diff --git a/src/node/docker_mananger.py b/src/node/docker_mananger.py
index e9576f9..a1a5276 100644
--- a/src/node/docker_mananger.py
+++ b/src/node/docker_mananger.py
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ class DockerManager:
 
     @staticmethod
     def generate_random_ext_ip():
-        base_ip_fragments = ["172", "18"]
+        base_ip_fragments = ["172", "19"]
         ext_ip = ".".join(base_ip_fragments + [str(random.randint(0, 255)) for _ in range(2)])
         logger.debug(f"Generated random external IP {ext_ip}")
         return ext_ip
diff --git a/src/node/node_vars.py b/src/node/node_vars.py
index 6cdf94e..1f51c03 100644
--- a/src/node/node_vars.py
+++ b/src/node/node_vars.py
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 nomos_nodes = {
     "nomos": {
         "image": "ghcr.io/logos-co/nomos-node:testnet",
-        "volumes": ["./cl_config:/etc/nomos", "./kzgrs/kzgrs_test_params.bin:/kzgrs_test_params:z"],
+        "volumes": ["cl_config:/etc/nomos", "./kzgrs/kzgrs_test_params.bin:/kzgrs_test_params:z"],
         "ports": ["3000/udp", "18080/tcp"],
         "entrypoint": "/etc/nomos/scripts/run_nomos_node.sh",
     },
     "nomos_executor": {
         "image": "ghcr.io/logos-co/nomos-node:testnet",
-        "volumes": ["./cl_config:/etc/nomos", "./kzgrs/kzgrs_test_params.bin:/kzgrs_test_params:z"],
+        "volumes": ["cl_config:/etc/nomos", "./kzgrs/kzgrs_test_params.bin:/kzgrs_test_params:z"],
         "ports": ["3000/udp", "18080/tcp"],
         "entrypoint": "/etc/nomos/scripts/run_nomos_executor.sh",
     },
     "cfgsync": {
         "image": "ghcr.io/logos-co/nomos-node:testnet",
-        "volumes": ["./cl_config:/etc/nomos"],
+        "volumes": ["cl_config:/etc/nomos"],
         "ports": "",
         "entrypoint": "/etc/nomos/scripts/run_cfgsync.sh",
     },
diff --git a/src/node/nomos_node.py b/src/node/nomos_node.py
index e2f6cef..e1945ba 100644
--- a/src/node/nomos_node.py
+++ b/src/node/nomos_node.py
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ class NomosNode:
         self._docker_manager = DockerManager(self._image_name)
         self._container = None
 
+        cwd = os.getcwd()
+        for i, volume in enumerate(self._volumes):
+            self._volumes[i] = cwd + "/" + volume
+
         logger.debug(f"NomosNode instance initialized with log path {self._log_path}")
 
     @retry(stop=stop_after_delay(60), wait=wait_fixed(0.1), reraise=True)
diff --git a/tests/e2e/test_2node_alive.py b/tests/e2e/test_2node_alive.py
index 98c1bb2..31fcbf0 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/test_2node_alive.py
+++ b/tests/e2e/test_2node_alive.py
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ from src.node.nomos_node import NomosNode
 class Test2NodeClAlive:
     def test_cluster_start(self):
 
-        # self.node1 = NomosNode(CFGSYNC, f"node1_{1}")
+        self.node1 = NomosNode(CFGSYNC, f"node1_{1}")
         self.node2 = NomosNode(NOMOS, f"node2_{2}")
-        # self.node3 = NomosNode(NOMOS_EXECUTOR, f"node3_{3}")
+        self.node3 = NomosNode(NOMOS_EXECUTOR, f"node3_{3}")
 
-        # self.node1.start()
+        self.node1.start()
         self.node2.start()
-        # self.node3.start()
+        self.node3.start()