diff --git a/packer/blade/blade.pkr.hcl b/packer/blade/blade.pkr.hcl
index 46e474f..3ed2436 100644
--- a/packer/blade/blade.pkr.hcl
+++ b/packer/blade/blade.pkr.hcl
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ packer {
 
 variable "go_tag" {
   type = string
-  default = "1.20.11.linux-amd64"
+  default = "1.22.6.linux-amd64"
 }
 
 variable "polycli_tag" {
diff --git a/packer/common.pkr.hcl b/packer/common.pkr.hcl
index 0aefa1f..f185cd4 100644
--- a/packer/common.pkr.hcl
+++ b/packer/common.pkr.hcl
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ packer {
 
 variable "go_tag" {
   type = string
-  default = "1.20.11.linux-amd64"
+  default = "1.22.6.linux-amd64"
 }
 
 variable "polycli_tag" {
diff --git a/packer/geth/geth.pkr.hcl b/packer/geth/geth.pkr.hcl
index f1f5b0c..d2629a0 100644
--- a/packer/geth/geth.pkr.hcl
+++ b/packer/geth/geth.pkr.hcl
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ packer {
 
 variable "go_tag" {
   type = string
-  default = "1.20.11.linux-amd64"
+  default = "1.22.6.linux-amd64"
 }
 
 variable "polycli_tag" {
diff --git a/packer/load-test/load-test.pkr.hcl b/packer/load-test/load-test.pkr.hcl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b93a269
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packer/load-test/load-test.pkr.hcl
@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+packer {
+  required_plugins {
+    amazon = {
+      version = ">= 0.0.2"
+      source  = "github.com/hashicorp/amazon"
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+variable "debug_mode" {
+  type    = bool
+  default = false
+}
+
+variable "remove_ami" {
+  description = "Remove the previous AMI with same name"
+  type        = bool
+  default     = true
+}
+
+variable "go_tag" {
+  type    = string
+  default = "1.22.6.linux-amd64"
+}
+
+variable "polycli_tag" {
+  type    = string
+  default = "0.1.30"
+}
+
+variable "node_major" {
+  type    = string
+  default = "20"
+}
+
+source "amazon-ebs" "ubuntu" {
+  skip_create_ami       = var.debug_mode
+  force_deregister      = var.remove_ami
+  force_delete_snapshot = var.remove_ami
+  ami_name              = "load-test-${formatdate("YYYY-MM-DD", timestamp())}"
+  ami_description       = "Load testing on blockchain verifies the system's ability to handle a large number of transactions, ensuring performance and scalability."
+  instance_type         = "t2.micro"
+  region                = "us-west-2"
+  availability_zone     = "us-west-2a"
+  source_ami            = "ami-0efcece6bed30fd98"
+  ssh_username          = "ubuntu"
+  launch_block_device_mappings {
+    device_name           = "/dev/sda1"
+    volume_size           = 15
+    volume_type           = "gp2"
+    delete_on_termination = true
+  }
+  run_tags = {
+    OS   = "ubuntu"
+    Name = "load-test-${formatdate("YYYY-MM-DD", timestamp())}"
+    Libs = "jq, make, foundry, forge, cast, go, polycli, k6, xk6, xk6-ethereum, nodejs, npm, yarn, pandoras-box"
+    Rule = "loadtestrunner"
+  }
+}
+
+build {
+  name = "load-test"
+  sources = [
+    "source.amazon-ebs.ubuntu"
+  ]
+
+  provisioner "shell" {
+    environment_vars  = ["DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive"]
+    execute_command   = "sudo sh -c '{{ .Vars }} {{ .Path }}'"
+    max_retries       = 2 # sometimes fails to update/upgrade Ubuntu
+    expect_disconnect = true
+    script            = "${path.root}/scripts/common.sh"
+  }
+
+  provisioner "shell" {
+    environment_vars = ["DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive"]
+    execute_command  = "sudo sh -c '{{ .Vars }} {{ .Path }}'"
+    script           = "${path.root}/scripts/foundry.sh"
+  }
+
+  provisioner "shell" {
+    environment_vars = [
+      "DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive",
+      "GO_TAG=${var.go_tag}"
+    ]
+    execute_command = "sudo sh -c '{{ .Vars }} {{ .Path }}'"
+    script          = "${path.root}/scripts/golang.sh"
+  }
+
+  provisioner "shell" {
+    environment_vars = [
+      "DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive",
+      "POLYCLI_TAG=${var.polycli_tag}"
+    ]
+    execute_command = "sudo sh -c '{{ .Vars }} {{ .Path }}'"
+    script          = "${path.root}/scripts/polycli.sh"
+  }
+
+  provisioner "shell" {
+    environment_vars = ["DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive"]
+    execute_command  = "sudo sh -c '{{ .Vars }} {{ .Path }}'"
+    script           = "${path.root}/scripts/k6.sh"
+  }
+
+  provisioner "shell" {
+    environment_vars = ["DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive"]
+    execute_command  = "sudo sh -c '{{ .Vars }} {{ .Path }}'"
+    script           = "${path.root}/scripts/xk6.sh"
+  }
+
+  provisioner "shell" {
+    environment_vars = ["DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive"]
+    execute_command  = "sudo sh -c '{{ .Vars }} {{ .Path }}'"
+    script           = "${path.root}/scripts/xk6-ethereum.sh"
+  }
+
+  provisioner "shell" {
+    environment_vars = [
+      "DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive",
+      "NODE_MAJOR=${var.node_major}"
+    ]
+    execute_command = "sudo sh -c '{{ .Vars }} {{ .Path }}'"
+    script          = "${path.root}/scripts/nodejs.sh"
+  }
+
+  provisioner "shell" {
+    environment_vars = ["DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive"]
+    execute_command  = "sudo sh -c '{{ .Vars }} {{ .Path }}'"
+    script           = "${path.root}/scripts/yarn.sh"
+  }
+
+  provisioner "shell" {
+    environment_vars = ["DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive"]
+    execute_command  = "sudo sh -c '{{ .Vars }} {{ .Path }}'"
+    script           = "${path.root}/scripts/pandoras-box.sh"
+  }
+
+  provisioner "shell" {
+    environment_vars = ["DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive"]
+    execute_command  = "sudo sh -c '{{ .Vars }} {{ .Path }}'"
+    script           = "${path.root}/scripts/verify.sh"
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packer/load-test/scripts/common.sh b/packer/load-test/scripts/common.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..50b6d14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packer/load-test/scripts/common.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/bash -e
+sudo apt-get -y update
+sudo apt-get -y upgrade
+sudo apt-get -y install make jq
diff --git a/packer/load-test/scripts/foundry.sh b/packer/load-test/scripts/foundry.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a837d9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packer/load-test/scripts/foundry.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/bash -e
+echo "Installing foundry"
+curl -L https://foundry.paradigm.xyz | bash
+/root/.foundry/bin/foundryup
+sudo cp /root/.foundry/bin/* /usr/local/bin
diff --git a/packer/load-test/scripts/golang.sh b/packer/load-test/scripts/golang.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..448e57c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packer/load-test/scripts/golang.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/bash -e
+echo "Installing golang"
+rm -rf /usr/local/go
+sudo wget https://go.dev/dl/go${GO_TAG}.tar.gz -O /opt/go${GO_TAG}.tar.gz
+sudo chmod 0755 /opt/go${GO_TAG}.tar.gz
+sudo tar -C /usr/local/ -xzf /opt/go${GO_TAG}.tar.gz
+sudo ln -s /usr/local/go/bin/go /usr/local/bin/go
+sudo rm -rf /opt/go${GO_TAG}.tar.gz
diff --git a/packer/load-test/scripts/k6.sh b/packer/load-test/scripts/k6.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5505546
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packer/load-test/scripts/k6.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/bash -e
+echo "Installing k6"
+gpg -k
+gpg --no-default-keyring --keyring /usr/share/keyrings/k6-archive-keyring.gpg --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80 --recv-keys C5AD17C747E3415A3642D57D77C6C491D6AC1D69
+echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/k6-archive-keyring.gpg] https://dl.k6.io/deb stable main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/k6.list > /dev/null
+sudo apt-get -y update
+sudo apt-get -y install k6
diff --git a/packer/load-test/scripts/nodejs.sh b/packer/load-test/scripts/nodejs.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd89796
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packer/load-test/scripts/nodejs.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/bash -e
+echo "Installing nodejs"
+sudo apt-get -y update
+sudo apt-get -y install ca-certificates curl gnupg
+curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/gpgkey/nodesource-repo.gpg.key | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/keyrings/nodesource.gpg
+echo "deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/nodesource.gpg] https://deb.nodesource.com/node_20.x nodistro main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/nodesource.list > /dev/null
+sudo apt-get -y update
+sudo apt-get -y install nodejs
diff --git a/packer/load-test/scripts/pandoras-box.sh b/packer/load-test/scripts/pandoras-box.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..00c2cba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packer/load-test/scripts/pandoras-box.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/bash -e
+echo "Installing pandoras-box"
+sudo git clone --branch optimizations https://github.com/Ethernal-Tech/pandoras-box /opt/pandoras-box
+cd /opt/pandoras-box && sudo yarn && sudo yarn build && sudo yarn link
+sudo chmod 0777 /usr/local/bin/pandoras-box
+sudo chown ubuntu:ubuntu /usr/local/bin/pandoras-box
diff --git a/packer/load-test/scripts/polycli.sh b/packer/load-test/scripts/polycli.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..686f15c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packer/load-test/scripts/polycli.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/bash -e
+echo "Installing polycli"
+sudo wget https://github.com/maticnetwork/polygon-cli/releases/download/v${POLYCLI_TAG}/polycli_${POLYCLI_TAG}_linux_amd64.tar.gz -O /opt/polycli_${POLYCLI_TAG}_linux_amd64.tar.gz
+sudo chmod 0600 /opt/polycli_${POLYCLI_TAG}_linux_amd64.tar.gz
+sudo tar -C /opt/ -xzf /opt/polycli_${POLYCLI_TAG}_linux_amd64.tar.gz
+sudo ln -s /opt/polycli_${POLYCLI_TAG}_linux_amd64/polycli /usr/local/bin/polycli
+sudo rm -rf /opt/polycli_${POLYCLI_TAG}_linux_amd64.tar.gz
diff --git a/packer/load-test/scripts/verify.sh b/packer/load-test/scripts/verify.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e46062
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packer/load-test/scripts/verify.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#!/bin/bash -e
+echo "make version: `make --version`"
+echo "jq version: `jq -V`"
+echo "forge version: `forge -V`"
+echo "cast version: `cast -V`"
+echo "golang version: `go version`"
+echo "polycli version: `polycli version`"
+echo "k6 version: `k6 version`"
+set +e
+xk6_version=$(xk6 version 2>&1)
+set -e
+if ( echo "$xk6_version" | grep -q "go.mod file not found" ); then
+    echo "xk6 succeeded"
+else
+    echo "xk6 failed"
+fi
+xk6_ethereum_output=$(ls /home/ubuntu | grep -w "k6" | wc -l)
+if [ $xk6_ethereum_output -eq 1 ]; then
+    echo "xk6-ethereum build succeeded";
+else
+    echo "xk6-ethereum build failed"
+fi
+echo "npm version: `npm -v`"
+echo "yarn version: `yarn --version`"
+echo "pandoras-box branch: `cd /opt/pandoras-box && sudo git branch --show-current`"
+echo "pandoras-box version: `pandoras-box -V`"
diff --git a/packer/load-test/scripts/xk6-ethereum.sh b/packer/load-test/scripts/xk6-ethereum.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..3e686d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packer/load-test/scripts/xk6-ethereum.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/bash -e
+echo "Building xk6-ethereum"
+xk6 build --with github.com/distribworks/xk6-ethereum@v1.0.3 --output /home/ubuntu/k6
diff --git a/packer/load-test/scripts/xk6.sh b/packer/load-test/scripts/xk6.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe2c590
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packer/load-test/scripts/xk6.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/bash -e
+echo "Installing xk6"
+go install go.k6.io/xk6/cmd/xk6@latest
+sudo cp /root/go/bin/xk6 /usr/local/
+sudo ln -s /usr/local/xk6 /usr/local/bin/xk6
diff --git a/packer/load-test/scripts/yarn.sh b/packer/load-test/scripts/yarn.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4670fc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packer/load-test/scripts/yarn.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+echo "Installing yarn"
+sudo npm install --global yarn