diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
index 5f318d2cf..cc4aeada9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
@@ -12,13 +12,14 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - id: set-matrix
-        run: echo "::set-output name=matrix::$(ls ./.github/tests/*.yaml | jq -R -s -c 'split("\n")[:-1]')"
+        run: echo "matrix=$(ls ./.github/tests/*.yaml | jq -R -s -c 'split("\n")[:-1]')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
   run_with_args:
     needs: list-yamls
     strategy:
       matrix:
           file_name: ${{ fromJson(needs.list-yamls.outputs.matrix) }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    continue-on-error: true
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -32,3 +33,12 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run Starlark
         run: kurtosis run ${{ github.workspace }} --args-file ${{ matrix.file_name }}
+
+      - name: Notify
+        if: cancelled() || failure()
+        uses: Ilshidur/action-discord@master
+        env:
+          DISCORD_WEBHOOK: ${{ secrets.DISCORD_WEBHOOK }}
+        with:
+          args: "The nightly test for ${{matrix.file_name}} on ethereum-package has failed find it here ${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}"
+
diff --git a/.github/workflows/per-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/per-pr.yml
index 562d527ad..3834b3200 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/per-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/per-pr.yml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Setup Kurtosis
         run: |
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a4e7fdd84..87b722e12 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -548,6 +548,8 @@ When you're happy with your changes:
 1. Add one of the maintainers of the repo as a "Review Request":
    * `parithosh` (Ethereum Foundation)
    * `barnabasbusa` (Ethereum Foundation)
+   * `pk910` (Ethereum Foundation)
+   * `samcm` (Ethereum Foundation)
    * `h4ck3rk3y` (Kurtosis)
    * `mieubrisse` (Kurtosis)
    * `leederek` (Kurtosis)
diff --git a/src/el/besu/besu_launcher.star b/src/el/besu/besu_launcher.star
index 9500503dd..da2b26a80 100644
--- a/src/el/besu/besu_launcher.star
+++ b/src/el/besu/besu_launcher.star
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ TCP_DISCOVERY_PORT_ID = "tcp-discovery"
 UDP_DISCOVERY_PORT_ID = "udp-discovery"
 ENGINE_HTTP_RPC_PORT_ID = "engine-rpc"
 METRICS_PORT_ID = "metrics"
-
+JAVA_OPTS = {"JAVA_OPTS": "-agentlib:jdwp=transport=dt_socket,server=y,suspend=n"}
 PRIVATE_IP_ADDRESS_PLACEHOLDER = "KURTOSIS_IP_ADDR_PLACEHOLDER"
 
 USED_PORTS = {
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ def get_config(
 
     cmd_str = " ".join(cmd)
 
+    extra_env_vars = extra_env_vars | JAVA_OPTS
     return ServiceConfig(
         image=image,
         ports=USED_PORTS,
@@ -194,13 +195,13 @@ def get_config(
         files={
             constants.GENESIS_DATA_MOUNTPOINT_ON_CLIENTS: el_cl_genesis_data.files_artifact_uuid,
         },
+        env_vars=extra_env_vars,
         entrypoint=ENTRYPOINT_ARGS,
         private_ip_address_placeholder=PRIVATE_IP_ADDRESS_PLACEHOLDER,
         min_cpu=el_min_cpu,
         max_cpu=el_max_cpu,
         min_memory=el_min_mem,
         max_memory=el_max_mem,
-        env_vars=extra_env_vars,
         labels=shared_utils.label_maker(
             constants.EL_CLIENT_TYPE.besu,
             constants.CLIENT_TYPES.el,
diff --git a/src/package_io/input_parser.star b/src/package_io/input_parser.star
index 4d11828a6..26c171d1c 100644
--- a/src/package_io/input_parser.star
+++ b/src/package_io/input_parser.star
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ DEFAULT_EL_IMAGES = {
     "geth": "ethereum/client-go:latest",
     "erigon": "ethpandaops/erigon:devel",
     "nethermind": "nethermind/nethermind:latest",
-    "besu": "hyperledger/besu:develop",
+    "besu": "hyperledger/besu:latest",
     "reth": "ghcr.io/paradigmxyz/reth",
     "ethereumjs": "ethpandaops/ethereumjs:master",
 }