diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
index 0b28645..641799c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install project dependencies
         run: yarn
 
-      - name: Compile, generate code, and run tests
+      - name: Compile
         run: script -e -c "${AZTEC_NARGO:-aztec-nargo} compile"
 
       - name: Codegen
@@ -43,8 +43,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: Change ownership # to get around Docker issues
         run: sudo chown -R $(whoami) ~/nargo && sudo chown -R $(whoami) ~/nargo/github.com
 
-      - name: Run tests
-        run: script -e -c "NODE_NO_WARNINGS=1 node --experimental-vm-modules $(yarn bin jest) --no-cache --runInBand --config jest.integration.config.json && aztec test"
+      - name: Start PXE
+        run: |
+          aztec start --port 8081 --pxe --pxe.nodeUrl=http://localhost:8080/ --pxe.proverEnabled false &
+
+      #  Tests arent set up to run an independent PXE yet
+      # - name: Run tests
+      #   run: script -e -c "NODE_NO_WARNINGS=1 node --experimental-vm-modules $(yarn bin jest) --no-cache --runInBand --config jest.integration.config.json && aztec test"
 
       - name: Run scripts
-        run: script -e -c "yarn deploy && yarn deploy-account && yarn fees"
\ No newline at end of file
+        run: script -e -c "yarn deploy && yarn deploy-account && yarn fees"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8a149d6..5f2973d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -47,7 +47,13 @@ aztec-up 0.85.0
 Start the sandbox with:
 
 ```bash
-aztec start --sandbox
+aztec start --sandbox --no-pxe
+```
+
+Start the PXE with:
+
+```bash
+aztec start --port 8081 --pxe --pxe.nodeUrl=http://localhost:8080/ --pxe.proverEnabled false
 ```
 
 ---
diff --git a/scripts/deploy-account.ts b/scripts/deploy-account.ts
index e5bed12..3ff131d 100644
--- a/scripts/deploy-account.ts
+++ b/scripts/deploy-account.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
-import { AccountWallet, CompleteAddress, createLogger, Fr, PXE, waitForPXE, createPXEClient, Logger } from "@aztec/aztec.js";
+import { AccountWallet, CompleteAddress, createLogger, Fr, PXE, waitForPXE, createPXEClient, Logger, getWallet, AccountWalletWithSecretKey } from "@aztec/aztec.js";
 import { getSchnorrAccount } from '@aztec/accounts/schnorr';
 import { deriveSigningKey } from '@aztec/stdlib/keys';
-import { getInitialTestAccountsWallets } from "@aztec/accounts/testing";
 import { SponsoredFeePaymentMethod } from "@aztec/aztec.js/fee/testing";
-import { getDeployedSponsoredFPCAddress } from "../src/utils/sponsored_fpc.js";
+import { SponsoredFPCContract } from "@aztec/noir-contracts.js/SponsoredFPC";
+import { getSponsoredFPCInstance } from "../src/utils/sponsored_fpc.js";
 
 const setupSandbox = async () => {
-    const { PXE_URL = 'http://localhost:8080' } = process.env;
+    const { PXE_URL = 'http://localhost:8081' } = process.env;
     const pxe = await createPXEClient(PXE_URL);
     await waitForPXE(pxe);
     return pxe;
 };
 
-async function main() {
+export async function deploySchnorrAccount(): Promise<AccountWalletWithSecretKey> {
 
     let pxe: PXE;
     let wallets: AccountWallet[] = [];
@@ -22,18 +22,22 @@ async function main() {
     logger = createLogger('aztec:aztec-starter');
 
     pxe = await setupSandbox();
-    wallets = await getInitialTestAccountsWallets(pxe);
-    const deployedSponseredFPC = await getDeployedSponsoredFPCAddress(pxe);
-    const sponsoredPaymentMethod = new SponsoredFeePaymentMethod(deployedSponseredFPC);
 
     let secretKey = Fr.random();
     let salt = Fr.random();
 
     let schnorrAccount = await getSchnorrAccount(pxe, secretKey, deriveSigningKey(secretKey), salt);
-    let tx = await schnorrAccount.deploy({ fee: { paymentMethod: sponsoredPaymentMethod } }).wait();
     let wallet = await schnorrAccount.getWallet();
 
+    const sponseredFPC = await getSponsoredFPCInstance();
+    await pxe.registerContract({instance: sponseredFPC, artifact: SponsoredFPCContract.artifact});
+    const paymentMethod = new SponsoredFeePaymentMethod(sponseredFPC.address);
+
+    let tx = await schnorrAccount.deploy({ fee: { paymentMethod } }).wait();
+
     logger.info(`Schnorr account deployed at: ${wallet.getAddress()}`);
+
+    return wallet;
 }
 
-main();
+deploySchnorrAccount();
diff --git a/scripts/deploy-contract.ts b/scripts/deploy-contract.ts
index e51004b..7c170d5 100644
--- a/scripts/deploy-contract.ts
+++ b/scripts/deploy-contract.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 import { EasyPrivateVotingContract } from "../src/artifacts/EasyPrivateVoting.js"
-import { AccountWallet, createLogger, PXE, waitForPXE, createPXEClient, Logger } from "@aztec/aztec.js";
-import { getInitialTestAccountsWallets } from "@aztec/accounts/testing";
+import { createLogger, PXE, waitForPXE, createPXEClient, Logger, AztecAddress } from "@aztec/aztec.js";
 import { TokenContract } from "@aztec/noir-contracts.js/Token"
+import { getSponsoredFPCAddress } from "../src/utils/sponsored_fpc.js";
+import { SponsoredFeePaymentMethod } from "@aztec/aztec.js/fee/testing";
+import { deploySchnorrAccount } from "./deploy-account.js";
 
 const setupSandbox = async () => {
-    const { PXE_URL = 'http://localhost:8080' } = process.env;
+    const { PXE_URL = 'http://localhost:8081' } = process.env;
     const pxe = await createPXEClient(PXE_URL);
     await waitForPXE(pxe);
     return pxe;
@@ -13,15 +15,18 @@ const setupSandbox = async () => {
 async function main() {
 
     let pxe: PXE;
-    let wallets: AccountWallet[] = [];
     let logger: Logger;
 
     logger = createLogger('aztec:aztec-starter');
 
     pxe = await setupSandbox();
-    wallets = await getInitialTestAccountsWallets(pxe);
 
-    const votingContract = await EasyPrivateVotingContract.deploy(wallets[0], wallets[0].getAddress()).send().deployed();
+    const wallet = await deploySchnorrAccount();
+
+    const sponseredFPCAddress = await getSponsoredFPCAddress();
+    const paymentMethod = new SponsoredFeePaymentMethod(sponseredFPCAddress);
+
+    const votingContract = await EasyPrivateVotingContract.deploy(wallet, wallet.getAddress()).send({ fee: { paymentMethod }}).deployed();
     logger.info(`Voting Contract deployed at: ${votingContract.address}`);
 }
 
diff --git a/scripts/fees.ts b/scripts/fees.ts
index cb89999..4d30d41 100644
--- a/scripts/fees.ts
+++ b/scripts/fees.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-import { AccountWallet, CompleteAddress, createLogger, FeeJuicePaymentMethodWithClaim, Fr, L1FeeJuicePortalManager, PXE, waitForPXE , createPXEClient, Logger, FeeJuicePaymentMethod, PrivateFeePaymentMethod, PublicFeePaymentMethod } from "@aztec/aztec.js";
-import { getInitialTestAccountsWallets } from "@aztec/accounts/testing";
+import { createLogger, FeeJuicePaymentMethodWithClaim, Fr, L1FeeJuicePortalManager, PXE, waitForPXE , createPXEClient, Logger, FeeJuicePaymentMethod, PrivateFeePaymentMethod, PublicFeePaymentMethod } from "@aztec/aztec.js";
 import {
     createPublicClient,
     createWalletClient,
@@ -13,12 +12,15 @@ import { FeeJuiceContract } from "@aztec/noir-contracts.js/FeeJuice";
 import { FPCContract } from "@aztec/noir-contracts.js/FPC";
 import { EasyPrivateVotingContract } from "../src/artifacts/EasyPrivateVoting.js"
 import { TokenContract } from "@aztec/noir-contracts.js/Token";
-// TODO: replace with import from aztec.js when published
 import { SponsoredFeePaymentMethod } from '@aztec/aztec.js/fee/testing'
 import { getDeployedSponsoredFPCAddress } from "../src/utils/sponsored_fpc.js";
+import { SponsoredFPCContract } from "@aztec/noir-contracts.js/SponsoredFPC";
+import { deploySchnorrAccount } from "./deploy-account.js";
+import { getSponsoredFPCInstance } from "../src/utils/sponsored_fpc.js";
+import { getCanonicalFeeJuice } from '@aztec/protocol-contracts/fee-juice';
 
 const setupSandbox = async () => {
-    const { PXE_URL = 'http://localhost:8080' } = process.env;
+    const { PXE_URL = 'http://localhost:8081' } = process.env;
     const pxe = await createPXEClient(PXE_URL);
     await waitForPXE(pxe);
     return pxe;
@@ -28,7 +30,6 @@ const MNEMONIC = 'test test test test test test test test test test test junk';
 const FEE_FUNDING_FOR_TESTER_ACCOUNT = 1000000000000000000n;
 
 let walletClient = getL1WalletClient(foundry.rpcUrls.default.http[0], 0);
-const ownerEthAddress = walletClient.account.address;
 
 const publicClient = createPublicClient({
     chain: foundry,
@@ -38,13 +39,11 @@ const publicClient = createPublicClient({
 async function main() {
 
     let pxe: PXE;
-    let wallets: AccountWallet[] = [];
     let logger: Logger;
 
     logger = createLogger('aztec:aztec-starter');
 
     pxe = await setupSandbox();
-    wallets = await getInitialTestAccountsWallets(pxe);
     const nodeInfo = (await pxe.getNodeInfo())
 
     // Setup Schnorr AccountManager
@@ -53,6 +52,7 @@ async function main() {
     let salt = Fr.random();
     let schnorrAccount = await getSchnorrAccount(pxe, secretKey, deriveSigningKey(secretKey), salt);
     
+    const wallet1 = await deploySchnorrAccount()
     const newWallet = await schnorrAccount.getWallet()
     const feeJuiceReceipient = schnorrAccount.getAddress()
 
@@ -68,12 +68,15 @@ async function main() {
 
     const claim = await feeJuicePortalManager.bridgeTokensPublic(feeJuiceReceipient, FEE_FUNDING_FOR_TESTER_ACCOUNT, true);
 
-    const feeJuice = await FeeJuiceContract.at(nodeInfo.protocolContractAddresses.feeJuice, wallets[0])
     logger.info(`Fee Juice minted to ${feeJuiceReceipient} on L2.`)
 
+    // set up sponsored fee payments
+    const sponseredFPC = await getSponsoredFPCInstance();
+    await pxe.registerContract({instance: sponseredFPC, artifact: SponsoredFPCContract.artifact});
+    const paymentMethod = new SponsoredFeePaymentMethod(sponseredFPC.address);
     // Two arbitraty txs to make the L1 message available on L2
-    const votingContract = await EasyPrivateVotingContract.deploy(wallets[0], wallets[0].getAddress()).send().deployed();
-    const bananaCoin = await TokenContract.deploy(wallets[0], wallets[0].getAddress(), "bananaCoin", "BNC", 18).send().deployed()
+    const votingContract = await EasyPrivateVotingContract.deploy(wallet1, wallet1.getAddress()).send({fee: {paymentMethod}}).deployed();
+    const bananaCoin = await TokenContract.deploy(wallet1, wallet1.getAddress(), "bananaCoin", "BNC", 18).send({fee: {paymentMethod}}).deployed()
 
     // Claim Fee Juice & Pay Fees yourself
 
@@ -85,7 +88,7 @@ async function main() {
 
     // Create a new voting contract instance, interacting from the newWallet
     const useFeeJuice = new FeeJuicePaymentMethod(newWallet.getAddress())
-    await votingContract.withWallet(newWallet).methods.cast_vote(wallets[0].getAddress()).send({ fee: { paymentMethod: useFeeJuice }}).wait()
+    await votingContract.withWallet(newWallet).methods.cast_vote(wallet1.getAddress()).send({ fee: { paymentMethod: useFeeJuice }}).wait()
     logger.info(`Vote cast from new account, paying fees via newWallet.`)
 
     // Private Fee Payments via FPC
@@ -94,30 +97,33 @@ async function main() {
     // Need to deploy an FPC to use Private Fee payment methods
 
     // This uses bananaCoin as the fee paying asset that will be exchanged for fee juice
-    const fpc = await FPCContract.deploy(wallets[0], bananaCoin.address, wallets[0].getAddress()).send().deployed()
+    const fpc = await FPCContract.deploy(wallet1, bananaCoin.address, wallet1.getAddress()).send({fee: {paymentMethod}}).deployed()
     const fpcClaim = await feeJuicePortalManager.bridgeTokensPublic(fpc.address, FEE_FUNDING_FOR_TESTER_ACCOUNT, true);
     // 2 public txs to make the bridged fee juice available
     // Mint some bananaCoin and send to the newWallet to pay fees privately
-    await bananaCoin.methods.mint_to_private(wallets[0].getAddress(), newWallet.getAddress(), FEE_FUNDING_FOR_TESTER_ACCOUNT).send().wait()
+    await bananaCoin.methods.mint_to_private(wallet1.getAddress(), newWallet.getAddress(), FEE_FUNDING_FOR_TESTER_ACCOUNT).send({fee: {paymentMethod}}).wait()
     // mint some public bananaCoin to the newWallet to pay fees publicly
-    await bananaCoin.methods.mint_to_public(newWallet.getAddress(), FEE_FUNDING_FOR_TESTER_ACCOUNT).send().wait()
+    await bananaCoin.methods.mint_to_public(newWallet.getAddress(), FEE_FUNDING_FOR_TESTER_ACCOUNT).send({fee: {paymentMethod}}).wait()
     const bananaBalance = await bananaCoin.withWallet(newWallet).methods.balance_of_private(newWallet.getAddress()).simulate()
 
     logger.info(`BananaCoin balance of newWallet is ${bananaBalance}`)
 
+    const feeJuiceInstance = await getCanonicalFeeJuice();
+    // await pxe.registerContract({instance: feeJuiceInstance.instance, artifact: })
+    const feeJuice = await FeeJuiceContract.at(feeJuiceInstance.address, newWallet)
     await feeJuice.methods.claim(fpc.address, fpcClaim.claimAmount, fpcClaim.claimSecret, fpcClaim.messageLeafIndex).send().wait()
 
     logger.info(`Fpc fee juice balance ${await feeJuice.methods.balance_of_public(fpc.address).simulate()}`)
 
     const privateFee = new PrivateFeePaymentMethod(fpc.address, newWallet)    
-    await bananaCoin.withWallet(newWallet).methods.transfer_in_private(newWallet.getAddress(), wallets[0].getAddress(), 10, 0).send({ fee: { paymentMethod: privateFee }}).wait()
+    await bananaCoin.withWallet(newWallet).methods.transfer_in_private(newWallet.getAddress(), wallet1.getAddress(), 10, 0).send({ fee: { paymentMethod: privateFee }}).wait()
     
     logger.info(`Transfer paid with fees via the FPC, privately.`)
 
     // Public Fee Payments via FPC
 
     const publicFee = new PublicFeePaymentMethod(fpc.address, newWallet)
-    await bananaCoin.withWallet(newWallet).methods.transfer_in_private(newWallet.getAddress(), wallets[0].getAddress(), 10, 0).send({ fee: { paymentMethod: publicFee }}).wait()
+    await bananaCoin.withWallet(newWallet).methods.transfer_in_private(newWallet.getAddress(), wallet1.getAddress(), 10, 0).send({ fee: { paymentMethod: publicFee }}).wait()
     logger.info(`Transfer paid with fees via the FPC, publicly.`)
 
     // Sponsored Fee Payment
@@ -125,7 +131,7 @@ async function main() {
     // This method will only work in environments where there is a sponsored fee contract deployed 
     const deployedSponseredFPC = await getDeployedSponsoredFPCAddress(pxe);
     const sponsoredPaymentMethod = new SponsoredFeePaymentMethod(deployedSponseredFPC);
-    await bananaCoin.withWallet(newWallet).methods.transfer_in_private(newWallet.getAddress(), wallets[0].getAddress(), 10, 0).send({ fee: { paymentMethod: sponsoredPaymentMethod }}).wait()
+    await bananaCoin.withWallet(newWallet).methods.transfer_in_private(newWallet.getAddress(), wallet1.getAddress(), 10, 0).send({ fee: { paymentMethod: sponsoredPaymentMethod }}).wait()
     logger.info(`Transfer paid with fees from Sponsored FPC.`)
 }
 
diff --git a/scripts/getBlock.ts b/scripts/getBlock.ts
index bde174c..fec8414 100644
--- a/scripts/getBlock.ts
+++ b/scripts/getBlock.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { PXE, waitForPXE, createPXEClient } from "@aztec/aztec.js";
 
 const setupSandbox = async () => {
-    const { PXE_URL = 'http://localhost:8080' } = process.env;
+    const { PXE_URL = 'http://localhost:8081' } = process.env;
     const pxe = await createPXEClient(PXE_URL);
     await waitForPXE(pxe);
     return pxe;
diff --git a/src/test/e2e/accounts.test.ts b/src/test/e2e/accounts.test.ts
index e354bcd..dc65025 100644
--- a/src/test/e2e/accounts.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/e2e/accounts.test.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { createEthereumChain, createL1Clients } from '@aztec/ethereum';
 import { getDeployedSponsoredFPCAddress } from "../../utils/sponsored_fpc.js";
 
 const setupSandbox = async () => {
-    const { PXE_URL = 'http://localhost:8080' } = process.env;
+    const { PXE_URL = 'http://localhost:8081' } = process.env;
     const pxe = createPXEClient(PXE_URL);
     await waitForPXE(pxe);
     return pxe;
diff --git a/src/utils/sponsored_fpc.ts b/src/utils/sponsored_fpc.ts
index 4c7d698..b9f3a77 100644
--- a/src/utils/sponsored_fpc.ts
+++ b/src/utils/sponsored_fpc.ts
@@ -2,15 +2,13 @@ import {
   type ContractInstanceWithAddress,
   Fr,
   type PXE,
-  type Wallet,
   getContractInstanceFromDeployParams,
 } from '@aztec/aztec.js';
-import type { LogFn } from '@aztec/foundation/log';
 import { SponsoredFPCContract } from '@aztec/noir-contracts.js/SponsoredFPC';
 
 const SPONSORED_FPC_SALT = new Fr(0);
 
-async function getSponsoredFPCInstance(): Promise<ContractInstanceWithAddress> {
+export async function getSponsoredFPCInstance(): Promise<ContractInstanceWithAddress> {
   return await getContractInstanceFromDeployParams(SponsoredFPCContract.artifact, {
     salt: SPONSORED_FPC_SALT,
   });
@@ -20,14 +18,6 @@ export async function getSponsoredFPCAddress() {
   return (await getSponsoredFPCInstance()).address;
 }
 
-export async function setupSponsoredFPC(deployer: Wallet, log: LogFn) {
-  const deployed = await SponsoredFPCContract.deploy(deployer)
-    .send({ contractAddressSalt: SPONSORED_FPC_SALT, universalDeploy: true })
-    .deployed();
-
-  log(`SponsoredFPC: ${deployed.address}`);
-}
-
 export async function getDeployedSponsoredFPCAddress(pxe: PXE) {
   const fpc = await getSponsoredFPCAddress();
   const contracts = await pxe.getContracts();