diff --git a/spartan/environments/mbps-net.env b/spartan/environments/mbps-net.env
index 083e25e74bee..4abfe713d1c4 100644
--- a/spartan/environments/mbps-net.env
+++ b/spartan/environments/mbps-net.env
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ TEST_ACCOUNTS=true
 SPONSORED_FPC=true
 SEQ_MIN_TX_PER_BLOCK=0
 SEQ_MAX_TX_PER_BLOCK=8
-AZTEC_EPOCH_DURATION=32
+AZTEC_EPOCH_DURATION=8
 REAL_VERIFIER=false
 PROVER_REAL_PROOFS=false
 
@@ -45,16 +45,19 @@ PUBLISHERS_PER_PROVER=2
 PROVER_PUBLISHER_MNEMONIC_START_INDEX=8000
 
 BOT_TRANSFERS_REPLICAS=1
-BOT_TRANSFERS_TX_INTERVAL_SECONDS=8
-BOT_TRANSFERS_FOLLOW_CHAIN=PENDING
+BOT_TRANSFERS_TX_INTERVAL_SECONDS=4
+BOT_TRANSFERS_FOLLOW_CHAIN=PROPOSED
+BOT_TRANSFERS_PXE_SYNC_CHAIN_TIP=proposed
 
 BOT_SWAPS_REPLICAS=1
-BOT_SWAPS_FOLLOW_CHAIN=PENDING
-BOT_SWAPS_TX_INTERVAL_SECONDS=8
+BOT_SWAPS_TX_INTERVAL_SECONDS=4
+BOT_SWAPS_FOLLOW_CHAIN=PROPOSED
+BOT_SWAPS_PXE_SYNC_CHAIN_TIP=proposed
 
 REDEPLOY_ROLLUP_CONTRACTS=true
 
 DEBUG_P2P_INSTRUMENT_MESSAGES=true
 
 VALIDATOR_HA_REPLICAS=1
-VALIDATOR_RESOURCE_PROFILE="prod-spot"
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+VALIDATOR_RESOURCE_PROFILE="prod-spot"
+