diff --git a/rollupcreator/Dockerfile b/rollupcreator/Dockerfile
index f6406dad..13150b58 100644
--- a/rollupcreator/Dockerfile
+++ b/rollupcreator/Dockerfile
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 FROM node:18-bullseye-slim
-ARG NITRO_CONTRACTS_BRANCH=main
 RUN apt-get update && \
-    apt-get install -y git docker.io python3 build-essential curl jq
+    apt-get install -y git docker.io python3 make gcc g++ curl jq
+ARG NITRO_CONTRACTS_BRANCH=main
 WORKDIR /workspace  
 RUN git clone --no-checkout https://github.com/OffchainLabs/nitro-contracts.git ./
 RUN git checkout ${NITRO_CONTRACTS_BRANCH}
+RUN yarn install && yarn cache clean
 RUN curl -L https://foundry.paradigm.xyz | bash
 ENV PATH="${PATH}:/root/.foundry/bin"
 RUN foundryup
 RUN touch scripts/config.ts
-RUN yarn install
 RUN yarn build:all
 ENTRYPOINT ["yarn"]
diff --git a/test-node.bash b/test-node.bash
index 58cb2ef1..91945e0e 100755
--- a/test-node.bash
+++ b/test-node.bash
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ run=true
 ci=false
 validate=false
 detach=false
+nowait=false
 blockscout=false
 tokenbridge=false
 l3node=false
@@ -71,13 +72,13 @@ while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
                 read -p "are you sure? [y/n]" -n 1 response
                 if [[ $response == "y" ]] || [[ $response == "Y" ]]; then
                     force_init=true
-                    build_utils=true
-                    build_node_images=true
                     echo
                 else
                     exit 0
                 fi
             fi
+            build_utils=true
+            build_node_images=true
             shift
             ;;
         --init-force)
@@ -179,6 +180,14 @@ while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
             detach=true
             shift
             ;;
+        --nowait)
+            if ! $detach; then
+                echo "Error: --nowait requires --detach to be provided."
+                exit 1
+            fi
+            nowait=true
+            shift
+            ;;
         --batchposters)
             simple=false
             batchposters=$2
@@ -344,7 +353,8 @@ fi
 
 if $build_utils; then
   LOCAL_BUILD_NODES="scripts rollupcreator"
-  if $tokenbridge || $l3_token_bridge; then
+  # always build tokenbridge in CI mode to avoid caching issues
+  if $tokenbridge || $l3_token_bridge || $ci; then
     LOCAL_BUILD_NODES="$LOCAL_BUILD_NODES tokenbridge"
   fi
 
@@ -556,7 +566,11 @@ fi
 if $run; then
     UP_FLAG=""
     if $detach; then
-        UP_FLAG="--wait"
+        if $nowait; then
+            UP_FLAG="--detach"
+        else
+            UP_FLAG="--wait"
+        fi
     fi
 
     echo == Launching Sequencer
diff --git a/tokenbridge/Dockerfile b/tokenbridge/Dockerfile
index dac06fbb..4adce556 100644
--- a/tokenbridge/Dockerfile
+++ b/tokenbridge/Dockerfile
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 FROM node:18-bullseye-slim
-ARG TOKEN_BRIDGE_BRANCH=main
 RUN apt-get update && \
-    apt-get install -y git docker.io python3 build-essential
+    apt-get install -y git docker.io python3 make gcc g++ curl jq
+ARG TOKEN_BRIDGE_BRANCH=main
 WORKDIR /workspace  
-RUN git clone --no-checkout https://github.com/OffchainLabs/token-bridge-contracts.git ./
-RUN git checkout ${TOKEN_BRIDGE_BRANCH}
-RUN yarn install
+RUN git clone --no-checkout https://github.com/OffchainLabs/token-bridge-contracts.git ./ && \
+    git checkout ${TOKEN_BRIDGE_BRANCH} && \
+    rm -rf .git && \
+    git init && git add . && git -c user.name="user" -c user.email="user@example.com" commit -m "Initial commit"
+RUN yarn install && yarn cache clean
 RUN yarn build
 ENTRYPOINT ["yarn"]