diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 31901500f..847e849b8 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -273,7 +273,6 @@ workflows:
           <<: *setup_kurtosis_k3s
       - mix_with_tools_k8s:
           <<: *setup_kurtosis_k3s
-      - mix_with_tools_docker
 
   build:
     when: << pipeline.parameters.should-enable-build-workflow >>
@@ -320,3 +319,9 @@ workflows:
             branches:
               ignore:
                 - main
+
+      - mix_with_tools_docker:
+          filters:
+            branches:
+              ignore:
+                - main
diff --git a/.circleci/tests/mev.json b/.circleci/tests/mev.json
index b7780d57a..866089343 100644
--- a/.circleci/tests/mev.json
+++ b/.circleci/tests/mev.json
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@
     },
     "network_params": {
         "seconds_per_slot": 3,
-        "capella_fork_epoch": 0
+        "capella_fork_epoch": 1
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.circleci/tests/mix-with-tools.json b/.circleci/tests/mix-with-tools.json
index 8ac224dd5..fe0a6fd98 100644
--- a/.circleci/tests/mix-with-tools.json
+++ b/.circleci/tests/mix-with-tools.json
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@
       "full_beaconchain_explorer",
       "custom_flood"
     ],
-    "mev_type": "full"
+    "mev_type": "full",
+    "mev_params": {
+      "mev_relay_image": "flashbots/mev-boost-relay:0.27"
+    }
   }
   
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/main.star b/main.star
index 2fed8a416..3ff66481f 100644
--- a/main.star
+++ b/main.star
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ def run(plan, args={}):
                 genesis_constants.PRE_FUNDED_ACCOUNTS,
                 all_el_client_contexts,
                 all_cl_client_contexts[0],
+                network_params.seconds_per_slot,
                 goomy_blob_params,
             )
             plan.print("Succesfully launched goomy the blob spammer")
diff --git a/src/package_io/parse_input.star b/src/package_io/parse_input.star
index c39e9e317..2f59b6aa5 100644
--- a/src/package_io/parse_input.star
+++ b/src/package_io/parse_input.star
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 DEFAULT_EL_IMAGES = {
     "geth": "ethereum/client-go:latest",
-    "erigon": "thorax/erigon:devel",
+    "erigon": "ethpandaops/erigon:devel",
     "nethermind": "nethermind/nethermind:latest",
     "besu": "hyperledger/besu:develop",
     "reth": "ghcr.io/paradigmxyz/reth",
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ DEFAULT_CL_IMAGES = {
     "lodestar": "chainsafe/lodestar:latest",
 }
 
-MEV_BOOST_RELAY_DEFAULT_IMAGE = "flashbots/mev-boost-relay:0.26"
+MEV_BOOST_RELAY_DEFAULT_IMAGE = "flashbots/mev-boost-relay:0.27"
+MEV_BOOST_RELAY_IMAGE_NON_ZERO_CAPELLA = "flashbots/mev-boost-relay:0.26"
 
 NETHERMIND_NODE_NAME = "nethermind"
 NIMBUS_NODE_NAME = "nimbus"
@@ -98,11 +99,12 @@ def parse_input(plan, input_args):
     if (
         result.get("mev_type") == "full"
         and result["network_params"]["capella_fork_epoch"] == 0
-        and result["mev_params"]["mev_relay_image"] == MEV_BOOST_RELAY_DEFAULT_IMAGE
+        and result["mev_params"]["mev_relay_image"]
+        == MEV_BOOST_RELAY_IMAGE_NON_ZERO_CAPELLA
     ):
         fail(
             "The default MEV image {0} requires a non-zero value for capella fork epoch set via network_params.capella_fork_epoch".format(
-                MEV_BOOST_RELAY_DEFAULT_IMAGE
+                MEV_BOOST_RELAY_IMAGE_NON_ZERO_CAPELLA
             )
         )