diff --git a/.github/workflows/devnet-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/devnet-deploy.yml
index 60b75ef0c48e..b8476ddb2e8c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/devnet-deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/devnet-deploy.yml
@@ -4,19 +4,21 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       cluster:
-        description: The cluster to deploy to, e.g. aztec-gke-private
+        description: The cluster to deploy to, e.g. aztec-gke-public
         required: true
-        default: "aztec-gke-private"
+        default: "aztec-gke-public"
       namespace:
         description: The namespace to deploy to, e.g. smoke
         required: true
+        default: "devnet-canary"
       aztec_docker_image:
         description: The Aztec Docker image to use
         required: true
+        default: "aztecprotocol/aztec"
       deployment_mnemonic_secret_name:
         description: The name of the secret which holds the boot node's contract deployment mnemonic
         required: true
-        default: testnet-deployment-mnemonic
+        default: junk-mnemonic
       deployment_salt:
         description: The salt to use for this deployment. Defaults to random
         required: false
diff --git a/spartan/aztec-network/templates/boot-node.yaml b/spartan/aztec-network/templates/boot-node.yaml
index 75a81e07ddd3..4e1058083af1 100644
--- a/spartan/aztec-network/templates/boot-node.yaml
+++ b/spartan/aztec-network/templates/boot-node.yaml
@@ -27,6 +27,20 @@ spec:
         {{- include "aztec-network.selectorLabels" . | nindent 8 }}
         app: boot-node
     spec:
+      {{- if and .Values.bootNode.gke.spotEnabled .Values.network.gke }}
+      affinity:
+        nodeAffinity:
+          requiredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution:
+            nodeSelectorTerms:
+            - matchExpressions:
+              - key: cloud.google.com/gke-spot
+                operator: Exists
+      tolerations:
+      - key: "cloud.google.com/gke-spot"
+        operator: "Equal"
+        value: "true"
+        effect: "NoSchedule"
+      {{- end }}
       {{- if .Values.network.gke }}
       nodeSelector:
         local-ssd: "{{ .Values.storage.localSsd }}"
diff --git a/spartan/aztec-network/values/release-devnet.yaml b/spartan/aztec-network/values/release-devnet.yaml
index 5d1fe68e5126..64f0e0bebc4b 100644
--- a/spartan/aztec-network/values/release-devnet.yaml
+++ b/spartan/aztec-network/values/release-devnet.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ telemetry:
   enabled: true
 
 validator:
+  storageSize: "100Gi"
   replicas: 1
   sequencer:
     enforceFees: false # disabled until the bot can fund itself
@@ -11,9 +12,23 @@ validator:
 bootNode:
   validator:
     disabled: true
+  gke:
+    spotEnabled: true
+  resources:
+    requests:
+      memory: "16Gi"
+      cpu: "8"
 
 proverAgent:
-  replicas: 1
+  replicas: 8
+  bb:
+    hardwareConcurrency: 31
+  gke:
+    spotEnabled: true
+  resources:
+    requests:
+      memory: "116Gi"
+      cpu: "31"
 
 bot:
   followChain: "PENDING"
@@ -30,9 +45,11 @@ images:
 
 aztec:
   slotDuration: 36
-  epochDuration: 32
-  realProofs: false
+  epochDuration: 48
+  realProofs: true
+  extraAccounts: 9
+  extraAccountsStartIndex: 69
 
 jobs:
   deployL1Verifier:
-    enable: false
+    enable: true
diff --git a/yarn-project/aztec.js/src/api/ethereum/portal_manager.ts b/yarn-project/aztec.js/src/api/ethereum/portal_manager.ts
index cb98af57afcd..6f159912f79f 100644
--- a/yarn-project/aztec.js/src/api/ethereum/portal_manager.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/aztec.js/src/api/ethereum/portal_manager.ts
@@ -155,6 +155,8 @@ export class L1FeeJuicePortalManager {
       hash: await this.contract.write.depositToAztecPublic(args),
     });
 
+    this.logger.info('Deposited to Aztec public successfully');
+
     const log = extractEvent(
       txReceipt.logs,
       this.contract.address,
diff --git a/yarn-project/cli/src/cmds/devnet/bootstrap_network.ts b/yarn-project/cli/src/cmds/devnet/bootstrap_network.ts
index 388e173c3a5e..b834ae2e18a7 100644
--- a/yarn-project/cli/src/cmds/devnet/bootstrap_network.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/cli/src/cmds/devnet/bootstrap_network.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import {
 import { type LogFn, type Logger } from '@aztec/foundation/log';
 
 import { getContract } from 'viem';
-import { privateKeyToAccount } from 'viem/accounts';
+import { mnemonicToAccount, privateKeyToAccount } from 'viem/accounts';
 
 type ContractDeploymentInfo = {
   address: AztecAddress;
@@ -51,7 +51,10 @@ export async function bootstrapNetwork(
 
   const l1Clients = createL1Clients(
     l1Url,
-    l1PrivateKey ? privateKeyToAccount(l1PrivateKey) : l1Mnemonic,
+    l1PrivateKey
+      ? privateKeyToAccount(l1PrivateKey)
+      : // We need to use a different account that the main "deployer" account because the "deployer" account creates transations that send blobs.
+        mnemonicToAccount(l1Mnemonic, { addressIndex: 69 }),
     createEthereumChain(l1Url, +l1ChainId).chainInfo,
   );
 
@@ -65,7 +68,7 @@ export async function bootstrapNetwork(
   const fpc = await deployFPC(wallet, token.address, fpcAdmin);
 
   const counter = await deployCounter(wallet);
-  // NOTE: Disabling for now in order to get devnet running
+
   await fundFPC(counter.address, wallet, l1Clients, fpc.address, debugLog);
 
   if (json) {
@@ -294,13 +297,19 @@ async function fundFPC(
 
   const counter = await CounterContract.at(counterAddress, wallet);
 
+  debugLog.info('Incrementing Counter');
+
   // TODO (alexg) remove this once sequencer builds blocks continuously
   // advance the chain
   await counter.methods.increment(wallet.getAddress(), wallet.getAddress()).send().wait(waitOpts);
   await counter.methods.increment(wallet.getAddress(), wallet.getAddress()).send().wait(waitOpts);
 
+  debugLog.info('Claiming FPC');
+
   await feeJuiceContract.methods
     .claim(fpcAddress, claimAmount, claimSecret, messageLeafIndex)
     .send()
-    .wait({ ...waitOpts, proven: true });
+    .wait({ ...waitOpts });
+
+  debugLog.info('Finished claiming FPC');
 }