diff --git a/chaoscenter/graphql/server/pkg/chaoshub/ops/gitops.go b/chaoscenter/graphql/server/pkg/chaoshub/ops/gitops.go
index 0a4950efef4..9480b144e6d 100644
--- a/chaoscenter/graphql/server/pkg/chaoshub/ops/gitops.go
+++ b/chaoscenter/graphql/server/pkg/chaoshub/ops/gitops.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/litmuschaos/litmus/chaoscenter/graphql/server/graph/model"
+	"github.com/litmuschaos/litmus/chaoscenter/graphql/server/utils"
 
 	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5"
 	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5/plumbing"
@@ -284,7 +285,7 @@ func (c ChaosHubConfig) generateAuthMethod() (transport.AuthMethod, error) {
 	var auth transport.AuthMethod
 	if c.AuthType == model.AuthTypeToken {
 		auth = &http.BasicAuth{
-			Username: "litmus", // this can be anything except an empty string
+			Username: utils.Config.GitUsername, // must be a non-empty string or 'x-token-auth' for Bitbucket
 			Password: *c.Token,
 		}
 	} else if c.AuthType == model.AuthTypeBasic {
diff --git a/chaoscenter/graphql/server/pkg/gitops/gitops.go b/chaoscenter/graphql/server/pkg/gitops/gitops.go
index c7b2afda308..8065ace8c30 100644
--- a/chaoscenter/graphql/server/pkg/gitops/gitops.go
+++ b/chaoscenter/graphql/server/pkg/gitops/gitops.go
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/litmuschaos/litmus/chaoscenter/graphql/server/utils"
+
 	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5"
 	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5/plumbing"
 	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5/plumbing/object"
@@ -184,7 +186,7 @@ func (c GitConfig) getAuthMethod() (transport.AuthMethod, error) {
 
 	case model.AuthTypeToken:
 		return &http.BasicAuth{
-			Username: "litmus", // this can be anything except an empty string
+			Username: utils.Config.GitUsername, // must be a non-empty string or 'x-token-auth' for Bitbucket
 			Password: *c.Token,
 		}, nil
 
diff --git a/chaoscenter/graphql/server/utils/variables.go b/chaoscenter/graphql/server/utils/variables.go
index 678c7feb731..3818dc211f4 100644
--- a/chaoscenter/graphql/server/utils/variables.go
+++ b/chaoscenter/graphql/server/utils/variables.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ type Configuration struct {
 	GrpcPort                    string   `split_words:"true" default:"8000"`
 	InfraCompatibleVersions     string   `required:"true" split_words:"true"`
 	DefaultHubGitURL            string   `required:"true" default:"https://github.com/litmuschaos/chaos-charts"`
+	GitUsername                 string   `required:"true" split_words:"true" default:"litmus"`
 	DefaultHubBranchName        string   `required:"true" split_words:"true"`
 	CustomChaosHubPath          string   `split_words:"true" default:"/tmp/"`
 	DefaultChaosHubPath         string   `split_words:"true" default:"/tmp/default/"`
diff --git a/chaoscenter/web/src/views/ExperimentBuilderTemplateSelection/blankCanvasTemplate.ts b/chaoscenter/web/src/views/ExperimentBuilderTemplateSelection/blankCanvasTemplate.ts
index 6f13e4a8e61..1474014dcc2 100644
--- a/chaoscenter/web/src/views/ExperimentBuilderTemplateSelection/blankCanvasTemplate.ts
+++ b/chaoscenter/web/src/views/ExperimentBuilderTemplateSelection/blankCanvasTemplate.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,12 @@ export default function blankCanvasTemplate(
 
   switch (infrastructureType) {
     case InfrastructureType.KUBERNETES:
-      return kubernetesBlankCanvasTemplate(experimentName, experiment?.chaosInfrastructure?.namespace);
+      return kubernetesBlankCanvasTemplate(
+        experimentName, 
+        experiment?.chaosInfrastructure?.namespace,
+        undefined, 
+        experiment?.imageRegistry,
+      );
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/chaoscenter/web/src/views/ExperimentDashboardV2/ExperimentDashboardV2Table.tsx b/chaoscenter/web/src/views/ExperimentDashboardV2/ExperimentDashboardV2Table.tsx
index 92eb81be5fb..3f0877d832f 100644
--- a/chaoscenter/web/src/views/ExperimentDashboardV2/ExperimentDashboardV2Table.tsx
+++ b/chaoscenter/web/src/views/ExperimentDashboardV2/ExperimentDashboardV2Table.tsx
@@ -215,10 +215,10 @@ const ExperimentDashboardV2Table = ({
                 );
               case ExperimentRunStatus.QUEUED:
                 return (
-                  <RunExperimentButton
-                    buttonProps={{ disabled: true }}
+                  <StopExperimentButton
                     experimentID={data.experimentID}
                     refetchExperiments={refetchExperiments}
+                    infrastructureType={InfrastructureType.KUBERNETES}
                   />
                 );
               default:
diff --git a/chaoscenter/web/src/views/ExperimentDashboardV2/ExperimentDashboardV2TableMenu.tsx b/chaoscenter/web/src/views/ExperimentDashboardV2/ExperimentDashboardV2TableMenu.tsx
index 51389833aa3..48385401474 100644
--- a/chaoscenter/web/src/views/ExperimentDashboardV2/ExperimentDashboardV2TableMenu.tsx
+++ b/chaoscenter/web/src/views/ExperimentDashboardV2/ExperimentDashboardV2TableMenu.tsx
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ export const MenuCell = ({
     onError: error => showError(error.message)
   });
 
-  const lastExperimentRunStatus = data.recentExecutions[0]?.experimentRunStatus;
+  const isDeleteButtonEnabled = !data.recentExecutions.some(
+    execution => execution?.experimentRunStatus === ExperimentRunStatus.RUNNING
+  );
 
   // <!-- confirmation dialog boxes -->
   const confirmationDialogProps = {
@@ -108,10 +110,7 @@ export const MenuCell = ({
             icon="main-trash"
             text={getString('deleteExperiment')}
             onClick={openDeleteDialog}
-            disabled={
-              lastExperimentRunStatus === ExperimentRunStatus.RUNNING ||
-              lastExperimentRunStatus === ExperimentRunStatus.QUEUED
-            }
+            disabled={isDeleteButtonEnabled == false}
             permission={PermissionGroup.OWNER}
           />
         </Menu>
diff --git a/chaoscenter/web/src/views/StudioOverview/StudioOverview.tsx b/chaoscenter/web/src/views/StudioOverview/StudioOverview.tsx
index 89f8207357d..ac0b9ac926c 100644
--- a/chaoscenter/web/src/views/StudioOverview/StudioOverview.tsx
+++ b/chaoscenter/web/src/views/StudioOverview/StudioOverview.tsx
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ import { ChaosInfrastructureReferenceFieldProps, StudioErrorState, StudioTabs }
 import experimentYamlService from 'services/experiment';
 import KubernetesChaosInfrastructureReferenceFieldController from '@controllers/KubernetesChaosInfrastructureReferenceField';
 import { InfrastructureType } from '@api/entities';
+import { getImageRegistry } from '@api/core/ImageRegistry'; 
+import { getScope } from '@utils'; 
 import css from './StudioOverview.module.scss';
 
 interface StudioOverviewViewProps {
@@ -52,6 +54,20 @@ export default function StudioOverviewView({
 
   const [currentExperiment, setCurrentExperiment] = React.useState<ExperimentMetadata | undefined>();
 
+  const scope = getScope();
+
+   // Fetch the image registry data using Apollo's useQuery hook
+   const { data: getImageRegistryData, loading: imageRegistryLoading } = getImageRegistry({
+    projectID: scope.projectID,
+  });
+
+  const imageRegistry = getImageRegistryData?.getImageRegistry?{
+      name: getImageRegistryData.getImageRegistry.imageRegistryInfo.imageRegistryName,
+      repo: getImageRegistryData.getImageRegistry.imageRegistryInfo.imageRepoName,
+      secret: getImageRegistryData.getImageRegistry.imageRegistryInfo.secretName,
+  }
+  : undefined;
+
   React.useEffect(() => {
     experimentHandler?.getExperiment(experimentKey).then(experiment => {
       delete experiment?.manifest;
@@ -85,6 +101,9 @@ export default function StudioOverviewView({
           })
         })}
         onSubmit={values => {
+
+          values.imageRegistry = imageRegistry
+
           if (values.chaosInfrastructure.namespace === undefined) {
             delete values.chaosInfrastructure.namespace;
           }
@@ -144,7 +163,13 @@ export default function StudioOverviewView({
                       text={getString('cancel')}
                       onClick={openDiscardDialog}
                     />
-                    <Button type="submit" intent="primary" text={getString('next')} rightIcon="chevron-right" />
+                    <Button
+                      type="submit" 
+                      intent="primary" 
+                      text={getString('next')} 
+                      rightIcon="chevron-right" 
+                      disabled={imageRegistryLoading}
+                    />
                   </Layout.Horizontal>
                 </Form>
               </Layout.Vertical>