diff --git a/.github/workflows/actions.yml b/.github/workflows/actions.yml
index 187c221a..8cd29235 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/actions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/actions.yml
@@ -20,10 +20,11 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
   contracts:
     name: Contracts
-    uses: multiversx/mx-sc-actions/.github/workflows/contracts.yml@v4.2.1
+    uses: multiversx/mx-sc-actions/.github/workflows/contracts.yml@v4.2.2
     with:
       rust-toolchain: stable
       coverage-args: --ignore-filename-regex='/.cargo/git' --output ./coverage.md
+      enable-interactor-tests: true
     secrets:
       token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/on_pull_request_build_contracts.yml b/.github/workflows/on_pull_request_build_contracts.yml
index 68af298d..f40e7e9a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/on_pull_request_build_contracts.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/on_pull_request_build_contracts.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   build:
-    uses: multiversx/mx-sc-actions/.github/workflows/reproducible-build.yml@v3.2.0
+    uses: multiversx/mx-sc-actions/.github/workflows/reproducible-build.yml@v4.2.2
     with:
       image_tag: v8.0.0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index ef4ba278..4dbd19d7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   build:
-    uses: multiversx/mx-sc-actions/.github/workflows/reproducible-build.yml@v3.2.0
+    uses: multiversx/mx-sc-actions/.github/workflows/reproducible-build.yml@v4.2.2
     with:
       image_tag: v8.0.0
       attach_to_existing_release: true
diff --git a/sovereign-forge/interactor/src/interact.rs b/sovereign-forge/interactor/src/interact.rs
index a32a9121..512488bd 100644
--- a/sovereign-forge/interactor/src/interact.rs
+++ b/sovereign-forge/interactor/src/interact.rs
@@ -246,15 +246,13 @@ impl ContractInteract {
     }
 
     pub async fn deploy_header_verifier_template(&mut self) {
-        let chain_config_address = Bech32Address::from_bech32_string("chain_config".to_string());
-
         let new_address = self
             .interactor
             .tx()
             .from(&self.wallet_address)
             .gas(50_000_000u64)
             .typed(HeaderverifierProxy)
-            .init(chain_config_address)
+            .init(self.state.config_address.clone().unwrap())
             .returns(ReturnsNewAddress)
             .code(MxscPath::new(HEADER_VERIFIER_CODE_PATH))
             .run()
@@ -274,7 +272,7 @@ impl ContractInteract {
             .interactor
             .tx()
             .from(&self.wallet_address)
-            .gas(80_000_000u64)
+            .gas(100_000_000u64)
             .typed(EsdtSafeProxy)
             .init(false)
             .returns(ReturnsNewAddress)
diff --git a/sovereign-forge/interactor/tests/interact_cs_tests.rs b/sovereign-forge/interactor/tests/interact_cs_tests.rs
index b478f4ae..008fdd49 100644
--- a/sovereign-forge/interactor/tests/interact_cs_tests.rs
+++ b/sovereign-forge/interactor/tests/interact_cs_tests.rs
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ async fn deploy_test_sovereign_forge_cs() {
     let mut interactor = ContractInteract::new().await;
     interactor.deploy().await;
 
-    interactor.deploy_header_verifier_template().await;
     interactor.deploy_chain_config_template().await;
+    interactor.deploy_header_verifier_template().await;
     interactor.deploy_esdt_safe_template().await;
     interactor.deploy_fee_market_template().await;
     interactor.deploy_chain_factory().await;
diff --git a/sovereign-forge/interactor/tests/interact_tests.rs b/sovereign-forge/interactor/tests/interact_tests.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 3d755c41..00000000
--- a/sovereign-forge/interactor/tests/interact_tests.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-use forge_rust_interact::ContractInteract;
-use multiversx_sc_snippets::imports::tokio;
-
-#[tokio::test]
-#[ignore = "run on demand, relies on real blockchain state"]
-async fn deploy_test_sovereign_forge() {
-    let mut interactor = ContractInteract::new().await;
-    interactor.deploy().await;
-
-    interactor.deploy_chain_factory().await;
-    interactor.deploy_chain_config_template().await;
-    interactor.deploy_header_verifier_template().await;
-
-    interactor.register_token_handler(1).await;
-    interactor.register_token_handler(2).await;
-    interactor.register_token_handler(3).await;
-    interactor.register_chain_factory(1).await;
-    interactor.register_chain_factory(2).await;
-    interactor.register_chain_factory(3).await;
-
-    interactor.complete_setup_phase().await;
-
-    interactor.deploy_phase_one().await;
-    interactor.deploy_phase_two().await;
-    interactor.deploy_phase_three().await;
-}