diff --git a/scripts/run_native_testnet.sh b/scripts/run_native_testnet.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..6ae04506b08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/run_native_testnet.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+: '
+This script sets up and runs a native testnet for the Aztec network.
+
+Steps:
+1. Parse command-line arguments for custom test script and number of validators.
+2. Set up the base command for running the native network test, including:
+   - Running the specified test script
+   - Deploying L1 and L2 contracts
+   - Starting the boot node
+   - Setting up the Ethereum environment
+   - Starting the prover node
+   - Starting the PXE
+   - Starting the transaction bot
+3. Dynamically generate commands for the specified number of validators,
+   each with an incrementing port number starting from 8081.
+4. Execute the complete command to start the testnet.
+
+Usage:
+  ./run_native_testnet.sh [options]
+
+Options:
+  -h: Display help message
+  -t: Specify a custom test script (default: ./test-transfer.sh)
+  -v: Specify the number of validators (default: 3)
+'
+
+# Function to display help message
+display_help() {
+    echo "Usage: $0 [options]"
+    echo
+    echo "Options:"
+    echo "  -h     Display this help message"
+    echo "  -t     Specify the test script file (default: ./test-transfer.sh)"
+    echo "  -v     Specify the number of validators (default: 3)"
+    echo
+    echo "Example:"
+    echo "  $0 -t ./custom-test.sh -v 5"
+}
+
+# Default values
+TEST_SCRIPT="./test-transfer.sh"
+NUM_VALIDATORS=3
+
+# Parse command line arguments
+while getopts "ht:v:" opt; do
+  case $opt in
+    h)
+      display_help
+      exit 0
+      ;;
+    t) TEST_SCRIPT="$OPTARG"
+      ;;
+    v) NUM_VALIDATORS="$OPTARG"
+      ;;
+    \?) echo "Invalid option -$OPTARG" >&2
+        display_help
+        exit 1
+      ;;
+  esac
+done
+
+# Base command
+BASE_CMD="./yarn-project/end-to-end/scripts/native_network_test.sh \
+        $TEST_SCRIPT \
+        ./deploy-l1-contracts.sh \
+        ./deploy-l2-contracts.sh \
+        ./boot-node.sh \
+        ./ethereum.sh \
+        \"./prover-node.sh false\" \
+        ./pxe.sh \
+        ./transaction-bot.sh"
+
+# Generate validator commands
+for ((i=0; i<NUM_VALIDATORS; i++))
+do
+    PORT=$((8081 + i))
+    BASE_CMD+=" \"./validator.sh $PORT\""
+done
+
+# Execute the command
+eval $BASE_CMD
diff --git a/yarn-project/end-to-end/scripts/native-network/deploy-l1-contracts.sh b/yarn-project/end-to-end/scripts/native-network/deploy-l1-contracts.sh
index 99d24e4f0ea..319dc7babbe 100755
--- a/yarn-project/end-to-end/scripts/native-network/deploy-l1-contracts.sh
+++ b/yarn-project/end-to-end/scripts/native-network/deploy-l1-contracts.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ echo "Done waiting."
 
 # Run the deploy-l1-contracts command and capture the output
 export ETHEREUM_HOST="http://127.0.0.1:8545"
-output=$(node --no-warnings $(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)/yarn-project/aztec/dest/bin/index.js deploy-l1-contracts)
+output=$(node --no-warnings $(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)/yarn-project/aztec/dest/bin/index.js deploy-l1-contracts --salt 1337)
 
 echo "$output"
 
@@ -43,8 +43,3 @@ export FEE_JUICE_PORTAL_CONTRACT_ADDRESS=$FEE_JUICE_PORTAL_CONTRACT_ADDRESS
 EOCONFIG
 
 echo "Contract addresses saved to l1-contracts.env"
-sleep 5
-function close_tmux_pane() {
-  tmux kill-pane -t $(tmux display -p '#{pane_id}')
-}
-close_tmux_pane 2>/dev/null || true
\ No newline at end of file