diff --git a/.github/workflows/espresso-devnet-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/espresso-devnet-tests.yaml
index 706b2762af2..98ce409195c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/espresso-devnet-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/espresso-devnet-tests.yaml
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ jobs:
           ./scripts/prepare-allocs.sh
           docker compose build
 
-      - name: Run Devnet tests
-        run: go test -timeout 30m -p 1 -count 1 -v  ./espresso/devnet-tests/...
+      # - name: Run Devnet tests
+      #   run: go test -timeout 30m -p 1 -count 1 -v  ./espresso/devnet-tests/...
 
       - name: Save Nix cache
         uses: nix-community/cache-nix-action/save@v6
diff --git a/README_ESPRESSO.md b/README_ESPRESSO.md
index 149e1304988..f031bdd5adc 100644
--- a/README_ESPRESSO.md
+++ b/README_ESPRESSO.md
@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ To run a subset of the tests above (fast):
 > just fast-tests
 ```
 
+To run the devnet tests:
+```console
+> just devnet-tests
+```
+
 ### Run the Kurtosis devnet
 
 - Install tools.
diff --git a/espresso/docker/l1-geth/beacon-config.yaml b/espresso/docker/l1-geth/beacon-config.yaml
index 1ebaed184f2..230bec9a897 100644
--- a/espresso/docker/l1-geth/beacon-config.yaml
+++ b/espresso/docker/l1-geth/beacon-config.yaml
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ DENEB_FORK_EPOCH: 0
 ELECTRA_FORK_VERSION: 0x05000000
 ELECTRA_FORK_EPOCH: 0
 
-SECONDS_PER_SLOT: 1
-SECONDS_PER_ETH1_BLOCK: 1
+SECONDS_PER_SLOT: 3
+SECONDS_PER_ETH1_BLOCK: 14
 MIN_VALIDATOR_WITHDRAWABILITY_DELAY: 32
 SHARD_COMMITTEE_PERIOD: 4
 ETH1_FOLLOW_DISTANCE: 2048
diff --git a/justfile b/justfile
index 3a7719b2dc4..27478639e7f 100644
--- a/justfile
+++ b/justfile
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@ tests:
 fast-tests:
  ./run_fast_tests.sh
 
+devnet-tests: build-devnet
+  go test -timeout 30m -p 1 -count 1 -v  ./espresso/devnet-tests/...
+
+build-devnet: compile-contracts
+  (cd op-deployer && just)
+  (cd espresso && ./scripts/prepare-allocs.sh && docker compose build)
+
 golint:
  golangci-lint run -E goimports,sqlclosecheck,bodyclose,asciicheck,misspell,errorlint --timeout 5m -e "errors.As" -e "errors.Is" ./...