diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 06a98d820..edbcd6d90 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
+# We will alow consumers to specify the node version in case we want
+# to test under different versions (since we cannot control users environment)
+# 
+# There is nothing wrong with 18.16.0 except for a tiny issue
+# in docker compose - a segmentation fault that happens
+# when we try to use a dynamic import in our tests (affecting both mocha & jest)
+# 
+# The issue has been described here https://github.com/jestjs/jest/issues/12286
+# And relates to this node issue here https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/43205
+# 
+# This issue does not affect users, it's only related to the test runner
+# so the code will still work on node 18.16.0
+ARG NODE_VERSION=20.10.0
+
 #   .-.-.   .-.-.   .-.-.   .-.-.   .-.-.   .-.-.   .-.-.   .-.-
 #  / / \ \ / / \ \ / / \ \ / / \ \ / / \ \ / / \ \ / / \ \ / / \
 # `-'   `-`-'   `-`-'   `-`-'   `-`-'   `-`-'   `-`-'   `-`-'
@@ -7,7 +21,7 @@
 #   .-.-.   .-.-.   .-.-.   .-.-.   .-.-.   .-.-.   .-.-.   .-.-
 #  / / \ \ / / \ \ / / \ \ / / \ \ / / \ \ / / \ \ / / \ \ / / \
 # `-'   `-`-'   `-`-'   `-`-'   `-`-'   `-`-'   `-`-'   `-`-'
-FROM node:18.16.0 as base
+FROM node:$NODE_VERSION as base
 
 ENV YARN_CACHE_FOLDER=/tmp/yarn_cache
 
diff --git a/docker-compose.templates.yaml b/docker-compose.templates.yaml
index a8fc3d4e9..cbe65b43a 100644
--- a/docker-compose.templates.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose.templates.yaml
@@ -48,9 +48,3 @@ services:
       interval: 2s
       retries: 20
       test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://0.0.0.0:8545/"]
-
-  # Service that can build this package
-  tests:
-    extends:
-      service: project
-    working_dir: /app/packages/ua-utils-evm-hardhat-test
diff --git a/packages/io-utils/jest.config.js b/packages/io-utils/jest.config.js
index 16148cfb1..4851c7ff2 100644
--- a/packages/io-utils/jest.config.js
+++ b/packages/io-utils/jest.config.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /** @type {import('ts-jest').JestConfigWithTsJest} */
 module.exports = {
     preset: 'ts-jest',
+    cache: false,
     testEnvironment: 'node',
     moduleNameMapper: {
         '^@/(.*)$': '<rootDir>/src/$1',
diff --git a/packages/omnicounter-utils-evm/jest.config.js b/packages/omnicounter-utils-evm/jest.config.js
index 16148cfb1..4851c7ff2 100644
--- a/packages/omnicounter-utils-evm/jest.config.js
+++ b/packages/omnicounter-utils-evm/jest.config.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /** @type {import('ts-jest').JestConfigWithTsJest} */
 module.exports = {
     preset: 'ts-jest',
+    cache: false,
     testEnvironment: 'node',
     moduleNameMapper: {
         '^@/(.*)$': '<rootDir>/src/$1',
diff --git a/packages/omnicounter-utils/jest.config.js b/packages/omnicounter-utils/jest.config.js
index 16148cfb1..4851c7ff2 100644
--- a/packages/omnicounter-utils/jest.config.js
+++ b/packages/omnicounter-utils/jest.config.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /** @type {import('ts-jest').JestConfigWithTsJest} */
 module.exports = {
     preset: 'ts-jest',
+    cache: false,
     testEnvironment: 'node',
     moduleNameMapper: {
         '^@/(.*)$': '<rootDir>/src/$1',
diff --git a/packages/protocol-utils-evm/jest.config.js b/packages/protocol-utils-evm/jest.config.js
index 16148cfb1..4851c7ff2 100644
--- a/packages/protocol-utils-evm/jest.config.js
+++ b/packages/protocol-utils-evm/jest.config.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /** @type {import('ts-jest').JestConfigWithTsJest} */
 module.exports = {
     preset: 'ts-jest',
+    cache: false,
     testEnvironment: 'node',
     moduleNameMapper: {
         '^@/(.*)$': '<rootDir>/src/$1',
diff --git a/packages/protocol-utils/jest.config.js b/packages/protocol-utils/jest.config.js
index 16148cfb1..4851c7ff2 100644
--- a/packages/protocol-utils/jest.config.js
+++ b/packages/protocol-utils/jest.config.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /** @type {import('ts-jest').JestConfigWithTsJest} */
 module.exports = {
     preset: 'ts-jest',
+    cache: false,
     testEnvironment: 'node',
     moduleNameMapper: {
         '^@/(.*)$': '<rootDir>/src/$1',
diff --git a/packages/toolbox-hardhat/jest.config.js b/packages/toolbox-hardhat/jest.config.js
index 17ae5d1ac..2f60d2661 100644
--- a/packages/toolbox-hardhat/jest.config.js
+++ b/packages/toolbox-hardhat/jest.config.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /** @type {import('ts-jest').JestConfigWithTsJest} */
 module.exports = {
     preset: 'ts-jest',
+    cache: false,
     testEnvironment: 'node',
     testTimeout: 15000,
     moduleNameMapper: {
diff --git a/packages/ua-utils-evm-hardhat-test/jest.config.js b/packages/ua-utils-evm-hardhat-test/jest.config.js
index 17ae5d1ac..2f60d2661 100644
--- a/packages/ua-utils-evm-hardhat-test/jest.config.js
+++ b/packages/ua-utils-evm-hardhat-test/jest.config.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /** @type {import('ts-jest').JestConfigWithTsJest} */
 module.exports = {
     preset: 'ts-jest',
+    cache: false,
     testEnvironment: 'node',
     testTimeout: 15000,
     moduleNameMapper: {
diff --git a/packages/ua-utils-evm-hardhat/jest.config.js b/packages/ua-utils-evm-hardhat/jest.config.js
index 16148cfb1..4851c7ff2 100644
--- a/packages/ua-utils-evm-hardhat/jest.config.js
+++ b/packages/ua-utils-evm-hardhat/jest.config.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /** @type {import('ts-jest').JestConfigWithTsJest} */
 module.exports = {
     preset: 'ts-jest',
+    cache: false,
     testEnvironment: 'node',
     moduleNameMapper: {
         '^@/(.*)$': '<rootDir>/src/$1',
diff --git a/packages/ua-utils-evm/jest.config.js b/packages/ua-utils-evm/jest.config.js
index 16148cfb1..4851c7ff2 100644
--- a/packages/ua-utils-evm/jest.config.js
+++ b/packages/ua-utils-evm/jest.config.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /** @type {import('ts-jest').JestConfigWithTsJest} */
 module.exports = {
     preset: 'ts-jest',
+    cache: false,
     testEnvironment: 'node',
     moduleNameMapper: {
         '^@/(.*)$': '<rootDir>/src/$1',
diff --git a/packages/ua-utils/jest.config.js b/packages/ua-utils/jest.config.js
index 16148cfb1..4851c7ff2 100644
--- a/packages/ua-utils/jest.config.js
+++ b/packages/ua-utils/jest.config.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /** @type {import('ts-jest').JestConfigWithTsJest} */
 module.exports = {
     preset: 'ts-jest',
+    cache: false,
     testEnvironment: 'node',
     moduleNameMapper: {
         '^@/(.*)$': '<rootDir>/src/$1',
diff --git a/packages/utils-evm-hardhat/jest.config.js b/packages/utils-evm-hardhat/jest.config.js
index 16148cfb1..4851c7ff2 100644
--- a/packages/utils-evm-hardhat/jest.config.js
+++ b/packages/utils-evm-hardhat/jest.config.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /** @type {import('ts-jest').JestConfigWithTsJest} */
 module.exports = {
     preset: 'ts-jest',
+    cache: false,
     testEnvironment: 'node',
     moduleNameMapper: {
         '^@/(.*)$': '<rootDir>/src/$1',
diff --git a/packages/utils-evm-test/jest.config.js b/packages/utils-evm-test/jest.config.js
index 17ae5d1ac..2f60d2661 100644
--- a/packages/utils-evm-test/jest.config.js
+++ b/packages/utils-evm-test/jest.config.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /** @type {import('ts-jest').JestConfigWithTsJest} */
 module.exports = {
     preset: 'ts-jest',
+    cache: false,
     testEnvironment: 'node',
     testTimeout: 15000,
     moduleNameMapper: {
diff --git a/packages/utils-evm/jest.config.js b/packages/utils-evm/jest.config.js
index 16148cfb1..4851c7ff2 100644
--- a/packages/utils-evm/jest.config.js
+++ b/packages/utils-evm/jest.config.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /** @type {import('ts-jest').JestConfigWithTsJest} */
 module.exports = {
     preset: 'ts-jest',
+    cache: false,
     testEnvironment: 'node',
     moduleNameMapper: {
         '^@/(.*)$': '<rootDir>/src/$1',
diff --git a/packages/utils/jest.config.js b/packages/utils/jest.config.js
index 16148cfb1..4851c7ff2 100644
--- a/packages/utils/jest.config.js
+++ b/packages/utils/jest.config.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /** @type {import('ts-jest').JestConfigWithTsJest} */
 module.exports = {
     preset: 'ts-jest',
+    cache: false,
     testEnvironment: 'node',
     moduleNameMapper: {
         '^@/(.*)$': '<rootDir>/src/$1',