diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_local_tesnet.yml b/.github/workflows/build_local_tesnet.yml
index 0949c995f7a..c367c18ab83 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_local_tesnet.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_local_tesnet.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           docker build -f docker/node/Dockerfile . -t node:dev
           docker build -f docker/seednode/Dockerfile . -t seednode:dev
-          docker build -f mx-chain-proxy-go/docker/Dockerfile . -t proxy:dev
+#          docker build -f mx-chain-proxy-go/docker/Dockerfile . -t proxy:dev
 
       - name: Start localnet
         id: generate-config
diff --git a/scripts/docker-testnet/helpers.sh b/scripts/docker-testnet/helpers.sh
index 1870c6d7842..c7967c8c408 100755
--- a/scripts/docker-testnet/helpers.sh
+++ b/scripts/docker-testnet/helpers.sh
@@ -149,5 +149,5 @@ startProxyDocker() {
   docker run -d --name "proxy" \
            -p $PORT_PROXY:8080 \
            -v $TESTNETDIR/proxy/config:/mx-chain-proxy-go/cmd/proxy/config \
-           proxy:dev
+           multiversx/chain-proxy:v1.1.45-sp4
 }