diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_local_tesnet.yml b/.github/workflows/build_local_tesnet.yml
index 0f925c1a278..038718ed62d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_local_tesnet.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_local_tesnet.yml
@@ -35,9 +35,13 @@ jobs:
           cd ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/scripts/docker-testnet
           export TESTNETDIR=${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/docker-testnet
           ./prepare.sh
+
+      - name: Build images
+        run: |
+          docker compose build 
           
-      - name: Docker compose
+      - name: Deploy local testnet
         run: |
           docker compose up -d
           sleep 30s
-          curl -X POST http://localhost:7950/about
+          docker ps
diff --git a/scripts/docker-testnet/variables.sh b/scripts/docker-testnet/variables.sh
index e3b6b5cb43b..cddbcb92b0e 100644
--- a/scripts/docker-testnet/variables.sh
+++ b/scripts/docker-testnet/variables.sh
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ export ALWAYS_NEW_APP_VERSION=0
 export ALWAYS_UPDATE_CONFIGS=1
 
 # IP of the seednode
-export SEEDNODE_IP="127.0.0.1"
+export SEEDNODE_IP="172.18.0.2"
 
 # Ports used by the Nodes
 export PORT_SEEDNODE="9999"