diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/check-pr.yml
index 37c0c742..997acacd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-pr.yml
@@ -27,11 +27,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: sbt/setup-sbt@v1
       - name: Run tests
         run: |
-          sbt --batch "\
-            test; \
-            consensus-client-it/Test/updateGenesis; \
-            docker; \
-            consensus-client-it/test"
+          sbt --batch "test;docker;consensus-client-it/test"
       - name: Archive logs
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         if: always()
diff --git a/consensus-client-it/build.sbt b/consensus-client-it/build.sbt
index 5686a57d..03df1e85 100644
--- a/consensus-client-it/build.sbt
+++ b/consensus-client-it/build.sbt
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
 ).map(_ % Test)
 
 val logsDirectory = taskKey[File]("The directory for logs") // Evaluates every time, so it recreates the logs directory
-val updateGenesis = taskKey[Unit]("Updates the genesis.json file in local-network")
 
 inConfig(Test)(
   Seq(
@@ -57,13 +56,6 @@ inConfig(Test)(
           )
         )
       }
-    },
-    updateGenesis := Def.taskDyn {
-      val mainClass           = "com.wavesplatform.GenesisBlockGenerator"
-      val wavesNodeConfigsDir = baseDirectory.value.getParentFile / "local-network" / "configs" / "wavesnode"
-      val templateFile        = wavesNodeConfigsDir / "genesis-template.conf"
-      val outputFile          = wavesNodeConfigsDir / "genesis.conf"
-      (Test / runMain).toTask(s" $mainClass $templateFile $outputFile")
-    }.value
+    }
   )
 )
diff --git a/consensus-client-it/src/test/scala/units/BaseItTestSuite.scala b/consensus-client-it/src/test/scala/units/BaseItTestSuite.scala
index 00f47acf..deba508a 100644
--- a/consensus-client-it/src/test/scala/units/BaseItTestSuite.scala
+++ b/consensus-client-it/src/test/scala/units/BaseItTestSuite.scala
@@ -1,22 +1,26 @@
 package units
 
 import com.google.common.primitives.{Bytes, Ints}
+import com.typesafe.config.ConfigFactory
 import com.wavesplatform.account.{AddressScheme, KeyPair, SeedKeyPair}
 import com.wavesplatform.api.HasRetry
 import com.wavesplatform.common.state.ByteStr
-import com.wavesplatform.crypto
 import com.wavesplatform.utils.ScorexLogging
-import monix.execution.atomic.AtomicBoolean
+import com.wavesplatform.{GenesisBlockGenerator, crypto}
 import org.scalatest.freespec.AnyFreeSpec
 import org.scalatest.matchers.should.Matchers
 import org.scalatest.{BeforeAndAfterAll, EitherValues, OptionValues}
 import org.web3j.crypto.Credentials
 import units.client.contract.HasConsensusLayerDappTxHelpers
+import units.docker.BaseContainer.ConfigsDir
 import units.docker.Networks
 import units.eth.{EthAddress, Gwei}
 import units.test.CustomMatchers
 
+import java.io.PrintStream
 import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets
+import java.nio.file.Files
+import scala.concurrent.duration.DurationInt
 
 trait BaseItTestSuite
     extends AnyFreeSpec
@@ -72,11 +76,35 @@ trait BaseItTestSuite
 }
 
 object BaseItTestSuite {
-  private val initialized = AtomicBoolean(false)
+  private var initialized = false
 
-  def init(): Unit =
-    if (initialized.compareAndSet(expect = false, update = true))
+  def init(): Unit = synchronized {
+    if (!initialized) {
       AddressScheme.current = new AddressScheme {
         override val chainId: Byte = 'D'.toByte
       }
+
+      val templateFile = ConfigsDir.resolve("wavesnode/genesis-template.conf").toAbsolutePath
+      val genesisFile  = ConfigsDir.resolve("wavesnode/genesis.conf").toAbsolutePath
+
+      val origConfig = ConfigFactory.parseFile(templateFile.toFile)
+      val gap        = 1.minute // To force node mining at start, otherwise it schedules
+      val overrides = ConfigFactory.parseString(
+        s"""genesis-generator {
+           |  timestamp = ${System.currentTimeMillis() - gap.toMillis}
+           |}""".stripMargin
+      )
+
+      val genesisSettings = GenesisBlockGenerator.parseSettings(overrides.withFallback(origConfig))
+
+      val origOut = System.out
+      System.setOut(new PrintStream({ (_: Int) => }))
+      val config = GenesisBlockGenerator.createConfig(genesisSettings)
+      System.setOut(origOut)
+
+      Files.writeString(genesisFile, config)
+
+      initialized = true
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/consensus-client-it/src/test/scala/units/RewardTestSuite.scala b/consensus-client-it/src/test/scala/units/RewardTestSuite.scala
index 11b75c88..29b41e49 100644
--- a/consensus-client-it/src/test/scala/units/RewardTestSuite.scala
+++ b/consensus-client-it/src/test/scala/units/RewardTestSuite.scala
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ class RewardTestSuite extends OneNodeTestSuite {
     val epoch1Number = epoch1FirstContractBlock.epoch
     val epoch2Number = epoch1Number + 1
 
-    log.info(s"Wait for next epoch #$epoch2Number")
     waves1.api.waitForHeight(epoch2Number)
 
     log.info(s"Wait for epoch #$epoch2Number data on chain contract")
diff --git a/consensus-client-it/src/test/scala/units/docker/BaseContainer.scala b/consensus-client-it/src/test/scala/units/docker/BaseContainer.scala
index 098c49db..6f9a75e4 100644
--- a/consensus-client-it/src/test/scala/units/docker/BaseContainer.scala
+++ b/consensus-client-it/src/test/scala/units/docker/BaseContainer.scala
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ abstract class BaseContainer(val hostName: String) {
 }
 
 object BaseContainer {
-  val ConfigsDir: Path     = Path.of(System.getProperty("cc.it.configs.dir"))
-  val DefaultLogsDir: Path = Path.of(System.getProperty("cc.it.logs.dir"))
+  val ConfigsDir: Path         = Path.of(System.getProperty("cc.it.configs.dir"))
+  val DefaultLogsDir: Path     = Path.of(System.getProperty("cc.it.logs.dir"))
+  val WavesDockerImage: String = System.getProperty("cc.it.docker.image")
 }
diff --git a/consensus-client-it/src/test/scala/units/docker/WavesNodeContainer.scala b/consensus-client-it/src/test/scala/units/docker/WavesNodeContainer.scala
index 35eab4a8..1cf6479c 100644
--- a/consensus-client-it/src/test/scala/units/docker/WavesNodeContainer.scala
+++ b/consensus-client-it/src/test/scala/units/docker/WavesNodeContainer.scala
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import org.testcontainers.containers.Network.NetworkImpl
 import org.testcontainers.utility.DockerImageName
 import sttp.client3.{HttpClientSyncBackend, UriContext}
 import units.client.HttpChainContractClient
-import units.docker.BaseContainer.{ConfigsDir, DefaultLogsDir}
+import units.docker.BaseContainer.*
 import units.docker.WavesNodeContainer.ApiPort
 
 import java.io.File
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class WavesNodeContainer(
   private val logFile = new File(s"$DefaultLogsDir/waves-$number.log")
   Files.touch(logFile)
 
-  protected override val container = new GenericContainer(DockerImageName.parse(System.getProperty("cc.it.docker.image")))
+  protected override val container = new GenericContainer(DockerImageName.parse(WavesDockerImage))
     .withNetwork(network)
     .withExposedPorts(ApiPort)
     .withEnv(