diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 20e83ca9..37167aa4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -102,8 +102,31 @@ jobs:
         run: docker compose up -d
       - name: run-tests.sh
         working-directory: tests/sdk_tests
-        run: ./run-all-tests.sh
-
+        run: ./run-tests.sh
+      - name: reset containers for auction tests
+        working-directory: tests/sdk_tests
+        if: always()
+        run: docker compose down
+      - name: start auction containers
+        working-directory: tests/sdk_tests
+        run: docker compose -f docker-compose-auctions.yml up -d
+      - name: run-acution-tests.sh
+        working-directory: tests/sdk_tests
+        run: ./run-auction-tests.sh
+      - name: reset containers for nameservice tests
+        working-directory: tests/sdk_tests
+        if: always()
+        run: docker compose -f docker-compose-auctions.yml down
+      - name: start auction containers
+        working-directory: tests/sdk_tests
+        run: docker compose -f docker-compose-nameservice.yml up -d
+      - name: run-nameservice-expiry-tests.sh
+        working-directory: tests/sdk_tests
+        run: ./run-nameservice-expiry-tests.sh
+      - name: reset containers for nameservice tests
+        working-directory: tests/sdk_tests
+        if: always()
+        run: docker compose -f docker-compose-nameservice.yml down
 
   # integration_tests:
   #   runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/tests/sdk_tests/Dockerfile-sdk b/tests/sdk_tests/Dockerfile-sdk
index 5c9ac9eb..fd9d6cc9 100644
--- a/tests/sdk_tests/Dockerfile-sdk
+++ b/tests/sdk_tests/Dockerfile-sdk
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ WORKDIR /app
 RUN \
     git clone https://github.com/cerc-io/laconic-sdk.git \
     && cd laconic-sdk \
-    && git checkout auction_nameservice_tests \
     && yarn install
 
 WORKDIR /app/laconic-sdk
diff --git a/tests/sdk_tests/docker-compose-auctions.yml b/tests/sdk_tests/docker-compose-auctions.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9b0df5fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/sdk_tests/docker-compose-auctions.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+services:
+  laconicd:
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    image: cerc-io/laconicd:local-test
+    environment:
+      - TEST_AUCTION_ENABLED=true
+    command: ["sh", "/docker-entrypoint-scripts.d/create-fixturenet.sh"]
+    volumes:
+      - ../../init.sh:/docker-entrypoint-scripts.d/create-fixturenet.sh
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "curl", "-v", "http://127.0.0.1:6060"]
+      interval: 1s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 30
+    ports:
+      - "6060"
+      - "26657"
+      - "26656"
+      - "9473"
+      - "8545"
+      - "8546"
+      - "9090"
+      - "9091"
+      - "1317"
+
+  sdk-test-runner:
+    image: cerc-io/laconic-sdk-tester:local-test
+    depends_on:
+      laconicd:
+        condition: service_healthy
+    command: tail -F /dev/null
diff --git a/tests/sdk_tests/docker-compose-nameservice.yml b/tests/sdk_tests/docker-compose-nameservice.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..17614108
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/sdk_tests/docker-compose-nameservice.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+services:
+  laconicd:
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    image: cerc-io/laconicd:local-test
+    environment:
+      - TEST_REGISTRY_EXPIRY=true
+    command: ["sh", "/docker-entrypoint-scripts.d/create-fixturenet.sh"]
+    volumes:
+      - ../../init.sh:/docker-entrypoint-scripts.d/create-fixturenet.sh
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "curl", "-v", "http://127.0.0.1:6060"]
+      interval: 1s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 30
+    ports:
+      - "6060"
+      - "26657"
+      - "26656"
+      - "9473"
+      - "8545"
+      - "8546"
+      - "9090"
+      - "9091"
+      - "1317"
+
+  sdk-test-runner:
+    image: cerc-io/laconic-sdk-tester:local-test
+    depends_on:
+      laconicd:
+        condition: service_healthy
+    command: tail -F /dev/null
diff --git a/tests/sdk_tests/docker-compose.yml b/tests/sdk_tests/docker-compose.yml
index f9ed9ea1..aa886496 100644
--- a/tests/sdk_tests/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/tests/sdk_tests/docker-compose.yml
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@ services:
   laconicd:
     restart: unless-stopped
     image: cerc-io/laconicd:local-test
-    environment:
-      - TEST_AUCTION_ENABLED=true
-      - TEST_REGISTRY_EXPIRY=true
     command: ["sh", "/docker-entrypoint-scripts.d/create-fixturenet.sh"]
     volumes:
             - ../../init.sh:/docker-entrypoint-scripts.d/create-fixturenet.sh
diff --git a/tests/sdk_tests/run-auction-tests.sh b/tests/sdk_tests/run-auction-tests.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..d1a05d17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/sdk_tests/run-auction-tests.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+if [ -n "$CERC_SCRIPT_DEBUG" ]; then
+    set -x
+fi
+# Get the key from laconicd
+laconicd_key=$( docker compose exec laconicd echo y | docker compose exec laconicd laconicd keys export mykey --unarmored-hex --unsafe )
+# Set parameters for the test suite
+cosmos_chain_id=laconic_9000-1
+laconicd_rest_endpoint=http://laconicd:1317
+laconicd_gql_endpoint=http://laconicd:9473/api
+# Run tests
+docker network inspect sdk_tests_default
+sleep 30s
+docker logs sdk_tests-laconicd-1
+
+docker compose exec sdk-test-runner sh -c "COSMOS_CHAIN_ID=${cosmos_chain_id} LACONICD_REST_ENDPOINT=${laconicd_rest_endpoint} LACONICD_GQL_ENDPOINT=${laconicd_gql_endpoint} PRIVATE_KEY=${laconicd_key} yarn test:auctions"
diff --git a/tests/sdk_tests/run-all-tests.sh b/tests/sdk_tests/run-nameservice-expiry-tests.sh
similarity index 62%
rename from tests/sdk_tests/run-all-tests.sh
rename to tests/sdk_tests/run-nameservice-expiry-tests.sh
index c3969e57..572eaa46 100755
--- a/tests/sdk_tests/run-all-tests.sh
+++ b/tests/sdk_tests/run-nameservice-expiry-tests.sh
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ laconicd_gql_endpoint=http://laconicd:9473/api
 # Run tests
 docker network inspect sdk_tests_default
 sleep 30s
+docker logs sdk_tests-laconicd-1
 
-docker compose exec sdk-test-runner sh -c "COSMOS_CHAIN_ID=${cosmos_chain_id} LACONICD_REST_ENDPOINT=${laconicd_rest_endpoint} LACONICD_GQL_ENDPOINT=${laconicd_gql_endpoint} PRIVATE_KEY=${laconicd_key} yarn test"
-docker compose exec sdk-test-runner sh -c "COSMOS_CHAIN_ID=${cosmos_chain_id} LACONICD_REST_ENDPOINT=${laconicd_rest_endpoint} LACONICD_GQL_ENDPOINT=${laconicd_gql_endpoint} PRIVATE_KEY=${laconicd_key} yarn test:auctions"
 docker compose exec sdk-test-runner sh -c "COSMOS_CHAIN_ID=${cosmos_chain_id} LACONICD_REST_ENDPOINT=${laconicd_rest_endpoint} LACONICD_GQL_ENDPOINT=${laconicd_gql_endpoint} PRIVATE_KEY=${laconicd_key} yarn test:nameservice-expiry"
-docker logs sdk_tests-laconicd-1