diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_local_tesnet.yml b/.github/workflows/build_local_tesnet.yml
index 2ef3697b0ba..0949c995f7a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_local_tesnet.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_local_tesnet.yml
@@ -30,10 +30,17 @@ jobs:
           repository: multiversx/mx-chain-deploy-go
           path: mx-chain-deploy-go
 
-      - name: Build node and seednode images
+      - name: Check out mx-chain-proxy-go
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          repository: multiversx/mx-chain-proxy-go
+          path: mx-chain-proxy-go
+
+      - name: Build images
         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
 
       - name: Start localnet
         id: generate-config
diff --git a/scripts/docker-testnet/helpers.sh b/scripts/docker-testnet/helpers.sh
index c7967c8c408..1870c6d7842 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 \
-           multiversx/chain-proxy:v1.1.45-sp4
+           proxy:dev
 }