diff --git a/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-fixturenet-eth-geth/run-el.sh b/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-fixturenet-eth-geth/run-el.sh
index d7cc3a83..9f9c0371 100755
--- a/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-fixturenet-eth-geth/run-el.sh
+++ b/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-fixturenet-eth-geth/run-el.sh
@@ -96,10 +96,8 @@ else
       --statediff.workers=${CERC_STATEDIFF_WORKERS:-1} \
       --statediff.writing=true"
 
-      if [ -d "${CERC_PLUGINS_DIR}" ]; then
-        # With plugeth, we separate the statediff options by prefixing with ' -- '
-        STATEDIFF_OPTS="--pluginsdir "${CERC_PLUGINS_DIR}" -- ${STATEDIFF_OPTS}"
-      fi
+      # With plugeth, we separate the statediff options by prefixing with ' -- '
+      STATEDIFF_OPTS="--pluginsdir "${CERC_PLUGINS_DIR}" -- ${STATEDIFF_OPTS}"
     fi
 
     $START_CMD \
diff --git a/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-fixturenet-plugeth-plugeth/build.sh b/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-fixturenet-plugeth-plugeth/build.sh
index 6074ed1d..01e3023a 100755
--- a/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-fixturenet-plugeth-plugeth/build.sh
+++ b/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-fixturenet-plugeth-plugeth/build.sh
@@ -6,8 +6,4 @@ source ${CERC_CONTAINER_BASE_DIR}/build-base.sh
 
 SCRIPT_DIR=$( cd -- "$( dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null && pwd )
 
-if [ ! -e "${SCRIPT_DIR}/run-el.sh" ]; then
-  cp -fp ${SCRIPT_DIR}/../cerc-fixturenet-eth-geth/run-el.sh ${SCRIPT_DIR}/
-fi
-
 docker build -t cerc/fixturenet-plugeth-plugeth:local -f ${SCRIPT_DIR}/Dockerfile ${build_command_args} $SCRIPT_DIR
diff --git a/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-fixturenet-plugeth-plugeth/run-el.sh b/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-fixturenet-plugeth-plugeth/run-el.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..fa13f03d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-fixturenet-plugeth-plugeth/run-el.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [ -n "$CERC_SCRIPT_DEBUG" ]; then
+    set -x
+fi
+
+ETHERBASE=`cat /opt/testnet/build/el/accounts.csv | head -1 | cut -d',' -f2`
+NETWORK_ID=`cat /opt/testnet/el/el-config.yaml | grep 'chain_id' | awk '{ print $2 }'`
+NETRESTRICT=`ip addr | grep inet | grep -v '127.0' | awk '{print $2}'`
+CERC_ETH_DATADIR="${CERC_ETH_DATADIR:-$HOME/ethdata}"
+CERC_PLUGINS_DIR="${CERC_PLUGINS_DIR:-/usr/local/lib/plugeth}"
+
+cd /opt/testnet/build/el
+python3 -m http.server 9898 &
+cd $HOME
+
+START_CMD="geth"
+if [ "true" == "$CERC_REMOTE_DEBUG" ] && [ -x "/usr/local/bin/dlv" ]; then
+    START_CMD="/usr/local/bin/dlv --listen=:40000 --headless=true --api-version=2 --accept-multiclient exec /usr/local/bin/geth --continue --"
+fi
+
+# See https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-propagate-a-signal-to-child-processes-from-a-bash-script
+cleanup() {
+    echo "Signal received, cleaning up..."
+
+    # Kill the child process first (CERC_REMOTE_DEBUG=true uses dlv which starts geth as a child process)
+    pkill -P ${geth_pid}
+    sleep 2
+    kill $(jobs -p)
+
+    wait
+    echo "Done"
+}
+trap 'cleanup' SIGINT SIGTERM
+
+if [ "true" == "$RUN_BOOTNODE" ]; then
+    $START_CMD \
+      --datadir="${CERC_ETH_DATADIR}" \
+      --nodekeyhex="${BOOTNODE_KEY}" \
+      --nodiscover \
+      --ipcdisable \
+      --networkid=${NETWORK_ID} \
+      --netrestrict="${NETRESTRICT}" \
+      &
+
+    geth_pid=$!
+else
+    cd /opt/testnet/accounts
+    ./import_keys.sh
+
+    echo -n "$JWT" > /opt/testnet/build/el/jwtsecret
+
+    if [ "$CERC_RUN_STATEDIFF" == "detect" ] && [ -n "$CERC_STATEDIFF_DB_HOST" ]; then
+      dig_result=$(dig $CERC_STATEDIFF_DB_HOST +short)
+      dig_status_code=$?
+      if [[ $dig_status_code = 0 && -n $dig_result ]]; then
+        echo "Statediff DB at $CERC_STATEDIFF_DB_HOST"
+        CERC_RUN_STATEDIFF="true"
+      else
+        echo "No statediff DB available."
+        CERC_RUN_STATEDIFF="false"
+      fi
+    fi
+
+    STATEDIFF_OPTS=""
+    if [ "$CERC_RUN_STATEDIFF" == "true" ]; then
+      ready=0
+      echo "Waiting for statediff DB..."
+      while [ $ready -eq 0 ]; do
+        sleep 1
+        export PGPASSWORD="$CERC_STATEDIFF_DB_PASSWORD"
+        result=$(psql -h "$CERC_STATEDIFF_DB_HOST" \
+          -p "$CERC_STATEDIFF_DB_PORT" \
+          -U "$CERC_STATEDIFF_DB_USER" \
+          -d "$CERC_STATEDIFF_DB_NAME" \
+          -t -c 'select max(version_id) from goose_db_version;' 2>/dev/null | awk '{ print $1 }')
+        if [ -n "$result" ]; then
+          echo "DB ready..."
+          if [ $result -ge $CERC_STATEDIFF_DB_GOOSE_MIN_VER ]; then
+            ready=1
+          else
+            echo "DB not at required version (want $CERC_STATEDIFF_DB_GOOSE_MIN_VER, have $result)"
+          fi
+        fi
+      done
+      STATEDIFF_OPTS="--statediff \
+      --statediff.db.host=$CERC_STATEDIFF_DB_HOST \
+      --statediff.db.name=$CERC_STATEDIFF_DB_NAME \
+      --statediff.db.nodeid=$CERC_STATEDIFF_DB_NODE_ID \
+      --statediff.db.password=$CERC_STATEDIFF_DB_PASSWORD \
+      --statediff.db.port=$CERC_STATEDIFF_DB_PORT \
+      --statediff.db.user=$CERC_STATEDIFF_DB_USER \
+      --statediff.db.logstatements=${CERC_STATEDIFF_DB_LOG_STATEMENTS:-false} \
+      --statediff.db.copyfrom=${CERC_STATEDIFF_DB_COPY_FROM:-true} \
+      --statediff.waitforsync=true \
+      --statediff.workers=${CERC_STATEDIFF_WORKERS:-1} \
+      --statediff.writing=true"
+
+      if [ -d "${CERC_PLUGINS_DIR}" ]; then
+        # With plugeth, we separate the statediff options by prefixing with ' -- '
+        STATEDIFF_OPTS="--pluginsdir "${CERC_PLUGINS_DIR}" -- ${STATEDIFF_OPTS}"
+      fi
+    fi
+
+    $START_CMD \
+      --datadir="${CERC_ETH_DATADIR}" \
+      --bootnodes="${ENODE}" \
+      --allow-insecure-unlock \
+      --http \
+      --http.addr="0.0.0.0" \
+      --http.vhosts="*" \
+      --http.api="${CERC_GETH_HTTP_APIS:-eth,web3,net,admin,personal,debug,statediff}" \
+      --http.corsdomain="*" \
+      --authrpc.addr="0.0.0.0" \
+      --authrpc.vhosts="*" \
+      --authrpc.jwtsecret="/opt/testnet/build/el/jwtsecret" \
+      --ws \
+      --ws.addr="0.0.0.0" \
+      --ws.origins="*" \
+      --ws.api="${CERC_GETH_WS_APIS:-eth,web3,net,admin,personal,debug,statediff}" \
+      --http.corsdomain="*" \
+      --networkid="${NETWORK_ID}" \
+      --netrestrict="${NETRESTRICT}" \
+      --gcmode archive \
+      --txlookuplimit=0 \
+      --cache.preimages \
+      --syncmode=full \
+      --mine \
+      --metrics \
+      --metrics.addr="0.0.0.0" \
+      --verbosity=${CERC_GETH_VERBOSITY:-3} \
+      --log.vmodule="${CERC_GETH_VMODULE:-statediff/*=5}" \
+      --miner.etherbase="${ETHERBASE}" \
+      ${STATEDIFF_OPTS} \
+      &
+
+    geth_pid=$!
+fi
+
+wait $geth_pid
+
+if [ "true" == "$CERC_KEEP_RUNNING_AFTER_GETH_EXIT" ]; then
+  while [ 1 -eq 1 ]; do
+    sleep 60
+  done
+fi