diff --git a/barretenberg/.gitrepo b/barretenberg/.gitrepo
index 2be7fa7603f..91492d1465b 100644
--- a/barretenberg/.gitrepo
+++ b/barretenberg/.gitrepo
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 [subrepo]
 remote = https://github.com/AztecProtocol/barretenberg
 	branch = master
-	commit = bef9e485a04357d998c6e043713180822ebae7c5
-	parent = 49f80b30db59e2454347c4b742d536e317305f2e
+	commit = 5e751b81cd5e5f34d9286d5a19ea6d4853566480
+	parent = 887c01103255ea4cbbb6cb33c8771d47123b3bff
 	method = merge
 	cmdver = 0.4.6
diff --git a/noir-projects/aztec-nr/.gitrepo b/noir-projects/aztec-nr/.gitrepo
index 5d7bcc0557d..4696364255e 100644
--- a/noir-projects/aztec-nr/.gitrepo
+++ b/noir-projects/aztec-nr/.gitrepo
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 [subrepo]
 remote = https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-nr
 	branch = master
-	commit = 3d8f1980d1a62c2e4255135a5c10d93755776679
+	commit = 6344f8f2ef40886a0047d49c5685adec9ff1911f
 	method = merge
 	cmdver = 0.4.6
-	parent = 8e7c4b1fadd98fc0345705ee243d76eb5cc2008f
+	parent = b535302b6f9b3ff8d27c1c104060ab7b19af0fb7
diff --git a/yarn-project/bot/src/factory.ts b/yarn-project/bot/src/factory.ts
index 2a72653005a..d41ddf174ff 100644
--- a/yarn-project/bot/src/factory.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/bot/src/factory.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
   type DeployOptions,
   createDebugLogger,
   createPXEClient,
+  retryUntil,
 } from '@aztec/aztec.js';
 import { type AztecNode, type FunctionCall, type PXE } from '@aztec/circuit-types';
 import { Fr, deriveSigningKey } from '@aztec/circuits.js';
@@ -65,7 +66,18 @@ export class BotFactory {
     const isInit = await this.pxe.isContractInitialized(account.getAddress());
     if (isInit) {
       this.log.info(`Account at ${account.getAddress().toString()} already initialized`);
-      return account.register();
+      const wallet = await account.register();
+      const blockNumber = await this.pxe.getBlockNumber();
+      await retryUntil(
+        async () => {
+          const status = await this.pxe.getSyncStatus();
+          return blockNumber <= status.blocks;
+        },
+        'pxe synch',
+        3600,
+        1,
+      );
+      return wallet;
     } else {
       this.log.info(`Initializing account at ${account.getAddress().toString()}`);
       const sentTx = account.deploy();