diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index eb816c42c2b..3d7167fdcf2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -542,6 +542,19 @@ jobs:
         timeout-minutes: 40
         run: earthly-ci --no-output ./yarn-project/+prover-client-test
 
+  network-test-fake-proofs:
+    needs: build
+    runs-on: ${{ github.event.pull_request.user.login || github.actor }}-x86
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with: { ref: "${{ env.GIT_COMMIT }}" }
+      - uses: ./.github/ci-setup-action
+        with:
+          concurrency_key: network-test-fake-proofs-x86
+      - name: "Prover Client Tests"
+        timeout-minutes: 40
+        run: earthly-ci --no-output ./yarn-project/+network-test-fake-proofs
+
   l1-contracts-test:
     needs: [build, changes]
     runs-on: ${{ github.event.pull_request.user.login || github.actor }}-x86
@@ -766,6 +779,7 @@ jobs:
       - yarn-project-formatting
       - yarn-project-test
       - prover-client-test
+      - network-test-fake-proofs
       - l1-contracts-test
       - docs-preview
       # - bb-bench # non-blocking
@@ -821,6 +835,7 @@ jobs:
       - yarn-project-formatting
       - yarn-project-test
       - prover-client-test
+      - network-test-fake-proofs
       - l1-contracts-test
       - docs-preview
       # - bb-bench # non-blocking
diff --git a/.github/workflows/network-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/network-deploy.yml
index 8acd9378d61..2aa862f4499 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/network-deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/network-deploy.yml
@@ -54,4 +54,4 @@ jobs:
       - name: Deploy Helm chart
         run: |
           helm dependency update ${{ env.CHART_PATH }}
-          helm upgrade --install ${{ env.NAMESPACE }} ${{ env.CHART_PATH }} --namespace ${{ env.NAMESPACE }} --set network.public=true --atomic
+          helm upgrade --install ${{ env.NAMESPACE }} ${{ env.CHART_PATH }} --namespace ${{ env.NAMESPACE }} --set network.public=true --atomic --create-namespace --timeout 20m
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly-kind-test.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly-kind-test.yml
index 8c2a1a4daad..255835daa76 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly-kind-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly-kind-test.yml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ jobs:
             ./spartan/scripts/setup_local_k8s.sh
             export FORCE_COLOR=1
             export EARTHLY_BUILD_ARGS="${{ env.EARTHLY_BUILD_ARGS }}"
-            ./scripts/earthly-ci --exec-stats -P --no-output ./yarn-project/end-to-end/+network-transfer --values-file=${{ matrix.values_file }}
+            ./scripts/earthly-ci --exec-stats -P --no-output ./yarn-project/end-to-end/+kind-network-transfer --values-file=${{ matrix.values_file }}
 
   success-check:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
diff --git a/scripts/Earthfile b/scripts/Earthfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2aa3bae9244
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/Earthfile
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+VERSION 0.8
+
+scripts:
+  FROM scratch
+  COPY *.sh .
+  SAVE ARTIFACT *.sh
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/run_interleaved.sh b/scripts/run_interleaved.sh
index 1df4e16fc3d..854c80e4bd9 100755
--- a/scripts/run_interleaved.sh
+++ b/scripts/run_interleaved.sh
@@ -1,46 +1,58 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -eu
+# propagate errors inside while loop pipe
+set -o pipefail
 
-# Usage: run_bg_args.sh <main command> <background commands>...
+# Usage: run_interleaved.sh <main command> <background commands>...
 # Runs the main command with output logging and background commands without logging.
 # Finishes when the main command exits.
 
 # Check if at least two commands are provided (otherwise what is the point)
 if [ "$#" -lt 2 ]; then
-    echo "Usage: $0 <main-command> <background commands>..."
-    exit 1
+  echo "Usage: $0 <main-command> <background commands>..."
+  exit 1
 fi
 
+# Define colors
+colors=(
+  "\e[33m" # Yellow
+  "\e[34m" # Blue
+  "\e[35m" # Magenta
+  "\e[36m" # Cyan
+  "\e[92m" # Bright Green
+  "\e[93m" # Bright Yellow
+  "\e[94m" # Bright Blue
+  "\e[95m" # Bright Magenta
+  "\e[96m" # Bright Cyan
+  "\e[91m" # Bright Red
+)
+
 main_cmd="$1"
 shift
 
-# Function to run a command and prefix the output
-function run_command() {
-    local cmd="$1"
-    while IFS= read -r line; do
-        echo "[$cmd] $line"
-    done < <($cmd 2>&1)
+# pattern from https://stackoverflow.com/questions/28238952/how-to-kill-a-running-bash-function-from-terminal
+function cleanup_function() {
+  kill $(jobs -p) 2>/dev/null || true
+  return
 }
 
-# Run the main command, piping output through the run_command function
-run_command "$main_cmd" &
-main_pid=$!
+# Function to run a command and prefix the output with color
+function run_command() {
+  # pattern from https://stackoverflow.com/questions/28238952/how-to-kill-a-running-bash-function-from-terminal
+  trap cleanup_function INT EXIT
+  local cmd="$1"
+  local color="$2"
+  $cmd 2>&1 | while IFS= read -r line; do
+    echo -e "${color}[$cmd]\e[0m $line"
+  done
+}
 
 # Run background commands without logging output
-declare -a bg_pids
+i=0
 for cmd in "$@"; do
-    run_command "$cmd" &
-    bg_pids+=($!)
-done
-
-# Wait for the main command to finish and capture its exit code
-wait $main_pid
-main_exit_code=$?
-
-# Kill any remaining background jobs
-for pid in "${bg_pids[@]}"; do
-    kill "$pid" 2>/dev/null || true
+  run_command "$cmd" "${colors[$((i % ${#colors[@]}))]}" &
+  ((i++)) || true # annoyingly considered a failure based on result
 done
 
-# Exit with the same code as the main command
-exit $main_exit_code
+# Run the main command synchronously, piping output through the run_command function with green color
+run_command "$main_cmd" "\e[32m"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/yarn-project/Earthfile b/yarn-project/Earthfile
index 3accd2fee52..6b6abd466ed 100644
--- a/yarn-project/Earthfile
+++ b/yarn-project/Earthfile
@@ -279,6 +279,25 @@ prover-client-test:
     ARG debug=""
     RUN cd prover-client && DEBUG=$debug yarn test $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:
+    FROM +build
+    WORKDIR /usr/src/
+    # Bare minimum git setup to run 'git rev-parse --show-toplevel'
+    RUN git init -b master
+    COPY ../scripts/+scripts/run_interleaved.sh scripts/run_interleaved.sh
+    WORKDIR /usr/src/yarn-project
+    # All script arguments are in the end-to-end/scripts/native-network folder
+    RUN INTERLEAVED=true end-to-end/scripts/native_network_test.sh \
+        ./test-transfer.sh \
+        ./deploy-l1-contracts.sh \
+        ./deploy-l2-contracts.sh \
+        ./boot-node.sh \
+        ./ethereum.sh \
+        "./prover-node.sh false" \
+        ./pxe.sh
+
 publish-npm:
     FROM +build
     ARG DIST_TAG="latest"
diff --git a/yarn-project/end-to-end/Earthfile b/yarn-project/end-to-end/Earthfile
index a8346f103d8..1844c503cb1 100644
--- a/yarn-project/end-to-end/Earthfile
+++ b/yarn-project/end-to-end/Earthfile
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ network-smoke:
   LOCALLY
   RUN NAMESPACE=smoke FRESH_INSTALL=true VALUES_FILE=${values_file:-default.yaml} ./scripts/network_test.sh ./src/spartan/smoke.test.ts
 
-network-transfer:
+kind-network-transfer:
   ARG values_file
   LOCALLY
-  RUN NAMESPACE=transfer FRESH_INSTALL=true VALUES_FILE=${values_file:-default.yaml} ./scripts/network_test.sh ./src/spartan/transfer.test.ts
+  RUN NAMESPACE=transfer FRESH_INSTALL=true VALUES_FILE=${values_file:-default.yaml} ./scripts/network_test.sh ./src/spartan/transfer.test.ts
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/yarn-project/end-to-end/scripts/native-network/deploy-l1-contracts.sh b/yarn-project/end-to-end/scripts/native-network/deploy-l1-contracts.sh
index 7ff2036f5f3..99d24e4f0ea 100755
--- a/yarn-project/end-to-end/scripts/native-network/deploy-l1-contracts.sh
+++ b/yarn-project/end-to-end/scripts/native-network/deploy-l1-contracts.sh
@@ -44,4 +44,7 @@ EOCONFIG
 
 echo "Contract addresses saved to l1-contracts.env"
 sleep 5
-tmux kill-pane -t $(tmux display -p '#{pane_id}')
\ No newline at end of file
+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
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 69e3d6c3a1f..e015b8a862b 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
@@ -25,10 +25,13 @@ ARGS="--skipProofWait"
 # Deploy L2 contracts
 export AZTEC_NODE_URL="http://127.0.0.1:8080"
 export PXE_URL="http://127.0.0.1:8079"
-node --no-warnings $(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)/yarn-project/aztec/dest/bin/index.js deploy-protocol-contracts $ARGS
+node --no-warnings $(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)/yarn-project/aztec/dest/bin/index.js setup-protocol-contracts $ARGS
 echo "Deployed L2 contracts"
 # Use file just as done signal
 echo "" > l2-contracts.env
 echo "Wrote to l2-contracts.env to signal completion"
 sleep 5
-tmux kill-pane -t $(tmux display -p '#{pane_id}')
\ No newline at end of file
+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
diff --git a/yarn-project/end-to-end/scripts/native-network/prover-node.sh b/yarn-project/end-to-end/scripts/native-network/prover-node.sh
index bb326896456..a7e6218e9c7 100755
--- a/yarn-project/end-to-end/scripts/native-network/prover-node.sh
+++ b/yarn-project/end-to-end/scripts/native-network/prover-node.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -eu
 
+export PROVER_REAL_PROOFS="$1"
 # Get the name of the script without the path and extension
 SCRIPT_NAME=$(basename "$0" .sh)
 
@@ -28,7 +29,6 @@ export BOOTSTRAP_NODES=$(echo "$output" | grep -oP 'Node ENR: \K.*')
 export LOG_LEVEL="debug"
 export DEBUG="aztec:*"
 export ETHEREUM_HOST="http://127.0.0.1:8545"
-export PROVER_REAL_PROOFS="false"
 export PROVER_AGENT_ENABLED="true"
 export PROVER_PUBLISHER_PRIVATE_KEY="0xdbda1821b80551c9d65939329250298aa3472ba22feea921c0cf5d620ea67b97"
 export PROVER_COORDINATION_NODE_URL="http://127.0.0.1:8080"
diff --git a/yarn-project/end-to-end/scripts/native_network_test.sh b/yarn-project/end-to-end/scripts/native_network_test.sh
index f37e3e5cfc2..cc5b15cbe4c 100755
--- a/yarn-project/end-to-end/scripts/native_network_test.sh
+++ b/yarn-project/end-to-end/scripts/native_network_test.sh
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 # The will run in parallel either in tmux or just interleaved
 # They will log to native-network/logs, where it is easier to debug errors further up the logs, while watching tmux helps catch issues live,
 # or where things crash and need to be tweaked and restarted.
+# Arguments:
+#   Expects a list of scripts from the native-network folder.
 # Optional environment variables:
 #   INTERLEAVED (default: "false") should we just start all programs in the background?
 
@@ -15,7 +17,6 @@ set -eu
 
 # Ensure dependencies are installed
 command -v anvil >/dev/null || (echo "We need 'anvil' installed to be able to simulate ethereum" && exit 1)
-command -v tmux >/dev/null || (echo "We need 'tmux' installed to be able to manage terminal sessions" && exit 1)
 
 REPO=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)
 
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ rm -f l1-contracts.env l2-contracts.env logs/*.log
 
 function run_parallel() {
   if [ "${INTERLEAVED:-false}" = "false" ] ; then
+    command -v tmux >/dev/null || (echo "We need 'tmux' installed to be able to manage terminal sessions" && exit 1)
     # Run in tmux for local debugging
     "$REPO"/scripts/tmux_split_args.sh native_network_test_session "$@"
   else
@@ -45,12 +47,4 @@ function run_parallel() {
 
 # We exit with the return code of the first command
 # While the others are ran in the background, either in tmux or just interleaved
-run_parallel ./test-transfer.sh \
-  ./deploy-l1-contracts.sh \
-  ./deploy-l2-contracts.sh \
-  ./boot-node.sh \
-  ./ethereum.sh \
-  ./prover-node.sh \
-  ./pxe.sh \
-  ./transaction-bot.sh
-  # "./validator.sh 8081"
+run_parallel "$@"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/spartan/transfer.test.ts b/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/spartan/transfer.test.ts
index 0e1bda7c720..4c675c7541d 100644
--- a/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/spartan/transfer.test.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/spartan/transfer.test.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ describe('token transfer test', () => {
   const TOKEN_DECIMALS = 18n;
   const MINT_AMOUNT = 20n;
 
-  const WALLET_COUNT = 16;
+  const WALLET_COUNT = 1; // TODO fix this to allow for 16 wallets again
   const ROUNDS = 5n;
 
   let pxe: PXE;