diff --git a/book/src/framework/components/blockchains/evm.md b/book/src/framework/components/blockchains/evm.md
index 24035d840..928ec1190 100644
--- a/book/src/framework/components/blockchains/evm.md
+++ b/book/src/framework/components/blockchains/evm.md
@@ -64,3 +64,13 @@ func TestDON(t *testing.T) {
 }
 ```
 
+## Test Private Keys
+
+For `Geth` and `Anvil` we use the same key
+```
+Public: 0xf39fd6e51aad88f6f4ce6ab8827279cfffb92266
+Private: ac0974bec39a17e36ba4a6b4d238ff944bacb478cbed5efcae784d7bf4f2ff80
+```
+
+Test keys for `Besu` can be found [here](https://besu.hyperledger.org/23.4.1/private-networks/reference/accounts-for-testing)
+
diff --git a/framework/components/blockchain/geth.go b/framework/components/blockchain/geth.go
index 5c8b3da46..c7bfcad9e 100644
--- a/framework/components/blockchain/geth.go
+++ b/framework/components/blockchain/geth.go
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/container"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/mount"
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-testing-framework/framework"
+	"os"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/docker/go-connections/nat"
@@ -12,6 +14,57 @@ import (
 	"github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/wait"
 )
 
+const (
+	RootFundingAddr   = `0xf39fd6e51aad88f6f4ce6ab8827279cfffb92266`
+	RootFundingWallet = `{"address":"f39fd6e51aad88f6f4ce6ab8827279cfffb92266","crypto":{"cipher":"aes-128-ctr","ciphertext":"c36afd6e60b82d6844530bd6ab44dbc3b85a53e826c3a7f6fc6a75ce38c1e4c6","cipherparams":{"iv":"f69d2bb8cd0cb6274535656553b61806"},"kdf":"scrypt","kdfparams":{"dklen":32,"n":262144,"p":1,"r":8,"salt":"80d5f5e38ba175b6b89acfc8ea62a6f163970504af301292377ff7baafedab53"},"mac":"f2ecec2c4d05aacc10eba5235354c2fcc3776824f81ec6de98022f704efbf065"},"id":"e5c124e9-e280-4b10-a27b-d7f3e516b408","version":3}`
+	GenesisClique     = `{
+  "config": {
+    "chainId": 1337,
+    "homesteadBlock": 0,
+    "daoForkBlock": 0,
+    "daoForkSupport": true,
+    "eip150Block": 0,
+    "eip155Block": 0,
+    "eip158Block": 0,
+    "byzantiumBlock": 0,
+    "constantinopleBlock": 0,
+    "petersburgBlock": 0,
+    "istanbulBlock": 0,
+    "muirGlacierBlock": 0,
+    "berlinBlock": 0,
+    "londonBlock": 0,
+    "arrowGlacierBlock": 0,
+    "grayGlacierBlock": 0,
+    "shanghaiTime": 0,
+    "clique": {
+      "period": 1,
+      "epoch": 30000
+    }
+  },
+  "difficulty": "1",
+  "gasLimit": "800000000",
+  "extradata": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000f39Fd6e51aad88F6F4ce6aB8827279cffFb922660000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
+  "alloc": {
+    "f39Fd6e51aad88F6F4ce6aB8827279cffFb92266": {
+      "balance": "20000000000000000000000"
+    }
+  }
+}
+`
+)
+
+var initScript = `
+#!/bin/bash
+if [ ! -d /root/.ethereum/keystore ]; then
+	echo "/root/.ethereum/keystore not found, running 'geth init'..."
+	geth init --datadir /root/.ethereum/devchain /root/genesis.json
+	echo "...done!"
+fi
+
+geth init --datadir /root/.ethereum/devchain /root/genesis.json
+geth "$@"
+`
+
 func defaultGeth(in *Input) {
 	if in.Image == "" {
 		in.Image = "ethereum/client-go:v1.13.8"
@@ -36,14 +89,14 @@ func newGeth(in *Input) (*Output, error) {
 		"--http.port",
 		in.Port,
 		"--http.api",
-		"eth,net,web3",
+		"eth,net,web3,personal,debug",
 		"--ws",
 		"--ws.addr",
 		"0.0.0.0",
 		"--ws.port",
 		in.Port,
 		"--ws.api",
-		"eth,net,web3",
+		"eth,net,web3,personal,debug",
 		fmt.Sprintf("--networkid=%s", in.ChainID),
 		"--ipcdisable",
 		"--graphql",
@@ -51,15 +104,51 @@ func newGeth(in *Input) (*Output, error) {
 		"--allow-insecure-unlock",
 		"--vmdebug",
 		"--mine",
-		"--dev",
-		"--dev.period",
-		"1",
+		"--miner.etherbase", RootFundingAddr,
+		"--unlock", RootFundingAddr,
 	}
 	entryPoint := append(defaultCmd, in.DockerCmdParamsOverrides...)
 
 	containerName := framework.DefaultTCName("blockchain-node")
 	bindPort := fmt.Sprintf("%s/tcp", in.Port)
 
+	initScriptFile, err := os.CreateTemp("", "init_script")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	_, err = initScriptFile.WriteString(initScript)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	genesisFile, err := os.CreateTemp("", "genesis_json")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	_, err = genesisFile.WriteString(GenesisClique)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	keystoreDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "keystore")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	key1File, err := os.CreateTemp(keystoreDir, "key1")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	_, err = key1File.WriteString(RootFundingWallet)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	configDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "config")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	err = os.WriteFile(configDir+"/password.txt", []byte(""), 0600)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	req := testcontainers.ContainerRequest{
 		AlwaysPullImage: in.PullImage,
 		Image:           in.Image,
@@ -68,10 +157,38 @@ func newGeth(in *Input) (*Output, error) {
 		NetworkAliases: map[string][]string{
 			framework.DefaultNetworkName: {containerName},
 		},
+		Entrypoint: []string{
+			"sh", "./root/init.sh",
+			"--datadir", "/root/.ethereum/devchain",
+			"--password", "/root/config/password.txt",
+		},
 		Name:         containerName,
 		ExposedPorts: []string{bindPort},
 		HostConfigModifier: func(h *container.HostConfig) {
 			h.PortBindings = framework.MapTheSamePort(bindPort)
+			h.Mounts = append(h.Mounts, mount.Mount{
+				Type:     mount.TypeBind,
+				Source:   keystoreDir,
+				Target:   "/root/.ethereum/devchain/keystore/",
+				ReadOnly: false,
+			}, mount.Mount{
+				Type:     mount.TypeBind,
+				Source:   configDir,
+				Target:   "/root/config/",
+				ReadOnly: false,
+			})
+		},
+		Files: []testcontainers.ContainerFile{
+			{
+				HostFilePath:      initScriptFile.Name(),
+				ContainerFilePath: "/root/init.sh",
+				FileMode:          0644,
+			},
+			{
+				HostFilePath:      genesisFile.Name(),
+				ContainerFilePath: "/root/genesis.json",
+				FileMode:          0644,
+			},
 		},
 		WaitingFor: wait.ForListeningPort(nat.Port(in.Port)).WithStartupTimeout(15 * time.Second),
 		Cmd:        entryPoint,
diff --git a/framework/examples/myproject/smoke.toml b/framework/examples/myproject/smoke.toml
index a8074d14b..cf5ed296b 100644
--- a/framework/examples/myproject/smoke.toml
+++ b/framework/examples/myproject/smoke.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 [blockchain_a]
   # choose "anvil", "geth" or "besu"
   # uncomment the second line for "anvil"
-  type = "besu"
+  type = "geth"
 #  docker_cmd_params = ["-b", "1"]
 
 [data_provider]