diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 4dc66b189..b13bc5793 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -282,6 +282,12 @@ jobs:
       - <<: *setup_kurtosis
       - checkout
       - run: kurtosis run ${PWD} "$(cat ./.circleci/tests/disable-peer-scoring.json)"
+  petra:
+    executor: ubuntu_vm
+    steps:
+      - <<: *setup_kurtosis
+      - checkout
+      - run: kurtosis run ${PWD} "$(cat ./.circleci/tests/petra.json)"
 
 workflows:
   check_latest_version:
@@ -389,3 +395,9 @@ workflows:
             branches:
               ignore:
                 - main
+
+      - petra:
+          filters:
+            branches:
+              ignore:
+                - main
diff --git a/.circleci/tests/petra.json b/.circleci/tests/petra.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..988b5113e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.circleci/tests/petra.json
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+  "participants": [
+    {
+      "el_client_type": "geth",
+      "el_client_image": "ethpandaops/geth:gballet-kaustinen-with-shapella-a45a9f2",
+      "cl_client_type": "lodestar",
+      "cl_client_image": "ethpandaops/lodestar:g11tech-verge",
+      "count": 2
+    }
+  ],
+  "network_params": {
+    "electra_fork_epoch": 0,
+    "deneb_fork_epoch": 1000
+  },
+  "additional_services": []
+}
diff --git a/src/el/geth/geth_launcher.star b/src/el/geth/geth_launcher.star
index 47e815a0f..5920e1fd5 100644
--- a/src/el/geth/geth_launcher.star
+++ b/src/el/geth/geth_launcher.star
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ def launch(
         extra_params,
         extra_env_vars,
         launcher.electra_fork_epoch,
+        launcher.final_genesis_timestamp,
     )
 
     service = plan.add_service(service_name, config)
@@ -146,16 +147,30 @@ def get_config(
     extra_params,
     extra_env_vars,
     electra_fork_epoch,
+    final_genesis_timestamp,
 ):
-    init_datadir_cmd_str = "geth init {0} --state.scheme=path --datadir={1} {2}".format(
-        "--cache.preimages" if electra_fork_epoch != None else "",
-        EXECUTION_DATA_DIRPATH_ON_CLIENT_CONTAINER,
-        constants.GENESIS_CONFIG_MOUNT_PATH_ON_CONTAINER + "/genesis.json",
-    )
+    # TODO: Remove this once electra fork has path based storage scheme implemented
+    if electra_fork_epoch != None:
+        init_datadir_cmd_str = "geth init --cache.preimages --datadir={0} {1}".format(
+            EXECUTION_DATA_DIRPATH_ON_CLIENT_CONTAINER,
+            constants.GENESIS_CONFIG_MOUNT_PATH_ON_CONTAINER + "/genesis.json",
+        )
+    else:
+        init_datadir_cmd_str = "geth init --state.scheme=path --datadir={0} {1}".format(
+            EXECUTION_DATA_DIRPATH_ON_CLIENT_CONTAINER,
+            constants.GENESIS_CONFIG_MOUNT_PATH_ON_CONTAINER + "/genesis.json",
+        )
 
     cmd = [
         "geth",
-        "--state.scheme=path",
+        # Disable path based storage scheme for electra fork
+        "{0}".format("--state.scheme=path" if electra_fork_epoch == None else ""),
+        # Override prague fork timestamp for electra fork
+        "{0}".format(
+            "--override.prague=" + final_genesis_timestamp
+            if electra_fork_epoch != None
+            else ""
+        ),
         "--verbosity=" + verbosity_level,
         "--datadir=" + EXECUTION_DATA_DIRPATH_ON_CLIENT_CONTAINER,
         "--networkid=" + network_id,
@@ -232,10 +247,12 @@ def get_config(
 def new_geth_launcher(
     network_id,
     el_cl_genesis_data,
+    final_genesis_timestamp,
     electra_fork_epoch=None,
 ):
     return struct(
         network_id=network_id,
         el_cl_genesis_data=el_cl_genesis_data,
+        final_genesis_timestamp=final_genesis_timestamp,
         electra_fork_epoch=electra_fork_epoch,
     )
diff --git a/src/package_io/input_parser.star b/src/package_io/input_parser.star
index 73635cf6d..55074545f 100644
--- a/src/package_io/input_parser.star
+++ b/src/package_io/input_parser.star
@@ -309,6 +309,9 @@ def parse_network_params(input_args):
     if result["network_params"]["electra_fork_epoch"] != None:
         # if electra is defined, then deneb needs to be set very high
         result["network_params"]["deneb_fork_epoch"] = HIGH_DENEB_VALUE_FORK_VERKLE
+        # TODO: remove once transition is complete
+        if result["network_params"]["electra_fork_epoch"] != 0:
+            fail("electra_fork_epoch can only be 0 or None")
 
     if (
         result["network_params"]["capella_fork_epoch"] > 0
diff --git a/src/participant_network.star b/src/participant_network.star
index 532006ebe..37ea04606 100644
--- a/src/participant_network.star
+++ b/src/participant_network.star
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ def launch_participant_network(
     # we are running electra - experimental
     elif network_params.electra_fork_epoch != None:
         ethereum_genesis_generator_image = (
-            "ethpandaops/ethereum-genesis-generator:3.0.0-rc.10"
+            "ethpandaops/ethereum-genesis-generator:3.0.0-rc.14"
         )
     else:
         fail(
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ def launch_participant_network(
             "launcher": geth.new_geth_launcher(
                 network_params.network_id,
                 el_cl_data,
+                final_genesis_timestamp,
                 network_params.electra_fork_epoch,
             ),
             "launch_method": geth.launch,