diff --git a/docker/manage_testnet_hosts.nims b/docker/manage_testnet_hosts.nims
index 83f26384e..fabf22aee 100644
--- a/docker/manage_testnet_hosts.nims
+++ b/docker/manage_testnet_hosts.nims
@@ -76,8 +76,10 @@ iterator validatorAssignments: tuple[node: Node; firstValidator, lastValidator:
           0
       ,
       "testnet1": proc (nodeIdx: int): int =
-        if nodeIdx == 0: systemValidators
-        else: 0
+        if nodeidx < 4:
+          systemValidators div 4
+        else:
+          0
     }
 
   var nextValidatorIdx = conf.totalUserValidators
diff --git a/scripts/testnet1.env b/scripts/testnet1.env
index 70c619bca..51f64b5f2 100644
--- a/scripts/testnet1.env
+++ b/scripts/testnet1.env
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 CONST_PRESET=minimal
 NETWORK_TYPE=libp2p_daemon
-SLOTS_PER_EPOCH=16
-SECONDS_PER_SLOT=16
-MAX_COMMITTEES_PER_SLOT=8
-QUICKSTART_VALIDATORS=40
-RANDOM_VALIDATORS=960
+QUICKSTART_VALIDATORS=8
+RANDOM_VALIDATORS=120
 BOOTSTRAP_PORT=9100
 WEB3_URL=wss://goerli.infura.io/ws/v3/809a18497dd74102b5f37d25aae3c85a
+