diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 3af5eb5b7..64960a227 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build Espresso Dev Node
         # Espresso Dev Node currently requires testing feature, so it is built separately.
         run: |
-          cargo build --locked --release --features testing --bin espresso-dev-node
+          cargo build --locked --release --features "embedded-db testing" --bin espresso-dev-node
 
       - name: Upload artifacts
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
diff --git a/docker-compose.yaml b/docker-compose.yaml
index a036ee88d..1e0fe5e8b 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ services:
       - ESPRESSO_SEQUENCER_API_PORT
       - ESPRESSO_SEQUENCER_MAX_CONNECTIONS
       - ESPRESSO_SEQUENCER_HOTSHOT_EVENT_STREAMING_API_PORT
+      - ESPRESSO_SEQUENCER_API_PEERS=http://sequencer1:$ESPRESSO_SEQUENCER_API_PORT
       - ESPRESSO_SEQUENCER_STATE_PEERS=http://sequencer1:$ESPRESSO_SEQUENCER_API_PORT
       - ESPRESSO_SEQUENCER_POSTGRES_HOST=sequencer-db-0
       - ESPRESSO_SEQUENCER_POSTGRES_USER=root
@@ -285,7 +286,7 @@ services:
       - ESPRESSO_SEQUENCER_CDN_ENDPOINT
       - ESPRESSO_SEQUENCER_API_PORT
       - ESPRESSO_SEQUENCER_MAX_CONNECTIONS
-      - ESPRESSO_SEQUENCER_API_PEERS=http://sequencer2:$ESPRESSO_SEQUENCER_API_PORT
+      - ESPRESSO_SEQUENCER_API_PEERS=http://sequencer4:$ESPRESSO_SEQUENCER_API_PORT
       - ESPRESSO_SEQUENCER_STATE_PEERS=http://sequencer2:$ESPRESSO_SEQUENCER_API_PORT
       - ESPRESSO_SEQUENCER_POSTGRES_HOST=sequencer-db-1
       - ESPRESSO_SEQUENCER_POSTGRES_USER=root
@@ -342,7 +343,6 @@ services:
       - ESPRESSO_SEQUENCER_CDN_ENDPOINT
       - ESPRESSO_SEQUENCER_API_PORT
       - ESPRESSO_SEQUENCER_MAX_CONNECTIONS
-      - ESPRESSO_SEQUENCER_API_PEERS=http://sequencer4:$ESPRESSO_SEQUENCER_API_PORT
       - ESPRESSO_SEQUENCER_STATE_PEERS=http://sequencer3:$ESPRESSO_SEQUENCER_API_PORT
       - ESPRESSO_SEQUENCER_L1_PROVIDER
       - ESPRESSO_SEQUENCER_L1_EVENTS_MAX_BLOCK_RANGE
diff --git a/scripts/build-docker-images-native b/scripts/build-docker-images-native
index 31f0222f2..e047d6c98 100755
--- a/scripts/build-docker-images-native
+++ b/scripts/build-docker-images-native
@@ -48,7 +48,12 @@ esac
 # Compile binaries
 case $KERNEL in
   linux)
+    CARGO_TARGET_DIR=target
     cargo build --release
+    # espresso-dev-node requires embedded-db feature to build so we build it separately
+    cargo build --bin espresso-dev-node --release --all-features
+    # building sequencer-sqlite binary
+    cargo build --release --manifest-path ./sequencer-sqlite/Cargo.toml
     ;;
   darwin)
   # Use a different target directory for docker builds to avoid conflicts with
@@ -74,7 +79,9 @@ case $KERNEL in
     -v "$CARGO_HOME/registry:/usr/local/cargo/registry" \
     -v "$CARGO_HOME/git:/usr/local/cargo/git" \
     -it ghcr.io/espressosystems/devops-rust:stable \
-    bash -c "cd /work && cargo build --release"
+    bash -c "cd /work && cargo build --release \
+    && cargo build --bin espresso-dev-node --release --all-features \
+    && cargo build --release --manifest-path ./sequencer-sqlite/Cargo.toml"
     ;;
 esac
 
@@ -92,7 +99,7 @@ mkdir -p ${WORKDIR}/data
 cp -rv data/genesis ${WORKDIR}/data/
 
 mkdir -p "${WORKDIR}/target/$ARCH/release"
-  for binary in "orchestrator" "cdn-broker" "cdn-marshal" "cdn-whitelist" "sequencer" "submit-transactions" "reset-storage" "state-relay-server" "state-prover" "deploy" "keygen" "permissionless-builder" "nasty-client" "pub-key" "espresso-bridge" "espresso-dev-node" "marketplace-solver" "marketplace-builder" "dev-rollup" "utils" "sequencer-sqlite"; do
+  for binary in "cdn-broker" "cdn-marshal" "cdn-whitelist" "deploy" "dev-rollup" "espresso-bridge" "espresso-dev-node" "keygen" "marketplace-builder" "marketplace-solver" "nasty-client" "node-metrics" "orchestrator" "permissionless-builder" "pub-key" "reset-storage" "sequencer" "sequencer-sqlite" "state-prover" "state-relay-server" "submit-transactions" "utils"; do
   cp -v "${CARGO_TARGET_DIR}/release/$binary" "${WORKDIR}/target/$ARCH/release"
   # Patch the interpreter for running without nix inside the ubuntu based docker image.
   if [ $KERNEL == "linux" ]; then
diff --git a/scripts/build-docker-images-static b/scripts/build-docker-images-static
index af87a0a2b..9f892328a 100755
--- a/scripts/build-docker-images-static
+++ b/scripts/build-docker-images-static
@@ -7,8 +7,13 @@ fi
 
 set -euxo pipefail
 
-nix develop .#crossShell --ignore-environment --command cargo build --release
-nix develop .#armCrossShell --ignore-environment --command cargo build --release
+nix develop .#crossShell --ignore-environment --command bash -c "cargo build --release \
+&& cargo build --release --manifest-path ./sequencer-sqlite/Cargo.toml \
+&& cargo build --bin espresso-dev-node --release --all-features"
+
+nix develop .#armCrossShell --ignore-environment --command bash -c "cargo build --release \
+&& cargo build --release --manifest-path ./sequencer-sqlite/Cargo.toml \
+&& cargo build --bin espresso-dev-node --release --all-features"
 
 # The rest of the script doesn't run in a nix shell but we need to know where
 # the binaries are.
@@ -41,7 +46,7 @@ for ARCH in "amd64" "arm64"; do
       ;;
   esac
   mkdir -p ${WORKDIR}/target/$ARCH/release
-    for binary in "orchestrator" "cdn-broker" "cdn-marshal" "cdn-whitelist" "sequencer" "submit-transactions" "reset-storage" "state-relay-server" "state-prover" "deploy" "keygen" "permissionless-builder" "nasty-client" "pub-key" "espresso-bridge" "espresso-dev-node" "marketplace-solver" "marketplace-builder" "dev-rollup" "utils" "sequencer-sqlite"; do
+    for binary in "cdn-broker" "cdn-marshal" "cdn-whitelist" "deploy" "dev-rollup" "espresso-bridge" "espresso-dev-node" "keygen" "marketplace-builder" "marketplace-solver" "nasty-client" "node-metrics" "orchestrator" "permissionless-builder" "pub-key" "reset-storage" "sequencer" "sequencer-sqlite" "state-prover" "state-relay-server" "submit-transactions" "utils"; do
     cp -v "${CARGO_TARGET_DIR}/${TARGET}/release/$binary" ${WORKDIR}/target/$ARCH/release
   done
 done