diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 529c5b1..d8e9d4e 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ use resources::{
     StacksDevnetResource,
 };
 use serde::{de::DeserializeOwned, Deserialize, Serialize};
-use std::thread::sleep;
-use std::{collections::BTreeMap, str::FromStr, time::Duration};
+use std::{collections::BTreeMap, str::FromStr};
 use strum::IntoEnumIterator;
 use tower::BoxError;
 
@@ -171,10 +170,8 @@ impl StacksDevnetApiK8sManager {
                 });
             }
         }
-        self.deploy_bitcoin_node_pod(&config).await?;
-
-        sleep(Duration::from_secs(5));
 
+        self.deploy_bitcoin_node_pod(&config).await?;
         self.deploy_stacks_node_pod(&config).await?;
 
         if !config.disable_stacks_api {
@@ -672,6 +669,7 @@ impl StacksDevnetApiK8sManager {
                     wait_time_for_blocks = 0
                     wait_time_for_microblocks = {}
                     microblock_frequency = 1000
+                    fallback_to_follower = false
 
                     [connection_options]
                     # inv_sync_interval = 10
diff --git a/templates/bitcoind-pod.template.yaml b/templates/bitcoind-pod.template.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7ab10c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/bitcoind-pod.template.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Pod
+metadata:
+  labels:
+    name: bitcoind
+    service: bitcoind-chain-coordinator
+  name: bitcoind
+  namespace: "{namespace}"
+spec:
+  containers:
+  - command:
+    - /usr/local/bin/bitcoind
+    - -conf=/etc/bitcoin/bitcoin.conf
+    - -nodebuglogfile
+    - -pid=/run/bitcoind.pid
+    image: quay.io/hirosystems/bitcoind:devnet-v3
+    imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+    name: bitcoind-container
+    ports:
+    - containerPort: 18444
+      name: p2p
+      protocol: TCP
+    - containerPort: 18443
+      name: rpc
+      protocol: TCP
+    volumeMounts:
+    - mountPath: /etc/bitcoin
+      name: bitcoind-conf-volume
+      readOnly: true
+  volumes:
+  - configMap:
+      name: bitcoind-conf
+    name: bitcoind-conf-volume
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/chain-coordinator-pod.template.yaml b/templates/chain-coordinator-pod.template.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..79f7838
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/chain-coordinator-pod.template.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Pod
+metadata:
+  labels:
+    name: chain-coordinator
+    service: bitcoind-chain-coordinator
+  name: chain-coordinator
+  namespace: "{namespace}"
+spec:
+  containers:
+  - command:
+    - ./stacks-network
+    - --namespace=$(NAMESPACE)
+    - --manifest-path=/etc/stacks-network/project/Clarinet.toml
+    - --deployment-plan-path=/etc/stacks-network/project/deployments/default.devnet-plan.yaml
+    - --project-root-path=/etc/stacks-network/project/
+    env:
+      - name: NAMESPACE
+        valueFrom:
+          configMapKeyRef:
+            name: namespace-conf
+            key: NAMESPACE
+    image: stacks-network-orchestrator
+    imagePullPolicy: Never
+    name: chain-coordinator-container
+    ports:
+    - containerPort: 20445
+      name: coordinator-in
+      protocol: TCP
+    - containerPort: 20446
+      name: coordinator-con
+      protocol: TCP
+    volumeMounts:
+    - mountPath: /etc/stacks-network/project
+      name: project-manifest-conf-volume
+    - mountPath: /etc/stacks-network/project/settings
+      name: devnet-conf-volume
+    - mountPath: /etc/stacks-network/project/deployments
+      name: deployment-plan-conf-volume
+    - mountPath: /etc/stacks-network/project/contracts
+      name: project-dir-conf-volume
+  volumes:
+  - configMap:
+      name: project-manifest-conf
+    name: project-manifest-conf-volume
+  - configMap:
+      name: devnet-conf
+    name: devnet-conf-volume
+  - configMap:
+      name: deployment-plan-conf
+    name: deployment-plan-conf-volume
+  - configMap:
+      name: project-dir-conf
+    name: project-dir-conf-volume
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/stacks-node-pod.template.yaml b/templates/stacks-node-pod.template.yaml
index e49706f..253ed7c 100644
--- a/templates/stacks-node-pod.template.yaml
+++ b/templates/stacks-node-pod.template.yaml
@@ -17,9 +17,11 @@ spec:
     - name: BLOCKSTACK_USE_TEST_GENESIS_CHAINSTATE
       value: "1"
     - name: STACKS_LOG_DEBUG
-      value: "0"
-    image: quay.io/hirosystems/stacks-node:devnet-v3
-    imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+      value: "1"
+    image: stacks-node-mine
+    imagePullPolicy: Never
+    # image: quay.io/hirosystems/stacks-node:devnet-v3
+    # imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
     name: stacks-node-container
     ports:
     - containerPort: 20444