diff --git a/Dockerfile.miden-node b/Dockerfile.miden-node
index 1930549..c3e5a76 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.miden-node
+++ b/Dockerfile.miden-node
@@ -14,9 +14,8 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
 
 WORKDIR /build
 
-# Clone miden-node from exp-agglayer-v0.2 branch
-# Source: https://github.com/0xMiden/miden-node
-RUN git clone --depth 1 --branch exp-agglayer-v0.2 \
+# Clone miden-node
+RUN git clone --depth 1 --branch v0.13.4 \
     https://github.com/0xMiden/miden-node.git .
 
 # Save the miden-node commit SHA for labeling
@@ -49,7 +48,7 @@ COPY config/genesis.toml /app/genesis.toml
 
 # Add label with miden-node source info
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.source="https://github.com/0xMiden/miden-node" \
-      org.opencontainers.image.ref.name="exp-agglayer-v0.2"
+      org.opencontainers.image.ref.name="v0.13.4"
 
 # gRPC port
 EXPOSE 57291
@@ -73,7 +72,7 @@ RUN printf '%s\n' \
     'fi' \
     '' \
     '# Bootstrap if data directory is empty (no database yet)' \
-    'if [ ! -d "$DATA_DIR/db" ]; then' \
+    'if [ ! -f "$DATA_DIR/miden-store.sqlite3" ]; then' \
     '    echo "Bootstrapping miden-node..."' \
     '    miden-node bundled bootstrap \' \
     '        --genesis-config-file /app/genesis.toml \' \
diff --git a/kurtosis/miden-cdk/miden_services.star b/kurtosis/miden-cdk/miden_services.star
index 7fc95bb..1be17ca 100644
--- a/kurtosis/miden-cdk/miden_services.star
+++ b/kurtosis/miden-cdk/miden_services.star
@@ -65,8 +65,6 @@ def deploy(plan, miden_args, contract_setup_addresses, cdk_args):
         deployment_suffix,
         miden_proxy_image,
         miden_network_id,
-        bridge_address,
-        bridge_faucet_id,
     )
 
     # Wait for proxy to be ready
@@ -144,7 +142,7 @@ def _deploy_miden_node(plan, deployment_suffix, image):
     )
 
 
-def _deploy_miden_proxy(plan, deployment_suffix, image, network_id, bridge_address, faucet_id):
+def _deploy_miden_proxy(plan, deployment_suffix, image, network_id):
     """Deploy Miden RPC proxy service."""
     service_name = "miden-proxy" + deployment_suffix
     miden_node_url = "http://miden-node{}:{}".format(deployment_suffix, MIDEN_NODE_PORT)
@@ -160,13 +158,13 @@ def _deploy_miden_proxy(plan, deployment_suffix, image, network_id, bridge_addre
                     application_protocol="http",
                 ),
             },
+            cmd=[
+                "--chain-id={}".format(network_id),
+                "--miden-node={}".format(miden_node_url),
+                "--miden-store-dir=/var/lib/miden-agglayer-service",
+                "--port={}".format(MIDEN_PROXY_PORT),
+            ],
             env_vars={
-                "CHAIN_ID": str(network_id),
-                "MIDEN_RPC_URL": miden_node_url,
-                "MIDEN_STORE_PATH": "/app/data/miden-client",
-                "BRIDGE_FAUCET_ID": faucet_id,
-                "BRIDGE_ADDRESS": bridge_address,
-                "LISTEN_PORT": str(MIDEN_PROXY_PORT),
                 "RUST_LOG": "info",
             },
             # Docker Desktop grouping label
@@ -194,7 +192,8 @@ events {{
 }}
 stream {{
     upstream miden_proxy {{
-        server {proxy_host}:{proxy_port};
+        server host.docker.internal:{proxy_port};
+        server {proxy_host}:{proxy_port} backup;
     }}
     server {{
         listen {forwarder_port};
diff --git a/kurtosis/miden-cdk/params.yaml b/kurtosis/miden-cdk/params.yaml
index 955b3e9..0f6acb2 100644
--- a/kurtosis/miden-cdk/params.yaml
+++ b/kurtosis/miden-cdk/params.yaml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ miden:
   miden_node_port: 57291
 
   # Miden RPC proxy image
-  # Build with: docker build -t miden-infra/miden-proxy:latest .
+  # Build with: docker build https://github.com/gateway-fm/miden-agglayer.git#master -t miden-infra/miden-proxy:latest
   miden_proxy_image: "miden-infra/miden-proxy:latest"
   miden_proxy_port: 8546
 
diff --git a/scripts/send-deposit.sh b/scripts/send-deposit.sh
index c28329a..611ca86 100755
--- a/scripts/send-deposit.sh
+++ b/scripts/send-deposit.sh
@@ -67,13 +67,6 @@ fi
 
 # Bridge contract address - get from env, Docker (proxy), or kurtosis
 BRIDGE_ADDRESS="${BRIDGE_ADDRESS:-}"
-if [[ -z "$BRIDGE_ADDRESS" ]]; then
-    # Try reading from the proxy container's env (works even if kurtosis tracking is broken)
-    _proxy=$(docker ps --format '{{.Names}}' 2>/dev/null | grep -E '^miden-proxy' | head -1)
-    if [[ -n "$_proxy" ]]; then
-        BRIDGE_ADDRESS=$(docker exec "$_proxy" printenv BRIDGE_ADDRESS 2>/dev/null || true)
-    fi
-fi
 if [[ -z "$BRIDGE_ADDRESS" ]]; then
     # Fallback: kurtosis combined.json
     BRIDGE_ADDRESS=$(kurtosis service exec miden-cdk contracts-001 "cat /opt/output/combined.json" 2>/dev/null | jq -r '.polygonZkEVMBridgeAddress // empty')