diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_zkevm.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_zkevm.yml
index daa2c3efe43..39f9e1bdd0f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_zkevm.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_zkevm.yml
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           repository: 0xPolygon/kurtosis-cdk
-          ref: v0.2.7
+          ref: v0.2.12
           path: kurtosis-cdk
 
       - name: Install Kurtosis CDK tools
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           sed -i '/zkevm.sequencer-batch-seal-time:/d' templates/cdk-erigon/config.yml
           sed -i '/zkevm.sequencer-non-empty-batch-seal-time:/d' templates/cdk-erigon/config.yml
+          sed -i '/sentry.drop-useless-peers:/d' templates/cdk-erigon/config.yml
 
       - name: Configure Kurtosis CDK
         working-directory: ./kurtosis-cdk
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Monitor verified batches
         working-directory: ./kurtosis-cdk
         shell: bash
-        run: timeout 900s .github/scripts/monitor-verified-batches.sh --rpc-url $(kurtosis port print cdk-v1 cdk-erigon-node-001 http-rpc) --target 20 --timeout 900
+        run: timeout 900s .github/scripts/monitor-verified-batches.sh --rpc-url $(kurtosis port print cdk-v1 cdk-erigon-node-001 rpc) --target 20 --timeout 900
 
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v2
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ jobs:
           kurtosis files download cdk-v1 bridge-config-artifact
           echo "BRIDGE_ADDRESS=$(/usr/local/bin/yq '.NetworkConfig.PolygonBridgeAddress' bridge-config-artifact/bridge-config.toml)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "ETH_RPC_URL=$(kurtosis port print cdk-v1 el-1-geth-lighthouse rpc)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "L2_RPC_URL=$(kurtosis port print cdk-v1 cdk-erigon-node-001 http-rpc)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "L2_RPC_URL=$(kurtosis port print cdk-v1 cdk-erigon-node-001 rpc)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "BRIDGE_API_URL=$(kurtosis port print cdk-v1 zkevm-bridge-service-001 rpc)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Fund claim tx manager
@@ -198,7 +199,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           repository: 0xPolygon/kurtosis-cdk
-          ref: v0.2.4
+          ref: v0.2.11
           path: kurtosis-cdk
 
       - name: Install Kurtosis CDK tools
@@ -229,13 +230,14 @@ jobs:
           sed -i '/zkevm.sequencer-batch-seal-time:/d' templates/cdk-erigon/config.yml
           sed -i '/zkevm.sequencer-non-empty-batch-seal-time:/d' templates/cdk-erigon/config.yml
           sed -i '/zkevm\.sequencer-initial-fork-id/d' ./templates/cdk-erigon/config.yml
+          sed -i '/zkevm\.pool-manager-url/d' ./templates/cdk-erigon/config.yml
           sed -i '$a\zkevm.disable-virtual-counters: true' ./templates/cdk-erigon/config.yml
 
       - name: Configure Kurtosis CDK
         working-directory: ./kurtosis-cdk
         run: |
           /usr/local/bin/yq -i '.args.cdk_erigon_node_image = "cdk-erigon:local"' params.yml
-          /usr/local/bin/yq -i '.args.zkevm_bridge_service_image = "hermeznetwork/zkevm-bridge-service:v0.5.0-RC8"' params.yml
+          /usr/local/bin/yq -i '.args.erigon_strict_mode = false' params.yml
           sed -i 's/"londonBlock": [0-9]\+/"londonBlock": 0/' ./templates/cdk-erigon/chainspec.json
           sed -i 's/"normalcyBlock": [0-9]\+/"normalcyBlock": 0/' ./templates/cdk-erigon/chainspec.json
           sed -i 's/"shanghaiTime": [0-9]\+/"shanghaiTime": 0/' ./templates/cdk-erigon/chainspec.json
@@ -248,7 +250,7 @@ jobs:
   
       - name: Dynamic gas fee tx load test
         working-directory: ./kurtosis-cdk
-        run: /usr/local/bin/polycli loadtest --rpc-url "$(kurtosis port print cdk-v1 cdk-erigon-node-001 http-rpc)" --private-key "0x12d7de8621a77640c9241b2595ba78ce443d05e94090365ab3bb5e19df82c625" --verbosity 700 --requests 500 --rate-limit 50  --mode uniswapv3
+        run: /usr/local/bin/polycli loadtest --rpc-url "$(kurtosis port print cdk-v1 cdk-erigon-node-001 rpc)" --private-key "0x12d7de8621a77640c9241b2595ba78ce443d05e94090365ab3bb5e19df82c625" --verbosity 700 --requests 500 --rate-limit 50  --mode uniswapv3
 
       - name: Upload logs
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3