diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 51b05aaa8fe..71982977416 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -413,17 +413,17 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         config:
           - test: reorg.test.ts
-            values: 16-validators
+            values: ci
             runner_type: 16core-tester-x86-high-memory
-            timeout: 90
+            timeout: 60
           - test: 4epochs.test.ts
-            values: 16-validators
+            values: ci
             runner_type: 16core-tester-x86
-            timeout: 60
+            timeout: 40
           # - test: gating-passive.test.ts
-          #   values: 16-validators
+          #   values: ci
           #   runner_type: 16core-tester-x86
-          #   timeout: 60
+          #   timeout: 40
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with: { ref: "${{ env.GIT_COMMIT }}" }
diff --git a/spartan/aztec-network/values/ci.yaml b/spartan/aztec-network/values/ci.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..500b73076c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spartan/aztec-network/values/ci.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+aztec:
+  slotDuration: 24
+  epochDuration: 4
+  epochProofClaimWindow: 2
+
+ethereum:
+  blockTime: 8sec
+
+telemetry:
+  enabled: true
+
+validator:
+  replicas: 8
+  validatorKeys:
+    - 0xac0974bec39a17e36ba4a6b4d238ff944bacb478cbed5efcae784d7bf4f2ff80
+    - 0x59c6995e998f97a5a0044966f0945389dc9e86dae88c7a8412f4603b6b78690d
+    - 0x5de4111afa1a4b94908f83103eb1f1706367c2e68ca870fc3fb9a804cdab365a
+    - 0x7c852118294e51e653712a81e05800f419141751be58f605c371e15141b007a6
+    - 0x47e179ec197488593b187f80a00eb0da91f1b9d0b13f8733639f19c30a34926a
+    - 0x8b3a350cf5c34c9194ca85829a2df0ec3153be0318b5e2d3348e872092edffba
+    - 0x92db14e403b83dfe3df233f83dfa3a0d7096f21ca9b0d6d6b8d88b2b4ec1564e
+    - 0x4bbbf85ce3377467afe5d46f804f221813b2bb87f24d81f60f1fcdbf7cbf4356
+  validatorAddresses:
+    - 0xf39Fd6e51aad88F6F4ce6aB8827279cffFb92266
+    - 0x70997970C51812dc3A010C7d01b50e0d17dc79C8
+    - 0x3C44CdDdB6a900fa2b585dd299e03d12FA4293BC
+    - 0x90F79bf6EB2c4f870365E785982E1f101E93b906
+    - 0x15d34AAf54267DB7D7c367839AAf71A00a2C6A65
+    - 0x9965507D1a55bcC2695C58ba16FB37d819B0A4dc
+    - 0x976EA74026E726554dB657fA54763abd0C3a0aa9
+    - 0x14dC79964da2C08b23698B3D3cc7Ca32193d9955
+  resources:
+    requests:
+      memory: "512Mi"
+  validator:
+    disabled: false
+  sequencer:
+    enforceTimeTable: false
+
+bot:
+  followChain: "PENDING"
+  enabled: true
+  txIntervalSeconds: 1
+
+bootNode:
+  validator:
+    disabled: true
diff --git a/yarn-project/end-to-end/scripts/network_test.sh b/yarn-project/end-to-end/scripts/network_test.sh
index ec2a3df6ded..4fc0dc5c46f 100755
--- a/yarn-project/end-to-end/scripts/network_test.sh
+++ b/yarn-project/end-to-end/scripts/network_test.sh
@@ -128,11 +128,13 @@ if [ -z "${CHAOS_VALUES:-}" ]; then
   kubectl delete networkchaos --all --all-namespaces
 fi
 
+VALUES_PATH="$REPO/spartan/aztec-network/values/$VALUES_FILE"
+
 # Install the Helm chart
 helm upgrade --install spartan "$REPO/spartan/aztec-network/" \
       --namespace "$NAMESPACE" \
       --create-namespace \
-      --values "$REPO/spartan/aztec-network/values/$VALUES_FILE" \
+      --values "$VALUES_PATH" \
       --set images.aztec.image="aztecprotocol/aztec:$AZTEC_DOCKER_TAG" \
       --wait \
       --wait-for-jobs=true \
@@ -164,6 +166,14 @@ if ! handle_network_shaping; then
   fi
 fi
 
+# Get the values from the values file
+VALUES=$(cat "$VALUES_PATH")
+ETHEREUM_SLOT_DURATION=$(yq -r '.ethereum.blockTime' <<< "$VALUES")
+AZTEC_SLOT_DURATION=$(yq -r '.aztec.slotDuration' <<< "$VALUES")
+AZTEC_EPOCH_DURATION=$(yq -r '.aztec.epochDuration' <<< "$VALUES")
+AZTEC_EPOCH_PROOF_CLAIM_WINDOW_IN_L2_SLOTS=$(yq -r '.aztec.epochProofClaimWindow' <<< "$VALUES")
+
+
 docker run --rm --network=host \
   -v ~/.kube:/root/.kube \
   -e K8S=local \
@@ -179,5 +189,9 @@ docker run --rm --network=host \
   -e GRAFANA_PASSWORD=$GRAFANA_PASSWORD \
   -e DEBUG=${DEBUG:-""} \
   -e LOG_JSON=1 \
-  -e LOG_LEVEL=${LOG_LEVEL:-"verbose"} \
+  -e LOG_LEVEL=${LOG_LEVEL:-"debug; info: aztec:simulator, json-rpc"} \
+  -e ETHEREUM_SLOT_DURATION=$ETHEREUM_SLOT_DURATION \
+  -e AZTEC_SLOT_DURATION=$AZTEC_SLOT_DURATION \
+  -e AZTEC_EPOCH_DURATION=$AZTEC_EPOCH_DURATION \
+  -e AZTEC_EPOCH_PROOF_CLAIM_WINDOW_IN_L2_SLOTS=$AZTEC_EPOCH_PROOF_CLAIM_WINDOW_IN_L2_SLOTS \
   aztecprotocol/end-to-end:$AZTEC_DOCKER_TAG $TEST
diff --git a/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/spartan/gating-passive.test.ts b/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/spartan/gating-passive.test.ts
index 99c8394b5f1..6a596d83966 100644
--- a/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/spartan/gating-passive.test.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/spartan/gating-passive.test.ts
@@ -57,8 +57,6 @@ describe('a test that passively observes the network in the presence of network
 
   const ETHEREUM_HOST = `http://127.0.0.1:${HOST_ETHEREUM_PORT}`;
   const PXE_URL = `http://127.0.0.1:${HOST_PXE_PORT}`;
-  // 60% is the max that we expect to miss
-  const MAX_MISSED_SLOT_PERCENT = 0.6;
 
   afterAll(async () => {
     await startPortForward({
@@ -135,16 +133,13 @@ describe('a test that passively observes the network in the presence of network
       await sleep(Number(epochDuration * slotDuration) * 1000);
       const newTips = await rollupCheatCodes.getTips();
 
-      // calculate the percentage of slots missed
+      // calculate the percentage of slots missed for debugging purposes
       const perfectPending = controlTips.pending + BigInt(Math.floor(Number(epochDuration)));
       const missedSlots = Number(perfectPending) - Number(newTips.pending);
       const missedSlotsPercentage = (missedSlots / Number(epochDuration)) * 100;
       debugLogger.info(`Missed ${missedSlots} slots, ${missedSlotsPercentage.toFixed(2)}%`);
 
-      // Ensure we missed at most the max allowed slots
-      // This is in place to ensure that we don't have a bad regression in the network
-      const maxMissedSlots = Math.floor(Number(epochDuration) * MAX_MISSED_SLOT_PERCENT);
-      expect(missedSlots).toBeLessThanOrEqual(maxMissedSlots);
+      expect(newTips.pending).toBeGreaterThan(controlTips.pending);
     }
   });
 });
diff --git a/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/spartan/utils.ts b/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/spartan/utils.ts
index cd656791614..f94bc7b2ff0 100644
--- a/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/spartan/utils.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/spartan/utils.ts
@@ -97,7 +97,12 @@ export async function startPortForward({
   });
 
   process.stdout?.on('data', data => {
-    logger.info(data.toString());
+    const str = data.toString();
+    if (str.includes('Starting port forward')) {
+      logger.info(str);
+    } else {
+      logger.debug(str);
+    }
   });
   process.stderr?.on('data', data => {
     // It's a strange thing: