diff --git a/main.star b/main.star
index b893bff48..fccf2ca10 100644
--- a/main.star
+++ b/main.star
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ def run(plan, args = {}):
 		el_uri = "{0}:{1}".format(all_el_client_contexts[0].ip_addr, all_el_client_contexts[0].engine_rpc_port_num)
 		beacon_uri = "{0}:{1}".format(all_cl_client_contexts[0].ip_addr, all_cl_client_contexts[0].http_port_num)
 		jwt_secret = all_el_client_contexts[0].jwt_secret
-		endpoint = mock_mev_launcher_module.launch_mock_mev(plan, el_uri, beacon_uri, jwt_secret)
+		endpoint = mock_mev_launcher_module.launch_mock_mev(plan, el_uri, beacon_uri, jwt_secret, args_with_right_defaults.global_client_log_level)
 		mev_endpoints.append(endpoint)
 	elif args_with_right_defaults.mev_type and args_with_right_defaults.mev_type == FULL_MEV_TYPE:
 		el_uri = "http://{0}:{1}".format(all_el_client_contexts[0].ip_addr, all_el_client_contexts[0].rpc_port_num)
diff --git a/src/mock_mev/mock_mev_launcher.star b/src/mock_mev/mock_mev_launcher.star
index 9b4b44fbd..75505a349 100644
--- a/src/mock_mev/mock_mev_launcher.star
+++ b/src/mock_mev/mock_mev_launcher.star
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 MOCK_MEV_IMAGE = "ethpandaops/mock-builder:latest"
 MOCK_MEV_SERVICE_NAME = "mock-mev"
 MOCK_MEV_BUILDER_PORT = 18550
-DUMMY_PUB_KEY_THAT_ISNT_VERIFIED = "0xae1c2ca7bbd6f415a5aa5bb4079caf0a5c273104be5fb5e40e2b5a2f080b2f5bd945336f2a9e8ba346299cb65b0f84c8"
+DEFAULT_MOCK_MEV_PUB_KEY = "0x95fde78acd5f6886ddaf5d0056610167c513d09c1c0efabbc7cdcc69beea113779c4a81e2d24daafc5387dbf6ac5fe48"
 
-def launch_mock_mev(plan, el_uri, beacon_uri, jwt_secret):
+def launch_mock_mev(plan, el_uri, beacon_uri, jwt_secret, global_client_log_level):
 	mock_builder = plan.add_service(
 		name = MOCK_MEV_SERVICE_NAME,
 		config = ServiceConfig(
@@ -14,8 +14,10 @@ def launch_mock_mev(plan, el_uri, beacon_uri, jwt_secret):
 			cmd = [
 				"--jwt-secret={0}".format(jwt_secret),
 				"--el={0}".format(el_uri),
-				"--cl={0}".format(beacon_uri)
+				"--cl={0}".format(beacon_uri),
+				"--bid-multiplier=5", # TODO: This could be customizable
+				"--log-level={0}".format(global_client_log_level)
 			]
 		)
 	)
-	return "http://{0}@{1}:{2}".format(DUMMY_PUB_KEY_THAT_ISNT_VERIFIED, mock_builder.ip_address, MOCK_MEV_BUILDER_PORT)
+	return "http://{0}@{1}:{2}".format(DEFAULT_MOCK_MEV_PUB_KEY, mock_builder.ip_address, MOCK_MEV_BUILDER_PORT)
diff --git a/src/package_io/parse_input.star b/src/package_io/parse_input.star
index d1fdbf717..bb0dcf954 100644
--- a/src/package_io/parse_input.star
+++ b/src/package_io/parse_input.star
@@ -114,9 +114,6 @@ def parse_input(plan, input_args):
 
 
 	if result.get("mev_type") in ("mock", "full"):
-		if result["network_params"]["capella_fork_epoch"] == 0:
-			plan.print("MEV components require a non zero value for the network_params.capella_fork_epoch; setting it to 1 as its 0")
-			result["network_params"]["capella_fork_epoch"] = 1
 		result = enrich_mev_extra_params(result, MEV_BOOST_SERVICE_NAME_PREFIX, FLASHBOTS_MEV_BOOST_PORT, result.get("mev_type"))
 
 	return struct(