diff --git a/spartan/aztec-network/files/config/config-validator-env.sh b/spartan/aztec-network/files/config/config-validator-env.sh
index f25834ad54d..3e14a36048d 100644
--- a/spartan/aztec-network/files/config/config-validator-env.sh
+++ b/spartan/aztec-network/files/config/config-validator-env.sh
@@ -17,16 +17,11 @@ outbox_address=$(echo "$output" | grep -oP 'L2 -> L1 Outbox Address: \K0x[a-fA-F
 fee_juice_address=$(echo "$output" | grep -oP 'Fee Juice Address: \K0x[a-fA-F0-9]{40}')
 fee_juice_portal_address=$(echo "$output" | grep -oP 'Fee Juice Portal Address: \K0x[a-fA-F0-9]{40}')
 
-# Generate a private key for the validator
-json_account=$(aztec generate-l1-account)
+# We assume that there is an env var set for validator keys from the config map
+# We get the index in the config map from the pod name, which will have the validator index within it
 
-echo "$json_account"
-address=$(echo $json_account | jq -r '.address')
-private_key=$(echo $json_account | jq -r '.privateKey')
-
-aztec add-l1-validator --validator $address --rollup $rollup_address
-
-aztec fast-forward-epochs --rollup $rollup_address --count 1
+INDEX=$(echo $POD_NAME | awk -F'-' '{print $NF}')
+private_key=$(jq -r ".[$INDEX]" /app/config/keys.json)
 
 
 # Write the addresses to a file in the shared volume
diff --git a/spartan/aztec-network/templates/_helpers.tpl b/spartan/aztec-network/templates/_helpers.tpl
index cae1bdbf528..087d8403356 100644
--- a/spartan/aztec-network/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/spartan/aztec-network/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -82,10 +82,10 @@ http://metrics-opentelemetry-collector.metrics:4318/v1/traces
 {{- if $value -}}
   {{- if kindIs "string" $value -}}
     {{- if ne $value "" -}}
---{{ $name }} {{ $value }}
+--{{ $name }} {{ $value }}{{ " " }}
     {{- end -}}
   {{- else -}}
---{{ $name }} {{ $value }}
+--{{ $name }} {{ $value }}{{ " " }}
   {{- end -}}
 {{- end -}}
 {{- end -}}
diff --git a/spartan/aztec-network/templates/anvil.yaml b/spartan/aztec-network/templates/anvil.yaml
index bdaea56bdec..918b1c1ac0f 100644
--- a/spartan/aztec-network/templates/anvil.yaml
+++ b/spartan/aztec-network/templates/anvil.yaml
@@ -23,13 +23,13 @@ spec:
           command: ["/bin/sh", "-c"]
           args:
             - >-
-              anvil
-              --host 0.0.0.0
-              {{ include "helpers.flag" (list "block-time" .Values.ethereum.blockTime) }}
-              {{ include "helpers.flag" (list "chain-id" .Values.ethereum.chainId) }}
-              {{ include "helpers.flag" (list "gas-limit" .Values.ethereum.gasLimit) }}
-              {{ include "helpers.flag" (list "fork-url" .Values.ethereum.forkUrl) }}
-              {{ include "helpers.flag" (list "fork-block-number" .Values.ethereum.forkBlockNumber) }}
+              anvil {{ include "helpers.flag" (list "host" "0.0.0.0") }}
+              {{- include "helpers.flag" (list "block-time" .Values.ethereum.blockTime) }}
+              {{- include "helpers.flag" (list "chain-id" .Values.ethereum.chainId) }}
+              {{- include "helpers.flag" (list "gas-limit" .Values.ethereum.gasLimit) }}
+              {{- include "helpers.flag" (list "fork-url" .Values.ethereum.forkUrl) }}
+              {{- include "helpers.flag" (list "fork-block-number" .Values.ethereum.forkBlockNumber) }}
+              {{- include "helpers.flag" (list "accounts" .Values.validator.replicas) }}
               -p {{ .Values.ethereum.service.port }}
           ports:
             - containerPort: {{ .Values.ethereum.service.port }}
diff --git a/spartan/aztec-network/templates/configmap.yaml b/spartan/aztec-network/templates/configmap.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4f7e84d02ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spartan/aztec-network/templates/configmap.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# Config map that stores the validator keys for this cluster
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "aztec-network.fullname" . }}-validator-keys
+  labels:
+    {{- include "aztec-network.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+data:
+  keys.json: |
+    {{ .Values.validator.validatorKeys | toJson | nindent 4 }}
diff --git a/spartan/aztec-network/templates/l2-contracts.yaml b/spartan/aztec-network/templates/l2-contracts.yaml
index d4ba521e985..59e85ef713e 100644
--- a/spartan/aztec-network/templates/l2-contracts.yaml
+++ b/spartan/aztec-network/templates/l2-contracts.yaml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ data:
     set -e
 
     # Run the deploy-l1-contracts command and capture the output
-    output=$(node --no-warnings /usr/src/yarn-project/aztec/dest/bin/index.js deploy-l1-contracts)
+    output=$(node --no-warnings /usr/src/yarn-project/aztec/dest/bin/index.js deploy-l1-contracts --validators {{ join "," .Values.validator.validatorAddresses | quote }})
 
     echo "$output"
 
diff --git a/spartan/aztec-network/templates/validator.yaml b/spartan/aztec-network/templates/validator.yaml
index ee8c3c99e34..c1382fd41a3 100644
--- a/spartan/aztec-network/templates/validator.yaml
+++ b/spartan/aztec-network/templates/validator.yaml
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ spec:
         {{- include "aztec-network.selectorLabels" . | nindent 8 }}
         app: validator
     spec:
+      # We expect the validators to have already been added to the smart contract by this point - but this container still needs
+      # to be run in order to get the values
       initContainers:
         - name: configure-validator-env
           image: "{{ .Values.images.aztec.image }}"
@@ -30,9 +32,16 @@ spec:
               mountPath: /shared
             - name: scripts
               mountPath: /scripts
+            - name: validator-keys
+              mountPath: /app/config
+              readOnly: true
           env:
             - name: ETHEREUM_HOST
               value: {{ include "aztec-network.ethereumHost" . | quote }}
+            - name: POD_NAME
+              valueFrom:
+                fieldRef:
+                  fieldPath: metadata.name
       containers:
         - name: validator
           image: "{{ .Values.images.aztec.image }}"
@@ -94,6 +103,9 @@ spec:
         - name: scripts
           configMap:
             name: {{ include "aztec-network.fullname" . }}-configure-validator-env
+        - name: validator-keys
+          configMap:
+            name: {{ include "aztec-network.fullname" . }}-validator-keys
   volumeClaimTemplates:
   - metadata:
       name: shared-volume
diff --git a/spartan/aztec-network/values/1-validators.yaml b/spartan/aztec-network/values/1-validators.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..28bb6a0b621
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spartan/aztec-network/values/1-validators.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+validator:
+  debug: "aztec:*,-aztec:avm_simulator:*,-aztec:libp2p_service"
+  replicas: 1
+  validatorKeys:
+    - 0xac0974bec39a17e36ba4a6b4d238ff944bacb478cbed5efcae784d7bf4f2ff80
+  validatorAddresses:
+    - 0xf39Fd6e51aad88F6F4ce6aB8827279cffFb92266
+  validator:
+    disabled: false
+
+bootNode:
+  validator:
+    disabled: true
diff --git a/spartan/aztec-network/values/16-validators.yaml b/spartan/aztec-network/values/16-validators.yaml
index 0fd3faed552..090a0ede15a 100644
--- a/spartan/aztec-network/values/16-validators.yaml
+++ b/spartan/aztec-network/values/16-validators.yaml
@@ -1,12 +1,55 @@
+bootNode:
+  sequencer:
+    minTxsPerBlock: 4
+
 validator:
   debug: "aztec:*,-aztec:avm_simulator:*,-aztec:libp2p_service"
   replicas: 16
+  sequencer:
+    minTxsPerBlock: 4
+  validatorKeys:
+    - 0xac0974bec39a17e36ba4a6b4d238ff944bacb478cbed5efcae784d7bf4f2ff80
+    - 0x59c6995e998f97a5a0044966f0945389dc9e86dae88c7a8412f4603b6b78690d
+    - 0x5de4111afa1a4b94908f83103eb1f1706367c2e68ca870fc3fb9a804cdab365a
+    - 0x7c852118294e51e653712a81e05800f419141751be58f605c371e15141b007a6
+    - 0x47e179ec197488593b187f80a00eb0da91f1b9d0b13f8733639f19c30a34926a
+    - 0x8b3a350cf5c34c9194ca85829a2df0ec3153be0318b5e2d3348e872092edffba
+    - 0x92db14e403b83dfe3df233f83dfa3a0d7096f21ca9b0d6d6b8d88b2b4ec1564e
+    - 0x4bbbf85ce3377467afe5d46f804f221813b2bb87f24d81f60f1fcdbf7cbf4356
+    - 0xdbda1821b80551c9d65939329250298aa3472ba22feea921c0cf5d620ea67b97
+    - 0x2a871d0798f97d79848a013d4936a73bf4cc922c825d33c1cf7073dff6d409c6
+    - 0xf214f2b2cd398c806f84e317254e0f0b801d0643303237d97a22a48e01628897
+    - 0x701b615bbdfb9de65240bc28bd21bbc0d996645a3dd57e7b12bc2bdf6f192c82
+    - 0xa267530f49f8280200edf313ee7af6b827f2a8bce2897751d06a843f644967b1
+    - 0x47c99abed3324a2707c28affff1267e45918ec8c3f20b8aa892e8b065d2942dd
+    - 0xc526ee95bf44d8fc405a158bb884d9d1238d99f0612e9f33d006bb0789009aaa
+    - 0x8166f546bab6da521a8369cab06c5d2b9e46670292d85c875ee9ec20e84ffb61
+  validatorAddresses:
+    - 0xf39Fd6e51aad88F6F4ce6aB8827279cffFb92266
+    - 0x70997970C51812dc3A010C7d01b50e0d17dc79C8
+    - 0x3C44CdDdB6a900fa2b585dd299e03d12FA4293BC
+    - 0x90F79bf6EB2c4f870365E785982E1f101E93b906
+    - 0x15d34AAf54267DB7D7c367839AAf71A00a2C6A65
+    - 0x9965507D1a55bcC2695C58ba16FB37d819B0A4dc
+    - 0x976EA74026E726554dB657fA54763abd0C3a0aa9
+    - 0x14dC79964da2C08b23698B3D3cc7Ca32193d9955
+    - 0x23618e81E3f5cdF7f54C3d65f7FBc0aBf5B21E8f
+    - 0xa0Ee7A142d267C1f36714E4a8F75612F20a79720
+    - 0xBcd4042DE499D14e55001CcbB24a551F3b954096
+    - 0x71bE63f3384f5fb98995898A86B02Fb2426c5788
+    - 0xFABB0ac9d68B0B445fB7357272Ff202C5651694a
+    - 0x1CBd3b2770909D4e10f157cABC84C7264073C9Ec
+    - 0xdF3e18d64BC6A983f673Ab319CCaE4f1a57C7097
+    - 0xcd3B766CCDd6AE721141F452C550Ca635964ce71
   resources:
     requests:
       memory: "512Mi"
   validator:
     disabled: false
 
+bot:
+  txIntervalSeconds: 2
+
 bootNode:
   validator:
     disabled: true
diff --git a/spartan/aztec-network/values/3-validators.yaml b/spartan/aztec-network/values/3-validators.yaml
index 54c33daf0c4..073c82bdf5e 100644
--- a/spartan/aztec-network/values/3-validators.yaml
+++ b/spartan/aztec-network/values/3-validators.yaml
@@ -1,9 +1,18 @@
 validator:
   debug: "aztec:*,-aztec:avm_simulator:*,-aztec:libp2p_service"
   replicas: 3
+  validatorKeys:
+    - 0xac0974bec39a17e36ba4a6b4d238ff944bacb478cbed5efcae784d7bf4f2ff80
+    - 0x59c6995e998f97a5a0044966f0945389dc9e86dae88c7a8412f4603b6b78690d
+    - 0x5de4111afa1a4b94908f83103eb1f1706367c2e68ca870fc3fb9a804cdab365a
+  validatorAddresses:
+    - 0xf39Fd6e51aad88F6F4ce6aB8827279cffFb92266
+    - 0x70997970C51812dc3A010C7d01b50e0d17dc79C8
+    - 0x3C44CdDdB6a900fa2b585dd299e03d12FA4293BC
   validator:
     disabled: false
 
+
 bootNode:
   validator:
     disabled: true
diff --git a/yarn-project/cli/src/cmds/l1/deploy_l1_contracts.ts b/yarn-project/cli/src/cmds/l1/deploy_l1_contracts.ts
index 08a4cc2cbf5..7242b5a8934 100644
--- a/yarn-project/cli/src/cmds/l1/deploy_l1_contracts.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/cli/src/cmds/l1/deploy_l1_contracts.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { type EthAddress } from '@aztec/foundation/eth-address';
 import { type DebugLogger, type LogFn } from '@aztec/foundation/log';
 
 import { deployAztecContracts } from '../../utils/aztec.js';
@@ -9,10 +10,19 @@ export async function deployL1Contracts(
   mnemonic: string,
   salt: number | undefined,
   json: boolean,
+  initialValidators: EthAddress[],
   log: LogFn,
   debugLogger: DebugLogger,
 ) {
-  const { l1ContractAddresses } = await deployAztecContracts(rpcUrl, chainId, privateKey, mnemonic, salt, debugLogger);
+  const { l1ContractAddresses } = await deployAztecContracts(
+    rpcUrl,
+    chainId,
+    privateKey,
+    mnemonic,
+    salt,
+    initialValidators,
+    debugLogger,
+  );
 
   if (json) {
     log(
diff --git a/yarn-project/cli/src/cmds/l1/index.ts b/yarn-project/cli/src/cmds/l1/index.ts
index ae33f3e3f79..612dcd3b79c 100644
--- a/yarn-project/cli/src/cmds/l1/index.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/cli/src/cmds/l1/index.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { EthAddress } from '@aztec/foundation/eth-address';
 import { type DebugLogger, type LogFn } from '@aztec/foundation/log';
 
 import { type Command } from 'commander';
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ export function injectCommands(program: Command, log: LogFn, debugLogger: DebugL
       ETHEREUM_HOST,
     )
     .option('-pk, --private-key <string>', 'The private key to use for deployment', PRIVATE_KEY)
+    .option('--validators <string>', 'Comma separated list of validators')
     .option(
       '-m, --mnemonic <string>',
       'The mnemonic to use in deployment',
@@ -34,6 +36,9 @@ export function injectCommands(program: Command, log: LogFn, debugLogger: DebugL
     .option('--json', 'Output the contract addresses in JSON format')
     .action(async options => {
       const { deployL1Contracts } = await import('./deploy_l1_contracts.js');
+
+      const initialValidators =
+        options.validators?.split(',').map((validator: string) => EthAddress.fromString(validator)) || [];
       await deployL1Contracts(
         options.rpcUrl,
         options.l1ChainId,
@@ -41,6 +46,7 @@ export function injectCommands(program: Command, log: LogFn, debugLogger: DebugL
         options.mnemonic,
         options.salt,
         options.json,
+        initialValidators,
         log,
         debugLogger,
       );
diff --git a/yarn-project/cli/src/utils/aztec.ts b/yarn-project/cli/src/utils/aztec.ts
index 0ae1f59ac0b..dcc3f71f921 100644
--- a/yarn-project/cli/src/utils/aztec.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/cli/src/utils/aztec.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ export async function deployAztecContracts(
   privateKey: string | undefined,
   mnemonic: string,
   salt: number | undefined,
+  initialValidators: EthAddress[],
   debugLogger: DebugLogger,
 ): Promise<DeployL1Contracts> {
   const {
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@ export async function deployAztecContracts(
     l2FeeJuiceAddress: FeeJuiceAddress,
     vkTreeRoot: getVKTreeRoot(),
     salt,
+    initialValidators,
   });
 }