diff --git a/.github/workflows/ccip-live-network-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/ccip-live-network-tests.yml
index 75fc218c5ee..416e0922876 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ccip-live-network-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ccip-live-network-tests.yml
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ concurrency:
 
 env:
   CHAINLINK_IMAGE: ${{ secrets.QA_AWS_ACCOUNT_NUMBER }}.dkr.ecr.${{ secrets.QA_AWS_REGION }}.amazonaws.com/chainlink
-  CHAINLINK_VERSION: ${{ github.sha}}
-  CHAINLINK_TEST_VERSION: ${{ github.sha}}
-  ENV_JOB_IMAGE: ${{ secrets.QA_AWS_ACCOUNT_NUMBER }}.dkr.ecr.${{ secrets.QA_AWS_REGION }}.amazonaws.com/chainlink-ccip-tests:${{ github.sha }}
+  CHAINLINK_VERSION: ccip-develop
+  CHAINLINK_TEST_VERSION: ccip-develop
+  ENV_JOB_IMAGE: ${{ secrets.QA_AWS_ACCOUNT_NUMBER }}.dkr.ecr.${{ secrets.QA_AWS_REGION }}.amazonaws.com/chainlink-ccip-tests:ccip-develop
   INTERNAL_DOCKER_REPO: ${{ secrets.QA_AWS_ACCOUNT_NUMBER }}.dkr.ecr.${{ secrets.QA_AWS_REGION }}.amazonaws.com
   AWS_ECR_REPO_PUBLIC_REGISTRY: public.ecr.aws
 
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         config: [mainnet.toml]
-    needs: [ build-chainlink, build-test-image ]
+#    needs: [ build-chainlink, build-test-image ]
     # if the event is a scheduled event or the test type is load and no previous job failed
     if: ${{ (github.event_name == 'schedule' || inputs.test_type == 'load') && !contains(needs.*.result, 'failure') }}
     permissions:
@@ -145,6 +145,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Prepare Base64 TOML override
         shell: bash
         run: |
+          BASE64_NETWORK_CONFIG=$(echo $BASE64_NETWORK_CONFIG | base64 -Dd | sed -e 's/evm_key/${{ secrets.QA_EVM_KEY_TEST }}/g | base64')
+          echo ::add-mask::$BASE64_NETWORK_CONFIG
+          echo "BASE64_NETWORK_CONFIG=$BASE64_NETWORK_CONFIG" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
           SLACK_USER=$(jq -r '.inputs.slackMemberID' $GITHUB_EVENT_PATH)
           echo ::add-mask::$SLACK_USER
           echo "SLACK_USER=$SLACK_USER" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"