diff --git a/benchmarks/utils/system_under_test.py b/benchmarks/utils/system_under_test.py
index 3f20f8b0d2..85820203b8 100644
--- a/benchmarks/utils/system_under_test.py
+++ b/benchmarks/utils/system_under_test.py
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ def start(self):
         execute("torchserve --stop", wait=True)
         click.secho("*Setting up model store...", fg="green")
         self._prepare_local_dependency()
+        self._clear_neuron_cache_if_exists()
         click.secho("*Starting local Torchserve instance...", fg="green")
 
         ts_cmd = (
@@ -141,6 +142,31 @@ def start(self):
                 if "Model server started" in str(line).strip():
                     break
 
+    def _clear_neuron_cache_if_exists(self):
+        cache_dir = "/var/tmp/neuron-compile-cache/"
+
+        # Check if the directory exists
+        if os.path.exists(cache_dir) and os.path.isdir(cache_dir):
+            click.secho(
+                f"Directory {cache_dir} exists. Clearing contents...", fg="green"
+            )
+
+            # Remove the directory contents
+            for filename in os.listdir(cache_dir):
+                file_path = os.path.join(cache_dir, filename)
+                try:
+                    if os.path.isfile(file_path) or os.path.islink(file_path):
+                        os.unlink(file_path)
+                    elif os.path.isdir(file_path):
+                        shutil.rmtree(file_path)
+                except Exception as e:
+                    click.secho(f"Failed to delete {file_path}. Reason: {e}", fg="red")
+            click.secho(f"Cache cleared: {cache_dir}", fg="green")
+        else:
+            click.secho(
+                f"Directory {cache_dir} does not exist. No action taken.", fg="green"
+            )
+
     def stop(self):
         click.secho("*Terminating Torchserve instance...", fg="green")
         execute("torchserve --stop", wait=True)
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
index 71d48f58fe..94f4a1ba99 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ COPY ./ serve
 RUN \
     if echo "$LOCAL_CHANGES" | grep -q "false"; then \
         rm -rf serve;\
-        git clone --recursive $REPO_URL -b $BRANCH_NAME; \
+        git clone --recursive $REPO_URL -b $BRANCH_NAME serve; \
     fi
 
 
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ COPY ./ serve
 RUN \
     if echo "$LOCAL_CHANGES" | grep -q "false"; then \
         rm -rf serve;\
-        git clone --recursive $REPO_URL -b $BRANCH_NAME; \
+        git clone --recursive $REPO_URL -b $BRANCH_NAME serve; \
     fi
 
 COPY --from=compile-image /home/venv /home/venv
diff --git a/examples/large_models/utils/test_llm_streaming_response.py b/examples/large_models/utils/test_llm_streaming_response.py
index 55f9129bc3..94e6b373e5 100644
--- a/examples/large_models/utils/test_llm_streaming_response.py
+++ b/examples/large_models/utils/test_llm_streaming_response.py
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ def parse_args():
         "--model-version",
         type=str,
         default="1.0",
-        help="Model vesion. Default: 1.0",
+        help="Model version. Default: 1.0",
     )
 
     return parser.parse_args()
diff --git a/examples/large_models/vllm/llama3/model-config.yaml b/examples/large_models/vllm/llama3/model-config.yaml
index 1fea5ff658..a699d25496 100644
--- a/examples/large_models/vllm/llama3/model-config.yaml
+++ b/examples/large_models/vllm/llama3/model-config.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 minWorkers: 1
 maxWorkers: 1
 maxBatchDelay: 100
-responseTimeout: 1200
+startupTimeout: 1200
 deviceType: "gpu"
 asyncCommunication: true
 
diff --git a/examples/large_models/vllm/lora/Readme.md b/examples/large_models/vllm/lora/Readme.md
index c592f23a73..0469d53567 100644
--- a/examples/large_models/vllm/lora/Readme.md
+++ b/examples/large_models/vllm/lora/Readme.md
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ The vllm integration uses an OpenAI compatible interface which lets you perform
 
 Curl:
 ```bash
-curl --header "Content-Type: application/json"   --request POST   --data @prompt.json http://localhost:8080/predictions/llama-8b-lora/1.0/v1
+curl --header "Content-Type: application/json"   --request POST   --data @prompt.json http://localhost:8080/predictions/llama-8b-lora/1.0/v1/completions
 ```
 
 Python + Request:
diff --git a/examples/large_models/vllm/lora/model-config.yaml b/examples/large_models/vllm/lora/model-config.yaml
index 85db70338e..8fda7ef6fa 100644
--- a/examples/large_models/vllm/lora/model-config.yaml
+++ b/examples/large_models/vllm/lora/model-config.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 minWorkers: 1
 maxWorkers: 1
 maxBatchDelay: 100
-responseTimeout: 1200
+startupTimeout: 1200
 deviceType: "gpu"
 asyncCommunication: true
 
diff --git a/examples/large_models/vllm/mistral/model-config.yaml b/examples/large_models/vllm/mistral/model-config.yaml
index 7aac9b01b1..4f4ef5dc25 100644
--- a/examples/large_models/vllm/mistral/model-config.yaml
+++ b/examples/large_models/vllm/mistral/model-config.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 minWorkers: 1
 maxWorkers: 1
 maxBatchDelay: 100
-responseTimeout: 1200
+startupTimeout: 1200
 deviceType: "gpu"
 asyncCommunication: true
 
diff --git a/examples/large_models/vllm/requirements.txt b/examples/large_models/vllm/requirements.txt
index a603b3c4ec..6d0209c820 100644
--- a/examples/large_models/vllm/requirements.txt
+++ b/examples/large_models/vllm/requirements.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-vllm==0.5.0
+vllm==0.6.1.post2
diff --git a/frontend/server/src/main/java/org/pytorch/serve/openapi/OpenApiUtils.java b/frontend/server/src/main/java/org/pytorch/serve/openapi/OpenApiUtils.java
index 5d216f0465..f307188647 100644
--- a/frontend/server/src/main/java/org/pytorch/serve/openapi/OpenApiUtils.java
+++ b/frontend/server/src/main/java/org/pytorch/serve/openapi/OpenApiUtils.java
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ private static Operation getSetDefaultOperation() {
         MediaType error = getErrorResponse();
 
         operation.addResponse(
-                new Response("200", "Default vesion succsesfully updated for model", status));
+                new Response("200", "Default version successfully updated for model", status));
         operation.addResponse(
                 new Response("404", "Model not found or Model version not found", error));
         operation.addResponse(new Response("500", "Internal Server Error", error));
diff --git a/frontend/server/src/main/java/org/pytorch/serve/util/ApiUtils.java b/frontend/server/src/main/java/org/pytorch/serve/util/ApiUtils.java
index 46c476affd..70f5a1c644 100644
--- a/frontend/server/src/main/java/org/pytorch/serve/util/ApiUtils.java
+++ b/frontend/server/src/main/java/org/pytorch/serve/util/ApiUtils.java
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ public static String setDefault(String modelName, String newModelVersion)
         ModelManager modelManager = ModelManager.getInstance();
         modelManager.setDefaultVersion(modelName, newModelVersion);
         String msg =
-                "Default vesion succsesfully updated for model \""
+                "Default version successfully updated for model \""
                         + modelName
                         + "\" to \""
                         + newModelVersion
diff --git a/frontend/server/src/main/java/org/pytorch/serve/wlm/AsyncWorkerThread.java b/frontend/server/src/main/java/org/pytorch/serve/wlm/AsyncWorkerThread.java
index 2dd1272b01..526f3b9232 100644
--- a/frontend/server/src/main/java/org/pytorch/serve/wlm/AsyncWorkerThread.java
+++ b/frontend/server/src/main/java/org/pytorch/serve/wlm/AsyncWorkerThread.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 public class AsyncWorkerThread extends WorkerThread {
     // protected ConcurrentHashMap requestsInBackend;
     protected static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(AsyncWorkerThread.class);
-    protected static final long MODEL_LOAD_TIMEOUT = 10L;
+    protected static final long WORKER_TIMEOUT = 2L;
 
     protected boolean loadingFinished;
     protected CountDownLatch latch;
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ public AsyncWorkerThread(
     @Override
     public void run() {
         responseTimeout = model.getResponseTimeout();
+        startupTimeout = model.getStartupTimeout();
         Thread thread = Thread.currentThread();
         thread.setName(getWorkerName());
         currentThread.set(thread);
@@ -80,11 +81,11 @@ public void run() {
 
                     if (loadingFinished == false) {
                         latch = new CountDownLatch(1);
-                        if (!latch.await(MODEL_LOAD_TIMEOUT, TimeUnit.MINUTES)) {
+                        if (!latch.await(startupTimeout, TimeUnit.SECONDS)) {
                             throw new WorkerInitializationException(
-                                    "Worker did not load the model within"
-                                            + MODEL_LOAD_TIMEOUT
-                                            + " mins");
+                                    "Worker did not load the model within "
+                                            + startupTimeout
+                                            + " seconds");
                         }
                     }
 
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ public void run() {
                 logger.debug("Shutting down the thread .. Scaling down.");
             } else {
                 logger.debug(
-                        "Backend worker monitoring thread interrupted or backend worker process died., responseTimeout:"
+                        "Backend worker monitoring thread interrupted or backend worker process died. responseTimeout:"
                                 + responseTimeout
                                 + "sec",
                         e);
diff --git a/frontend/server/src/test/java/org/pytorch/serve/ModelServerTest.java b/frontend/server/src/test/java/org/pytorch/serve/ModelServerTest.java
index 518143ec04..f419a26657 100644
--- a/frontend/server/src/test/java/org/pytorch/serve/ModelServerTest.java
+++ b/frontend/server/src/test/java/org/pytorch/serve/ModelServerTest.java
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ public void testSetDefaultVersionNoop() throws InterruptedException {
         StatusResponse resp = JsonUtils.GSON.fromJson(TestUtils.getResult(), StatusResponse.class);
         Assert.assertEquals(
                 resp.getStatus(),
-                "Default vesion succsesfully updated for model \"noopversioned\" to \"1.2.1\"");
+                "Default version successfully updated for model \"noopversioned\" to \"1.2.1\"");
     }
 
     @Test(
diff --git a/frontend/server/src/test/resources/management_open_api.json b/frontend/server/src/test/resources/management_open_api.json
index 352cc1bd83..4e926297a1 100644
--- a/frontend/server/src/test/resources/management_open_api.json
+++ b/frontend/server/src/test/resources/management_open_api.json
@@ -1671,7 +1671,7 @@
         ],
         "responses": {
           "200": {
-            "description": "Default vesion succsesfully updated for model",
+            "description": "Default version successfully updated for model",
             "content": {
               "application/json": {
                 "schema": {
diff --git a/frontend/server/src/test/resources/model_management_api.json b/frontend/server/src/test/resources/model_management_api.json
index 9ca6badc69..93cb7bae6b 100644
--- a/frontend/server/src/test/resources/model_management_api.json
+++ b/frontend/server/src/test/resources/model_management_api.json
@@ -1216,7 +1216,7 @@
         ],
         "responses": {
           "200": {
-            "description": "Default vesion succsesfully updated for model",
+            "description": "Default version successfully updated for model",
             "content": {
               "application/json": {
                 "schema": {
diff --git a/kubernetes/kserve/build_image.sh b/kubernetes/kserve/build_image.sh
index 670915f1fc..39a005b8f0 100755
--- a/kubernetes/kserve/build_image.sh
+++ b/kubernetes/kserve/build_image.sh
@@ -66,5 +66,5 @@ cp -r ../../third_party .
 if [ "${MULTI}" == "true" ]; then
   DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1 docker buildx build --file "$DOCKER_FILE" --build-arg BASE_IMAGE=$BASE_IMAGE --platform "${ARCH}" -t "$DOCKER_TAG" --push .
 else
-  DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1 docker buildx build --file "$DOCKER_FILE" --build-arg BASE_IMAGE=$BASE_IMAGE -t "$DOCKER_TAG" --load .
+  DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1 docker buildx build --file "$DOCKER_FILE" --build-arg BASE_IMAGE=$BASE_IMAGE -t "$DOCKER_TAG" --push .
 fi
diff --git a/kubernetes/kserve/build_upload_release.py b/kubernetes/kserve/build_upload_release.py
index 0c7c481671..e9dd311610 100644
--- a/kubernetes/kserve/build_upload_release.py
+++ b/kubernetes/kserve/build_upload_release.py
@@ -39,11 +39,6 @@
         dry_run,
     )
 
-    for image in [
-        f"{organization}/torchserve-kfs:{check_ts_version()}-gpu",
-    ]:
-        try_and_handle(f"docker push {image}", dry_run)
-
     # Cleanup built images
     if args.cleanup:
         try_and_handle(f"docker system prune --all --volumes -f", dry_run)
diff --git a/kubernetes/kserve/docker_nightly.py b/kubernetes/kserve/docker_nightly.py
index d5d3f13b76..38c3bdea19 100644
--- a/kubernetes/kserve/docker_nightly.py
+++ b/kubernetes/kserve/docker_nightly.py
@@ -43,22 +43,17 @@
         dry_run,
     )
 
-    # Push Nightly images to official PyTorch Dockerhub account
-    try_and_handle(f"docker push {organization}/{gpu_version}", dry_run)
-
     # Tag nightly images with latest
     try_and_handle(
         f"docker buildx imagetools create --tag {organization}/{project}:latest-cpu {organization}/{cpu_version}",
         dry_run,
     )
+
     try_and_handle(
-        f"docker tag {organization}/{gpu_version} {organization}/{project}:latest-gpu",
+        f"docker buildx imagetools create --tag {organization}/{project}:latest-gpu {organization}/{gpu_version}",
         dry_run,
     )
 
-    # Push images with latest tag
-    try_and_handle(f"docker push {organization}/{project}:latest-gpu", dry_run)
-
     # Cleanup built images
     if args.cleanup:
         try_and_handle(f"docker system prune --all --volumes -f", dry_run)
diff --git a/ts/llm_launcher.py b/ts/llm_launcher.py
index 1d95731e2f..591eedd474 100644
--- a/ts/llm_launcher.py
+++ b/ts/llm_launcher.py
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ def get_model_config(args, model_snapshot_path=None):
         "batchSize": 1,
         "maxBatchDelay": 100,
         "responseTimeout": 1200,
+        "startupTimeout": args.startup_timeout,
         "deviceType": "gpu",
         "asyncCommunication": True,
     }
@@ -227,7 +228,7 @@ def main(args):
     parser.add_argument(
         "--vllm_engine.max_num_seqs",
         type=int,
-        default=16,
+        default=256,
         help="Max sequences in vllm engine",
     )
 
@@ -245,6 +246,13 @@ def main(args):
         help="Cache dir",
     )
 
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--startup_timeout",
+        type=int,
+        default=1200,
+        help="Model startup timeout in seconds",
+    )
+
     parser.add_argument(
         "--engine",
         type=str,
@@ -272,6 +280,7 @@ def main(args):
         default=0.1,
         help="KV Cache free gpu memory fraction",
     )
+
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
     main(args)