diff --git a/.github/workflows/node.yml b/.github/workflows/node.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..be38fa4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/node.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+name: Testnet Deployment CI
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+jobs:
+  testnet:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout code
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        submodules: 'recursive'
+      
+    - name: Set up Go 1.23.0
+      uses: actions/setup-go@v4
+      with:
+        go-version: '1.23.0'
+
+    - name: Install JQ
+      run: sudo apt-get install jq
+
+    - name: Build dependencies
+      run: ./build-dependencies.sh
+      
+    - name: Start Testnet
+      run: |
+        ./node.sh &
+        sleep 60
+
+    - name: Run Health check
+      run: ./healthcheck.sh
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diff --git a/healthcheck.sh b/healthcheck.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..2f4a2a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/healthcheck.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+BEACON_CONFIG_DIR=./config/beacond
+BEACOND_BINARY=./dependencies/beacon-kit/build/bin/beacond
+INTERVAL=5  # Interval in seconds between checks
+TRIES=5     # Number of times to check
+
+# Initialize the previous block height
+previous_block_height=0
+
+for ((i = 1; i <= TRIES; i++)); do
+  # Get the latest block height
+  latest_block_height=$($BEACOND_BINARY --home=$BEACON_CONFIG_DIR status | jq -r .sync_info.latest_block_height)
+
+  # Validate the block height is a number
+  if ! [[ "$latest_block_height" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+    echo "Error: Failed to fetch latest_block_height. Received: $latest_block_height"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  echo "Check $i: Latest Block Height = $latest_block_height"
+
+  # Compare with the previous block height
+  if (( i > 1 )) && (( latest_block_height <= previous_block_height )); then
+    echo "Block height is not increasing (previous: $previous_block_height, current: $latest_block_height)."
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  # Update the previous block height
+  previous_block_height=$latest_block_height
+
+  # Sleep before the next iteration (skip sleep after the last iteration)
+  if (( i < TRIES )); then
+    sleep $INTERVAL
+  fi
+done
+
+echo "Block height is increasing consistently over $TRIES checks."
+exit 0
diff --git a/node.sh b/node.sh
index 8439cc4..0a9f676 100755
--- a/node.sh
+++ b/node.sh
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ MONIKER_NAME=BIG_BERA_DEFAULT_QUICKSTART_NODE_$(date +"%s")
 
 # If USE_SNAPSHOT is true, then a snapshot will be downloaded to bootstrap the state, allowing for faster sync time.
 # Introduces a trust assumption that the snapshot provider is trustworthy
-USE_SNAPSHOT=true
+USE_SNAPSHOT=false
 SNAPSHOTS_DIRECTORY=./snapshots
 
 # Update to use a source closer to your geography.