diff --git a/bootstrap.sh b/bootstrap.sh
index 01918cd9def2..8bbd30ce9839 100755
--- a/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/bootstrap.sh
@@ -835,7 +835,7 @@ case "$cmd" in
     export NATIVE_PRESET=debug
     export AVM=0
     export AVM_TRANSPILER=0
-    barretenberg/cpp/bootstrap.sh build
+    barretenberg/cpp/bootstrap.sh ci
     ;;
   "ci-barretenberg")
     export CI=1
diff --git a/ci.sh b/ci.sh
index fcde0b3e3c61..451c3a235d1b 100755
--- a/ci.sh
+++ b/ci.sh
@@ -128,7 +128,8 @@ case "$cmd" in
   barretenberg-debug)
     export CI_DASHBOARD="nightly"
     export JOB_ID="x-$cmd"
-    export CPUS=16
+    export CPUS=192
+    export AWS_SHUTDOWN_TIME=120
     bootstrap_ec2 "./bootstrap.sh ci-$cmd"
     ;;
   avm-inputs-collection|avm-check-circuit)