end-to-end/scripts/native-network/test-4epochs.sh
+++ b/yarn-project/end-to-end/scripts/native-network/test-4epochs.sh
@@ -8,17 +8,21 @@ SCRIPT_NAME=$(basename "$0" .sh)
 # Redirect stdout and stderr to <script_name>.log while also printing to the console
 exec > >(tee -a "$(dirname $0)/logs/${SCRIPT_NAME}.log") 2> >(tee -a "$(dirname $0)/logs/${SCRIPT_NAME}.log" >&2)
 
+export BOOTNODE_URL=${BOOTNODE_URL:-http://127.0.0.1:8080}
+export PXE_URL=${PXE_URL:-http://127.0.0.1:8079}
+export ETHEREUM_HOST=${ETHEREUM_HOST:-http://127.0.0.1:8545}
+
 REPO=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)
 # Run our test assuming the port in pxe.sh
 # Wait for the Aztec Node to be ready
 echo "Waiting for Aztec Node..."
-until curl -s http://127.0.0.1:8080/status >/dev/null ; do
+until curl -s $BOOTNODE_URL/status >/dev/null ; do
   sleep 1
 done
 echo "Waiting for PXE service..."
 until curl -s -X POST -H 'content-type: application/json' \
   -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"pxe_getNodeInfo","params":[],"id":67}' \
-  http://127.0.0.1:8079 | grep -q '"enr:-'; do
+  $PXE_URL | grep -q '"enr:-'; do
   sleep 1
 done
 echo "Waiting for l2 contracts to be deployed..."
@@ -29,7 +33,5 @@ echo "Done waiting."
 
 export DEBUG="aztec:*"
 export LOG_LEVEL=${LOG_LEVEL:-"debug"}
-export PXE_URL=http://localhost:8079
-export ETHEREUM_HOST=http://127.0.0.1:8545
 cd $(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)/yarn-project/end-to-end
-yarn test src/spartan/4epochs.test.ts
\ No newline at end of file
+DEBUG=aztec:* yarn test src/spartan/4epochs.test.ts
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/yarn-project/end-to-end/scripts/native-network/test-transfer.sh b/yarn-project/end-to-end/scripts/native-network/test-transfer.sh
index 93e218a045e..fe9a8fc2004 100755
--- a/yarn-project/end-to-end/scripts/native-network/test-transfer.sh
+++ b/yarn-project/end-to-end/scripts/native-network/test-transfer.sh
@@ -8,17 +8,20 @@ SCRIPT_NAME=$(basename "$0" .sh)
 # Redirect stdout and stderr to <script_name>.log while also printing to the console
 exec > >(tee -a "$(dirname $0)/logs/${SCRIPT_NAME}.log") 2> >(tee -a "$(dirname $0)/logs/${SCRIPT_NAME}.log" >&2)
 
+export BOOTNODE_URL=${BOOTNODE_URL:-http://127.0.0.1:8080}
+export PXE_URL=${PXE_URL:-http://127.0.0.1:8079}
+
 REPO=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)
 # Run our test assuming the port in pxe.sh
 # Wait for the Aztec Node to be ready
 echo "Waiting for Aztec Node..."
-until curl -s http://127.0.0.1:8080/status >/dev/null ; do
+until curl -s $BOOTNODE_URL/status >/dev/null ; do
   sleep 1
 done
 echo "Waiting for PXE service..."
 until curl -s -X POST -H 'content-type: application/json' \
   -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"pxe_getNodeInfo","params":[],"id":67}' \
-  http://127.0.0.1:8079 | grep -q '"enr:-'; do
+  $PXE_URL | grep -q '"enr:-'; do
   sleep 1
 done
 echo "Waiting for l2 contracts to be deployed..."
@@ -29,6 +32,5 @@ echo "Done waiting."
 
 export DEBUG="aztec:*"
 export LOG_LEVEL=${LOG_LEVEL:-"debug"}
-export PXE_URL=http://localhost:8079
 cd $(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)/yarn-project/end-to-end
-yarn test src/spartan/transfer.test.ts
+DEBUG=aztec:* yarn test src/spartan/transfer.test.ts
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/yarn-project/end-to-end/scripts/network_test.sh b/yarn-project/end-to-end/scripts/network_test.sh
index 5c2c8d0c8ab..b2a83d4b8ef 100755
--- a/yarn-project/end-to-end/scripts/network_test.sh
+++ b/yarn-project/end-to-end/scripts/network_test.sh
@@ -65,8 +65,7 @@ show_status_until_pxe_ready &
 
 function cleanup() {
   # kill everything in our process group except our process
-  kill $(pgrep -g $$ | grep -v $$) || true
-  kill $(jobs -p) || true
+  trap - SIGTERM && kill $(pgrep -g $$ | grep -v $$) $(jobs -p) &>/dev/null || true
 }
 trap cleanup SIGINT SIGTERM EXIT
 # Install the Helm chart
@@ -82,14 +81,24 @@ helm upgrade --install spartan "$REPO/spartan/aztec-network/" \
 
 kubectl wait pod -l app==pxe --for=condition=Ready -n "$NAMESPACE" --timeout=10m
 
-# tunnel in to get access directly to our PXE service in k8s
-(kubectl port-forward --namespace $NAMESPACE svc/spartan-aztec-network-pxe 9082:8080 2>/dev/null >/dev/null || true) &
-(kubectl port-forward --namespace $NAMESPACE svc/spartan-aztec-network-anvil 9545:8545 2>/dev/null >/dev/null || true) &
+# Find two free ports between 9000 and 10000
+FREE_PORTS=$(comm -23 <(seq 9000 10000 | sort) <(ss -Htan | awk '{print $4}' | cut -d':' -f2 | sort -u) | shuf | head -n 2)
+
+# Extract the two free ports from the list
+PXE_PORT=$(echo $FREE_PORTS | awk '{print $1}')
+ANVIL_PORT=$(echo $FREE_PORTS | awk '{print $2}')
+
+# Namespace variable (assuming it's set)
+NAMESPACE=${NAMESPACE:-default}
+
+# Start port-forwarding with dynamically allocated free ports
+(kubectl port-forward --namespace $NAMESPACE svc/spartan-aztec-network-pxe $PXE_PORT:8080 2>/dev/null >/dev/null || true) &
+(kubectl port-forward --namespace $NAMESPACE svc/spartan-aztec-network-ethereum $ANVIL_PORT:8545 2>/dev/null >/dev/null || true) &
 
 docker run --rm --network=host \
-  -e PXE_URL=http://127.0.0.1:9082 \
+  -e PXE_URL=http://127.0.0.1:$PXE_PORT \
   -e DEBUG="aztec:*" \
   -e LOG_LEVEL=debug \
-  -e ETHEREUM_HOST=http://127.0.0.1:9545 \
+  -e ETHEREUM_HOST=http://127.0.0.1:$ANVIL_PORT \
   -e LOG_JSON=1 \
   aztecprotocol/end-to-end:$AZTEC_DOCKER_TAG $TEST