diff --git a/noir-projects/aztec-nr/aztec/src/macros/mod.nr b/noir-projects/aztec-nr/aztec/src/macros/mod.nr
index 883a2028326..aa688409088 100644
--- a/noir-projects/aztec-nr/aztec/src/macros/mod.nr
+++ b/noir-projects/aztec-nr/aztec/src/macros/mod.nr
@@ -114,7 +114,11 @@ comptime fn generate_compute_note_hash_and_optionally_a_nullifier() -> Quoted {
         max_note_length = notes.fold(
             0,
             |acc, (_, (_, len, _, _)): (Type, (StructDefinition, u32, Field, [(Quoted, u32, bool)]))| {
-                acc + len
+                if len > acc {
+                    len
+                } else {
+                    acc
+                }
             },
         );
 
diff --git a/spartan/aztec-network/templates/reth.yaml b/spartan/aztec-network/templates/reth.yaml
index e621630327c..899c67aa234 100644
--- a/spartan/aztec-network/templates/reth.yaml
+++ b/spartan/aztec-network/templates/reth.yaml
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ spec:
             name: {{ include "aztec-network.fullname" . }}-reth-genesis
         - name: genesis-output
           emptyDir: {}
-{{if not .Values.network.public }}
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service
@@ -109,7 +108,12 @@ metadata:
   labels:
     {{- include "aztec-network.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
 spec:
-  type: {{ .Values.ethereum.service.type }}
+  {{- if .Values.network.public }}
+  type: LoadBalancer
+  {{- else }}
+  type: ClusterIP
+  clusterIP: None
+  {{- end }}
   selector:
     {{- include "aztec-network.selectorLabels" . | nindent 4 }}
     app: ethereum
@@ -117,10 +121,6 @@ spec:
     - protocol: TCP
       port: {{ .Values.ethereum.service.port }}
       targetPort: {{ .Values.ethereum.service.targetPort }}
-      {{- if and (eq .Values.ethereum.service.type "NodePort") .Values.ethereum.service.nodePort }}
-      nodePort: {{ .Values.ethereum.service.nodePort }}
-      {{- end }}
-{{ end }}
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: ConfigMap
diff --git a/spartan/aztec-network/values.yaml b/spartan/aztec-network/values.yaml
index 9f7ee290d30..d82bd3461c6 100644
--- a/spartan/aztec-network/values.yaml
+++ b/spartan/aztec-network/values.yaml
@@ -219,10 +219,8 @@ ethereum:
   gasLimit: "1000000000"
   args: ""
   service:
-    type: ClusterIP
     port: 8545
     targetPort: 8545
-    nodePort: ""
   readinessProbe:
     initialDelaySeconds: 5
     periodSeconds: 10
diff --git a/spartan/aztec-network/values/1-validators-public.yaml b/spartan/aztec-network/values/1-validators-public.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f1e814a7ca8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spartan/aztec-network/values/1-validators-public.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+network:
+  public: true
+
+validator:
+  replicas: 1
+  validatorKeys:
+    - 0xac0974bec39a17e36ba4a6b4d238ff944bacb478cbed5efcae784d7bf4f2ff80
+  validatorAddresses:
+    - 0xf39Fd6e51aad88F6F4ce6aB8827279cffFb92266
+  validator:
+    disabled: false
+
+bootNode:
+  validator:
+    disabled: true
+
+bot:
+  followChain: "PENDING"
+  enabled: true
+  txIntervalSeconds: 10
diff --git a/spartan/releases/testnet/aztec-spartan.sh b/spartan/releases/testnet/aztec-spartan.sh
index 2d05a936d8f..ee3230344c8 100755
--- a/spartan/releases/testnet/aztec-spartan.sh
+++ b/spartan/releases/testnet/aztec-spartan.sh
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ PROVER_REAL_PROOFS=true
 PXE_PROVER_ENABLED=true
 ETHEREUM_SLOT_DURATION=12sec
 AZTEC_SLOT_DURATION=36
-AZTEC_EPOCH_DURATION=32
+AZTEC_EPOCH_DURATION=48
 AZTEC_EPOCH_PROOF_CLAIM_WINDOW_IN_L2_SLOTS=13
 ETHEREUM_HOST=${ETHEREUM_HOST}
 BOOTSTRAP_NODES=${BOOTSTRAP_NODES}