diff --git a/main.star b/main.star
index fe00ae2c..94d51d9b 100644
--- a/main.star
+++ b/main.star
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ def run(plan, args):
             "L1_WS_URL": external_l1_args.el_ws_url,
             "L1_CHAIN_ID": external_l1_args.network_id,
         }
+
+        plan.print("Waiting for network to sync")
+        wait_for_sync.wait_for_sync(plan, l1_config_env_vars)
     else:
         plan.print("Deploying a local L1")
         l1 = ethereum_package.run(plan, ethereum_args)
@@ -74,13 +77,8 @@ def run(plan, args):
         l1_config_env_vars = get_l1_config(
             all_l1_participants, l1_network_params, l1_network_id
         )
-
-    if l1_network == "kurtosis":
         plan.print("Waiting for L1 to start up")
         wait_for_sync.wait_for_startup(plan, l1_config_env_vars)
-    else:
-        plan.print("Waiting for network to sync")
-        wait_for_sync.wait_for_sync(plan, l1_config_env_vars)
 
     deployment_output = contract_deployer.deploy_contracts(
         plan,
diff --git a/src/cl/hildr/hildr_launcher.star b/src/cl/hildr/hildr_launcher.star
index 39b4dbd3..b169c07f 100644
--- a/src/cl/hildr/hildr_launcher.star
+++ b/src/cl/hildr/hildr_launcher.star
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ def launch(
     existing_cl_clients,
     l1_config_env_vars,
     sequencer_enabled,
+    interop_params,
 ):
     # beacon_node_identity_recipe = PostHttpRequestRecipe(
     #     endpoint="/",
diff --git a/src/contracts/contract_deployer.star b/src/contracts/contract_deployer.star
index adaa9f80..61be674b 100644
--- a/src/contracts/contract_deployer.star
+++ b/src/contracts/contract_deployer.star
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ FUND_SCRIPT_FILEPATH = "../../static_files/scripts"
 
 utils = import_module("../util.star")
 
+ethereum_package_genesis_constants = import_module(
+    "github.com/ethpandaops/ethereum-package/src/prelaunch_data_generator/genesis_constants/genesis_constants.star"
+)
+
 
 CANNED_VALUES = (
     ("int", "eip1559Denominator", 50),
@@ -48,12 +52,14 @@ def deploy_contracts(plan, priv_key, l1_config_env_vars, optimism_args, l1_netwo
         name="op-deployer-fund-script",
     )
 
-    collect_fund = plan.run_sh(
+    plan.run_sh(
         name="op-deployer-fund",
         description="Collect keys, and fund addresses",
         image=utils.DEPLOYMENT_UTILS_IMAGE,
         env_vars={
-            "PRIVATE_KEY": str(priv_key),
+            "PRIVATE_KEY": ethereum_package_genesis_constants.PRE_FUNDED_ACCOUNTS[
+                19
+            ].private_key,
             "FUND_VALUE": "10ether",
             "L1_NETWORK": str(l1_network),
         }
diff --git a/src/el_cl_launcher.star b/src/el_cl_launcher.star
index 36588f3b..2bedd199 100644
--- a/src/el_cl_launcher.star
+++ b/src/el_cl_launcher.star
@@ -312,6 +312,7 @@ def launch(
                 all_cl_contexts,
                 l1_config_env_vars,
                 False,
+                interop_params,
             )
             all_cl_contexts.append(cl_builder_context)
 
diff --git a/src/wait/wait_for_sync.star b/src/wait/wait_for_sync.star
index 8448afc5..8f731f2e 100644
--- a/src/wait/wait_for_sync.star
+++ b/src/wait/wait_for_sync.star
@@ -26,10 +26,20 @@ def wait_for_sync(plan, l1_config_env_vars):
 
 def wait_for_startup(plan, l1_config_env_vars):
     plan.run_sh(
-        name="wait-for-l1-startup",
+        name="wait-for-l1-consensus-startup",
         description="Wait for L1 to start up - can take up to 2 minutes",
         image=utils.DEPLOYMENT_UTILS_IMAGE,
         env_vars=l1_config_env_vars,
         run="while true; do sleep 5; echo 'L1 Chain is starting up'; if [ \"$(curl -s $CL_RPC_URL/eth/v1/beacon/headers/ | jq -r '.data[0].header.message.slot')\" != \"0\" ]; then echo 'L1 Chain has started!'; break; fi; done",
         wait="300s",
     )
+
+    # wait for block 3 to avoid transaction indexing in progress errors
+    plan.run_sh(
+        name="wait-for-l1-execution-startup",
+        description="Wait for L1 execution to start up - can take up to 2 minutes",
+        image=utils.DEPLOYMENT_UTILS_IMAGE,
+        env_vars=l1_config_env_vars,
+        run='while true; do sleep 5; current_head=$(cast bn --rpc-url=$L1_RPC_URL); echo "L1 Execution is starting up"; if [ "$current_head" -ge "3" ]; then echo "L1 Execution has started!"; break; fi; done',
+        wait="5m",
+    )
diff --git a/static_files/scripts/fund.sh b/static_files/scripts/fund.sh
index 760d5ce3..a13694a7 100644
--- a/static_files/scripts/fund.sh
+++ b/static_files/scripts/fund.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ write_keyfile() {
 }
 
 send() {
-  cast send $1 --value "$FUND_VALUE" --private-key "$PRIVATE_KEY" --nonce "$nonce" --async
+  cast send $1 --value "$FUND_VALUE" --private-key "$PRIVATE_KEY" --timeout 60 --nonce "$nonce" &
   nonce=$((nonce+1))
 }
 
@@ -28,11 +28,6 @@ for chain_id in "${chain_ids[@]}"; do
     role="${roles[$index]}"
     role_idx=$((index+1))
 
-    # Skip wallet addrs for anything other Proposer/Batcher/Sequencer/Challenger if not on local L1
-    if [[ "${L1_NETWORK}" != "local" && $role_idx -gt 4 ]]; then
-      continue
-    fi
-
     private_key=$(cast wallet private-key "$mnemonic" "m/44'/60'/2'/$chain_id/$role_idx")
     address=$(cast wallet address "${private_key}")
     write_keyfile "${address}" "${private_key}" "${role}-$chain_id"
@@ -46,9 +41,10 @@ for chain_id in "${chain_ids[@]}"; do
   done
 
   # Add the L1 and L2 faucet information to each chain's wallet data
+  # Use chain 20 from the ethereum_package to prevent conflicts
   chain_wallets=$(echo "$chain_wallets" | jq \
-    --arg addr "$addr" \
-    --arg private_key "0x$PRIVATE_KEY" \
+    --arg addr "0xafF0CA253b97e54440965855cec0A8a2E2399896" \
+    --arg private_key "0x04b9f63ecf84210c5366c66d68fa1f5da1fa4f634fad6dfc86178e4d79ff9e59" \
     '.["l1FaucetPrivateKey"] = $private_key | .["l1FaucetAddress"] = $addr')
 
   chain_wallets=$(echo "$chain_wallets" | jq \
@@ -66,3 +62,5 @@ done
 echo "Wallet private key and addresses"
 echo "$wallets_json" > "/network-data/wallets.json"
 echo "$wallets_json"
+
+wait