diff --git a/main.star b/main.star
index 7e23a9646..593a0ca70 100644
--- a/main.star
+++ b/main.star
@@ -57,11 +57,39 @@ def run(plan, args = {}):
 	if not args_with_right_defaults.launch_additional_services:
 		return
 
+	
+	mev_endpoints = []
+	# passed external relays get priority
+	# perhaps add mev_type External or remove this
+	if hasattr(participant, "builder_network_params") and participant.builder_network_params != None:
+		mev_endpoints = participant.builder_network_params.relay_end_points
+	# otherwise dummy relays spinup if chosen
+	elif args_with_right_defaults.mev_type and args_with_right_defaults.mev_type == MOCK_MEV_TYPE:
+		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, 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)
+		builder_uri = "http://{0}:{1}".format(all_el_client_contexts[-1].ip_addr, all_el_client_contexts[-1].rpc_port_num)
+		beacon_uri = ["http://{0}:{1}".format(context.ip_addr, context.http_port_num) for context in all_cl_client_contexts][-1]
+		beacon_uris = beacon_uri
+		first_cl_client = all_cl_client_contexts[0]
+		first_client_beacon_name = first_cl_client.beacon_service_name
+		mev_flood_module.launch_mev_flood(plan, mev_params.mev_flood_image, el_uri, genesis_constants.PRE_FUNDED_ACCOUNTS)
+		endpoint = mev_relay_launcher_module.launch_mev_relay(plan, mev_params, network_params.network_id, beacon_uris, genesis_validators_root, builder_uri, network_params.seconds_per_slot, network_params.slots_per_epoch)
+		mev_flood_module.spam_in_background(plan, el_uri, mev_params.mev_flood_extra_args, mev_params.mev_flood_seconds_per_bundle, genesis_constants.PRE_FUNDED_ACCOUNTS)
+		if args_with_right_defaults.mev_params.launch_custom_flood:
+			mev_custom_flood_module.spam_in_background(plan, genesis_constants.PRE_FUNDED_ACCOUNTS[-1].private_key, genesis_constants.PRE_FUNDED_ACCOUNTS[0].address, el_uri)
+		mev_endpoints.append(endpoint)		
+
 	plan.print("Launching transaction spammer")
 	tx_spammer_params = args_with_right_defaults.tx_spammer_params
 	transaction_spammer.launch_transaction_spammer(plan, genesis_constants.PRE_FUNDED_ACCOUNTS, all_el_client_contexts[0], tx_spammer_params)
 	plan.print("Succesfully launched transaction spammer")
 
+
 	plan.print("Launching Blob spammer")
 	blob_spammer.launch_blob_spammer(
 		plan,
@@ -141,42 +169,6 @@ def run(plan, args = {}):
 	)
 	output = struct(grafana_info = grafana_info)
 
-	
-	mev_endpoints = []
-	# passed external relays get priority
-	# perhaps add mev_type External or remove this
-	if hasattr(participant, "builder_network_params") and participant.builder_network_params != None:
-		mev_endpoints = participant.builder_network_params.relay_end_points
-	# otherwise dummy relays spinup if chosen
-	elif args_with_right_defaults.mev_type and args_with_right_defaults.mev_type == MOCK_MEV_TYPE:
-		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, 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)
-		builder_uri = "http://{0}:{1}".format(all_el_client_contexts[-1].ip_addr, all_el_client_contexts[-1].rpc_port_num)
-		beacon_uri = ["http://{0}:{1}".format(context.ip_addr, context.http_port_num) for context in all_cl_client_contexts][-1]
-		beacon_uris = beacon_uri
-		first_cl_client = all_cl_client_contexts[0]
-		first_client_beacon_name = first_cl_client.beacon_service_name
-		mev_flood_module.launch_mev_flood(plan, mev_params.mev_flood_image, el_uri, genesis_constants.PRE_FUNDED_ACCOUNTS)
-		epoch_recipe = GetHttpRequestRecipe(
-			endpoint = "/eth/v2/beacon/blocks/head",
-			port_id = HTTP_PORT_ID_FOR_FACT,
-			extract = {
-				"epoch": ".data.message.body.attestations[0].data.target.epoch"
-			}
-		)
-		plan.wait(recipe = epoch_recipe, field = "extract.epoch", assertion = ">=", target_value = str(network_params.capella_fork_epoch), timeout = "20m", service_name = first_client_beacon_name)
-		plan.print("epoch 2 reached, can begin mev stuff")
-		endpoint = mev_relay_launcher_module.launch_mev_relay(plan, mev_params, network_params.network_id, beacon_uris, genesis_validators_root, builder_uri, network_params.seconds_per_slot, network_params.slots_per_epoch)
-		mev_flood_module.spam_in_background(plan, el_uri, mev_params.mev_flood_extra_args, mev_params.mev_flood_seconds_per_bundle, genesis_constants.PRE_FUNDED_ACCOUNTS)
-		if args_with_right_defaults.mev_params.launch_custom_flood:
-			mev_custom_flood_module.spam_in_background(plan, genesis_constants.PRE_FUNDED_ACCOUNTS[-1].private_key, genesis_constants.PRE_FUNDED_ACCOUNTS[0].address, el_uri)
-		mev_endpoints.append(endpoint)
-
 	# spin up the mev boost contexts if some endpoints for relays have been passed
 	all_mevboost_contexts = []
 	if mev_endpoints:
diff --git a/src/package_io/parse_input.star b/src/package_io/parse_input.star
index 37a3c363d..1a9ab4f02 100644
--- a/src/package_io/parse_input.star
+++ b/src/package_io/parse_input.star
@@ -32,9 +32,6 @@ def parse_input(plan, input_args):
 	if result.get("mev_type") in ("mock", "full"):
 		result = enrich_mev_extra_params(result, MEV_BOOST_SERVICE_NAME_PREFIX, FLASHBOTS_MEV_BOOST_PORT, result.get("mev_type"))
 
-	if result.get("mev_type") == "full" and result["network_params"]["capella_fork_epoch"] == 0:
-		fail("capella_fork_epoch needs to be set to a non-zero value when using full MEV, set it using network_params.capella_fork_epoch")
-
 	result["tx_spammer_params"] = get_default_tx_spammer_params()
 
 	return struct(
@@ -88,7 +85,7 @@ def parse_input(plan, input_args):
 
 def get_default_mev_params():
 	return {
-		"mev_relay_image": "flashbots/mev-boost-relay",
+		"mev_relay_image": "flashbots/mev-boost-relay:latest",
 		# TODO replace with flashbots/builder when they publish an arm64 image as mentioned in flashbots/builder#105
 		"mev_builder_image": "ethpandaops/flashbots-builder:main",
 		"mev_boost_image": "flashbots/mev-boost",