diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/test.yml b/.gitea/workflows/test.yml
index ffb331d..41942df 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/test.yml
@@ -25,57 +25,39 @@ jobs:
           ref: main
       - name: Environment
         run: ls -tlh && env
+
       - name: Start dockerd
         run: |
           dockerd -H $DOCKER_HOST --userland-proxy=false &
           sleep 5
-      - name: build containers scripts
+
+      - name: Build laconicd container
         working-directory: laconicd/tests/sdk_tests
         run: ./build-laconicd-container.sh
-      - name: build test-container
-        run: docker build -t cerc-io/laconic-sdk-tester:local-test -f laconicd/tests/sdk_tests/Dockerfile-sdk .
-      - name: start containers
+      - name: Build laconic-sdk container
+        run: ./scripts/build-sdk-test-container.sh
+
+      - name: Start containers
         working-directory: laconicd/tests/sdk_tests
         run: docker compose up -d
-      - name: run basic tests
+      - name: Run tests
         working-directory: laconicd/tests/sdk_tests
-        run: |
-          laconicd_key=$( docker compose exec laconicd echo y | docker compose exec laconicd laconicd keys export mykey --unarmored-hex --unsafe )
-          cosmos_chain_id=laconic_9000-1
-          laconicd_rest_endpoint=http://laconicd:1317
-          laconicd_gql_endpoint=http://laconicd:9473/api
-          sleep 30s
-          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"
-      - name: stop containers
+        run: ./run-tests.sh
+
+      - name: Start containers (auctions enabled)
         working-directory: laconicd/tests/sdk_tests
-        run: docker compose down
-      - name: start auction containers
+        env:
+          TEST_AUCTION_ENABLED: true
+        run: docker compose up -d
+      - name: Run auction tests
         working-directory: laconicd/tests/sdk_tests
-        run: docker compose -f docker-compose-auctions.yml up -d
-      - name: run auction tests
+        run: ./run-tests.sh test:auctions
+
+      - name: Start containers (expiry enabled)
         working-directory: laconicd/tests/sdk_tests
-        run: |
-          laconicd_key=$( docker compose exec laconicd echo y | docker compose exec laconicd laconicd keys export mykey --unarmored-hex --unsafe )
-          cosmos_chain_id=laconic_9000-1
-          laconicd_rest_endpoint=http://laconicd:1317
-          laconicd_gql_endpoint=http://laconicd:9473/api
-          sleep 30s
-          docker compose exec sdk-test-runner sh -c "COSMOS_CHAIN_ID=${cosmos_chain_id} LACONICD_REST_ENDPOINT=${laconicd_rest_endpoint} LACONICD_GQL_ENDPOINT=${laconicd_gql_endpoint} PRIVATE_KEY=${laconicd_key} yarn test:auctions"
-      - name: start containers
+        env:
+          TEST_REGISTRY_EXPIRY: true
+        run: docker compose up -d
+      - name: Run nameservice expiry tests
         working-directory: laconicd/tests/sdk_tests
-        run: docker compose down
-      - name: start containers
-        working-directory: laconicd/tests/sdk_tests
-        run: docker compose -f docker-compose-nameservice.yml up -d
-      - name: run nameservice expiry tests
-        working-directory: laconicd/tests/sdk_tests
-        run: |
-          laconicd_key=$( docker compose exec laconicd echo y | docker compose exec laconicd laconicd keys export mykey --unarmored-hex --unsafe )
-          cosmos_chain_id=laconic_9000-1
-          laconicd_rest_endpoint=http://laconicd:1317
-          laconicd_gql_endpoint=http://laconicd:9473/api
-          sleep 30s
-          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"
-      - name: stop nameservice containers
-        working-directory: laconicd/tests/sdk_tests
-        run: docker compose down
+        run: ./run-tests.sh test:nameservice-expiry
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 1db9c98..0087247 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -20,53 +20,34 @@ jobs:
           ref: main
       - name: Environment
         run: ls -tlh && env
-      - name: build containers scripts
+
+      - name: Build laconicd container
         working-directory: laconicd/tests/sdk_tests
         run: ./build-laconicd-container.sh
-      - name: build test-container
-        run: docker build -t cerc-io/laconic-sdk-tester:local-test -f laconicd/tests/sdk_tests/Dockerfile-sdk .
-      - name: start containers
+      - name: Build laconic-sdk container
+        run: ./scripts/build-sdk-test-container.sh
+
+      - name: Start containers
         working-directory: laconicd/tests/sdk_tests
         run: docker compose up -d
-      - name: run basic tests
+      - name: Run tests
         working-directory: laconicd/tests/sdk_tests
-        run: |
-          laconicd_key=$( docker compose exec laconicd echo y | docker compose exec laconicd laconicd keys export mykey --unarmored-hex --unsafe )
-          cosmos_chain_id=laconic_9000-1
-          laconicd_rest_endpoint=http://laconicd:1317
-          laconicd_gql_endpoint=http://laconicd:9473/api
-          sleep 30s
-          docker compose exec sdk-test-runner sh -c "COSMOS_CHAIN_ID=${cosmos_chain_id} LACONICD_REST_ENDPOINT=${laconicd_rest_endpoint} LACONICD_GQL_ENDPOINT=${laconicd_gql_endpoint} PRIVATE_KEY=${laconicd_key} yarn test"
-      - name: stop containers
+        run: ./run-tests.sh
+
+      - name: Start containers (auctions enabled)
         working-directory: laconicd/tests/sdk_tests
-        run: docker compose down
-      - name: start auction containers
+        env:
+          TEST_AUCTION_ENABLED: true
+        run: docker compose up -d
+      - name: Run auction tests
         working-directory: laconicd/tests/sdk_tests
-        run: docker compose -f docker-compose-auctions.yml up -d
-      - name: run auction tests
+        run: ./run-tests.sh test:auctions
+
+      - name: Start containers (expiry enabled)
         working-directory: laconicd/tests/sdk_tests
-        run: |
-          laconicd_key=$( docker compose exec laconicd echo y | docker compose exec laconicd laconicd keys export mykey --unarmored-hex --unsafe )
-          cosmos_chain_id=laconic_9000-1
-          laconicd_rest_endpoint=http://laconicd:1317
-          laconicd_gql_endpoint=http://laconicd:9473/api
-          sleep 30s
-          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"
-      - name: start containers
+        env:
+          TEST_REGISTRY_EXPIRY: true
+        run: docker compose up -d
+      - name: Run nameservice expiry tests
         working-directory: laconicd/tests/sdk_tests
-        run: docker compose down
-      - name: start containers
-        working-directory: laconicd/tests/sdk_tests
-        run: docker compose -f docker-compose-nameservice.yml up -d
-      - name: run nameservice expiry tests
-        working-directory: laconicd/tests/sdk_tests
-        run: |
-          laconicd_key=$( docker compose exec laconicd echo y | docker compose exec laconicd laconicd keys export mykey --unarmored-hex --unsafe )
-          cosmos_chain_id=laconic_9000-1
-          laconicd_rest_endpoint=http://laconicd:1317
-          laconicd_gql_endpoint=http://laconicd:9473/api
-          sleep 30s
-          docker compose exec sdk-test-runner sh -c "COSMOS_CHAIN_ID=${cosmos_chain_id} LACONICD_REST_ENDPOINT=${laconicd_rest_endpoint} LACONICD_GQL_ENDPOINT=${laconicd_gql_endpoint} PRIVATE_KEY=${laconicd_key} yarn test:nameservice-expiry"
-      - name: stop nameservice containers
-        working-directory: laconicd/tests/sdk_tests
-        run: docker compose down
+        run: ./run-tests.sh test:nameservice-expiry
diff --git a/scripts/build-sdk-test-container.sh b/scripts/build-sdk-test-container.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..4fee3a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/build-sdk-test-container.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+docker build -t cerc-io/laconic-sdk-tester:local -f Dockerfile .