diff --git a/spartan/aztec-network/values/ignition-testnet.yaml b/spartan/aztec-network/values/ignition-testnet.yaml
index 56855d692abd..98ec91b844d3 100644
--- a/spartan/aztec-network/values/ignition-testnet.yaml
+++ b/spartan/aztec-network/values/ignition-testnet.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ telemetry:
 aztec:
   realProofs: true
   validatorKeyIndexStart: 0
-  proverKeyIndexStart: 3
+  proverKeyIndexStart: 1
   testAccounts: true
   bootstrapENRs: "enr:-LO4QDwlKJN0BqMc4hYPsI-MQoR1O7qLVr4TK6DhqGsZT_pPTmg3gS-JD072rKI4vlaR0N4SdeH2gCD09oh-zMVT3JkEhWF6dGVjqDAwLTExMTU1MTExLTAwMDAwMDAwLTAtMmM4ZmM0NjMtMjM3YWFkY2WCaWSCdjSCaXCEI-XzqolzZWNwMjU2azGhA0da3IZGbY1tLdqXgdQKG-SW-Z4D6dvXJBeoXn8EZsCVg3VkcIKd0A,enr:-LO4QPJR493G_BQG1UU0_h-g0TEBnZEJ-zgWYH3YctVAn3GzfM9dWVIO7_TSETXYLy-h34bF6sSoSfpP5O44qsZnp00EhWF6dGVjqDAwLTExMTU1MTExLTAwMDAwMDAwLTAtMmM4ZmM0NjMtMjM3YWFkY2WCaWSCdjSCaXCEIlle64lzZWNwMjU2azGhAwuSF_VE1cRfSc3MvtDZvvaTl2Qo_dJK-Qp7TcnhYWBtg3VkcIKd0A,enr:-LO4QKq488wXvw6vAHToGWJYkxMmKsjQCsFjPs5Pt_MrawlnZ7G-xIfwhkXR1afddf8lFj_RNVZdBfGzHHR262pXNhMEhWF6dGVjqDAwLTExMTU1MTExLTAwMDAwMDAwLTAtMmM4ZmM0NjMtMjM3YWFkY2WCaWSCdjSCaXCEI8VFSYlzZWNwMjU2azGhA2xqOyFaHAARgLAi3dORuPmFHbxgoMDWBZJnnbiatW8jg3VkcIKd0A"
   contracts:
diff --git a/spartan/scripts/prepare_sepolia_accounts.sh b/spartan/scripts/prepare_sepolia_accounts.sh
index 2d15266c0567..419944146e23 100755
--- a/spartan/scripts/prepare_sepolia_accounts.sh
+++ b/spartan/scripts/prepare_sepolia_accounts.sh
@@ -25,7 +25,15 @@ value_yamls="../aztec-network/values/$values_file ../aztec-network/values.yaml"
 
 num_validators=$(./read_value.sh "validator.replicas" $value_yamls)
 num_provers=$(./read_value.sh "proverNode.replicas" $value_yamls)
-num_bots=$(./read_value.sh "bot.replicas" $value_yamls)
+
+# bots might be disabled
+bot_enabled=$(./read_value.sh "bot.enabled" $value_yamls)
+if [ "$bot_enabled" = "true" ]; then
+  num_bots=$(./read_value.sh "bot.replicas" $value_yamls)
+else
+  num_bots=0
+fi
+
 num_accounts=$((num_validators + num_provers + num_bots))
 
 # Install bc if needed