diff --git a/package_io/input_parser.star b/package_io/input_parser.star
index 110b27ea..fdcf1e7b 100644
--- a/package_io/input_parser.star
+++ b/package_io/input_parser.star
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 DEFAULT_EL_IMAGES = {
-	"geth": "ethereum/client-go:v1.11.5",
+	"geth": "ethereum/client-go:latest",
 	"erigon": "thorax/erigon:devel",
-	"nethermind": "nethermind/nethermind:1.14.0",
+	"nethermind": "nethermind/nethermind:latest",
 	"besu": "hyperledger/besu:develop"
 }
 
 DEFAULT_CL_IMAGES = {
-	"lighthouse": "sigp/lighthouse:v3.5.0",
-	"teku":       "consensys/teku:23.1",
+	"lighthouse": "sigp/lighthouse:latest",
+	"teku":       "consensys/teku:latest",
 	"nimbus":     "statusim/nimbus-eth2:multiarch-latest",
-	"prysm":    "prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain:latest,prysmaticlabs/prysm/validator:latest",
-	"lodestar": "chainsafe/lodestar:v1.7.2",
+	"prysm":      "prysmaticlabs/prysm-beacon-chain:latest,prysmaticlabs/prysm-validator:latest",
+	"lodestar": "chainsafe/lodestar:latest",
 }
 
 BESU_NODE_NAME = "besu"
diff --git a/src/cl/lighthouse/lighthouse_launcher.star b/src/cl/lighthouse/lighthouse_launcher.star
index 6b3756a1..1cb70603 100644
--- a/src/cl/lighthouse/lighthouse_launcher.star
+++ b/src/cl/lighthouse/lighthouse_launcher.star
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ def get_beacon_config(
 		cmd.extend([param for param in extra_params])
 
 	recipe = GetHttpRequestRecipe(
-		endpoint = "/lighthouse/health",
+		endpoint = "/eth/v1/node/identity",
 		port_id = BEACON_HTTP_PORT_ID
 	)
 
diff --git a/src/el/besu/besu_launcher.star b/src/el/besu/besu_launcher.star
index e6a0f8d2..58cec59b 100644
--- a/src/el/besu/besu_launcher.star
+++ b/src/el/besu/besu_launcher.star
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ def get_config(network_id, genesis_data, image, existing_el_clients, log_level,
 		"--engine-jwt-secret={0}".format(jwt_secret_json_filepath_on_client),
 		"--engine-host-allowlist=*",
 		"--engine-rpc-port={0}".format(ENGINE_HTTP_RPC_PORT_NUM),
+		"--sync-mode=FULL",
+		"--data-storage-format=BONSAI",
 	]
 
 	if len(existing_el_clients) > 0: