diff --git a/curio/start_scripts/curio-init.sh b/curio/start_scripts/curio-init.sh
index 2e34d0a6..955d32d5 100755
--- a/curio/start_scripts/curio-init.sh
+++ b/curio/start_scripts/curio-init.sh
@@ -178,6 +178,13 @@ if [ ! -f "$CURIO_REPO_PATH/.init.pdp" ]; then
     echo "PDP service setup complete"
 fi
 
+# Source .env.curio on every boot (not just first) so curio has contract addresses after restart
+if [ -f "$CURIO_REPO_PATH/.env.curio" ]; then
+    echo "Loading contract addresses from .env.curio..."
+    set -a
+    source "${CURIO_REPO_PATH}/.env.curio"
+    set +a
+fi
+
 echo "Starting curio node..."
 CURIO_FAKE_CPU=5 curio run --nosync --name devnet --layers seal,post,pdp-only,gui
-sleep infinity
diff --git a/forest/scripts/start-forest.sh b/forest/scripts/start-forest.sh
index 6c302ba1..f8232146 100755
--- a/forest/scripts/start-forest.sh
+++ b/forest/scripts/start-forest.sh
@@ -73,11 +73,33 @@ else
     generate_forest_config
 fi
 
-forest --genesis "${SHARED_CONFIGS}/devgen.car" \
-       --config "${FOREST_DATA_DIR}/forest_config.toml" \
-       --rpc-address "${host_ip}:${FOREST_RPC_PORT}" \
-       --p2p-listen-address "/ip4/${host_ip}/tcp/${FOREST_P2P_PORT}" \
-       --healthcheck-address "${host_ip}:${FOREST_HEALTHZ_RPC_PORT}" &
+# Launch daemon with retry — on restart the network interface may not be ready yet,
+# causing bind failures. Retry up to 10 times with backoff.
+launch_forest() {
+    forest --genesis "${SHARED_CONFIGS}/devgen.car" \
+           --config "${FOREST_DATA_DIR}/forest_config.toml" \
+           --rpc-address "${host_ip}:${FOREST_RPC_PORT}" \
+           --p2p-listen-address "/ip4/${host_ip}/tcp/${FOREST_P2P_PORT}" \
+           --healthcheck-address "${host_ip}:${FOREST_HEALTHZ_RPC_PORT}" &
+    FOREST_PID=$!
+}
+
+MAX_LAUNCH_RETRIES=10
+for (( attempt=1; attempt<=MAX_LAUNCH_RETRIES; attempt++ )); do
+    launch_forest
+    sleep 3
+    if kill -0 "$FOREST_PID" 2>/dev/null; then
+        echo "forest${node_number}: daemon started (pid=$FOREST_PID)"
+        break
+    fi
+    echo "forest${node_number}: daemon exited early (attempt $attempt/$MAX_LAUNCH_RETRIES), retrying in 5s..."
+    sleep 5
+done
+
+if ! kill -0 "$FOREST_PID" 2>/dev/null; then
+    echo "ERROR: forest${node_number} daemon failed to start after $MAX_LAUNCH_RETRIES attempts"
+    exit 1
+fi
 
 export TOKEN=$(cat "${FOREST_DATA_DIR}/jwt")
 export FULLNODE_API_INFO="$TOKEN:/ip4/$host_ip/tcp/${FOREST_RPC_PORT}/http"
@@ -152,4 +174,4 @@ forest-cli healthcheck healthy --healthcheck-port "${FOREST_HEALTHZ_RPC_PORT}"
 
 echo "forest${node_number}: completed startup"
 
-sleep infinity
+wait $FOREST_PID
diff --git a/lotus/lotus-config.toml.template b/lotus/lotus-config.toml.template
index 75ba00c5..1661d28e 100644
--- a/lotus/lotus-config.toml.template
+++ b/lotus/lotus-config.toml.template
@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@
   #
   # type: string
   # env var: LOTUS_API_LISTENADDRESS
-  ListenAddress = "/ip4/${host_ip}/tcp/${LOTUS_RPC_PORT}/http"
+  ListenAddress = "/ip4/0.0.0.0/tcp/${LOTUS_RPC_PORT}/http"
 
   # type: string
   # env var: LOTUS_API_REMOTELISTENADDRESS
-  #RemoteListenAddress = ""
+  # This is what gets written to the api file — used by miners and other clients.
+  # Must use the container hostname (DNS), not IP, so it survives IP changes after restarts.
+  RemoteListenAddress = "/dns4/${hostname}/tcp/${LOTUS_RPC_PORT}/http"
 
   # type: Duration
   # env var: LOTUS_API_TIMEOUT
diff --git a/lotus/scripts/start-lotus-miner.sh b/lotus/scripts/start-lotus-miner.sh
index e67cd9ef..b170f5ad 100755
--- a/lotus/scripts/start-lotus-miner.sh
+++ b/lotus/scripts/start-lotus-miner.sh
@@ -18,16 +18,20 @@ export CGO_CFLAGS_ALLOW="-D__BLST_PORTABLE__"
 export CGO_CFLAGS="-D__BLST_PORTABLE__"
 
 lotus-miner --version
-lotus wallet import --as-default "${SHARED_CONFIGS}/.genesis-sector-${node_number}/pre-seal-${LOTUS_MINER_ACTOR_ADDRESS}.key"
+lotus wait-api
+lotus wallet import --as-default "${SHARED_CONFIGS}/.genesis-sector-${node_number}/pre-seal-${LOTUS_MINER_ACTOR_ADDRESS}.key" || true
 
-if [ -f "${LOTUS_MINER_PATH}/config.toml" ]; then
-    echo "lotus-miner${node_number}: Repo already exists, skipping init..."
+if [ -f "${LOTUS_MINER_PATH}/.init.complete" ]; then
+    echo "lotus-miner${node_number}: Restart detected, skipping init..."
 else
+    # Clean up any partial repo state from a prior interrupted init
+    rm -rf "${LOTUS_MINER_PATH}"
     if [ "$node_number" -eq 0 ]; then
         lotus-miner init --genesis-miner --actor=${LOTUS_MINER_ACTOR_ADDRESS} --sector-size=2KiB --pre-sealed-sectors=${SHARED_CONFIGS}/.genesis-sector-${node_number} --pre-sealed-metadata=${SHARED_CONFIGS}/manifest.json --nosync
     else
         lotus-miner init --actor=${LOTUS_MINER_ACTOR_ADDRESS} --sector-size=2KiB --pre-sealed-sectors=${SHARED_CONFIGS}/.genesis-sector-${node_number} --pre-sealed-metadata=${SHARED_CONFIGS}/manifest.json --nosync
     fi
+    touch "${LOTUS_MINER_PATH}/.init.complete"
 fi
 echo "lotus-miner${node_number}: setup complete"
 
diff --git a/lotus/scripts/start-lotus.sh b/lotus/scripts/start-lotus.sh
index 16579035..a3e52311 100755
--- a/lotus/scripts/start-lotus.sh
+++ b/lotus/scripts/start-lotus.sh
@@ -20,10 +20,14 @@ export LOTUS_SKIP_GENESIS_CHECK=${LOTUS_SKIP_GENESIS_CHECK}
 export CGO_CFLAGS_ALLOW="-D__BLST_PORTABLE__"
 export CGO_CFLAGS="-D__BLST_PORTABLE__"
 
-if [ ! -f "${LOTUS_DATA_DIR}/config.toml" ]; then
-    INIT_MODE=true
-else
+# Use a dedicated sentinel instead of config.toml — the daemon creates config.toml
+# early during init, so a restart mid-genesis would falsely skip init.
+if [ -f "${LOTUS_DATA_DIR}/.init.complete" ]; then
     INIT_MODE=false
+else
+    INIT_MODE=true
+    # Clean up any partial repo state from a prior interrupted init
+    rm -rf "${LOTUS_PATH}"
 fi
 
 MAX_DRAND_RETRIES=60
@@ -48,6 +52,9 @@ while true; do
     fi
 done
 
+# Always regenerate config — Antithesis may assign a new IP after container restart
+sed "s|\${LOTUS_RPC_PORT}|$LOTUS_RPC_PORT|g; s|\${hostname}|lotus${node_number}|g" config.toml.template > config.toml
+
 if [ "$INIT_MODE" = "true" ]; then
     host_ip=$(getent hosts "lotus${node_number}" | awk '{ print $1 }')
 
@@ -55,8 +62,6 @@ if [ "$INIT_MODE" = "true" ]; then
     echo "ip address: $host_ip"
     echo "---------------------------"
 
-    sed "s|\${host_ip}|$host_ip|g; s|\${LOTUS_RPC_PORT}|$LOTUS_RPC_PORT|g" config.toml.template > config.toml
-
     if [ "$node_number" -eq 0 ]; then
         ./scripts/setup-genesis.sh
     fi
@@ -69,9 +74,12 @@ if [ "$INIT_MODE" = "true" ]; then
         lotus --repo="${LOTUS_PATH}" daemon --genesis=${SHARED_CONFIGS}/devgen.car --bootstrap=false --config=config.toml&
     fi
 else
-    lotus --repo="${LOTUS_PATH}" daemon --bootstrap=false --config=config.toml&
+    echo "lotus${node_number}: Restart detected, skipping init..."
+    lotus --repo="${LOTUS_PATH}" daemon --bootstrap=false --config=config.toml &
 fi
 
+LOTUS_PID=$!
+
 lotus --version
 lotus wait-api
 
@@ -81,6 +89,12 @@ if [ ! -f "${LOTUS_DATA_DIR}/lotus${node_number}-jwt" ]; then
     lotus auth create-token --perm admin > "${LOTUS_DATA_DIR}/lotus${node_number}-jwt"
 fi
 
+# Mark init as complete — must be after daemon is confirmed running
+if [ "$INIT_MODE" = "true" ]; then
+    touch "${LOTUS_DATA_DIR}/.init.complete"
+    echo "lotus${node_number}: Init complete, sentinel written"
+fi
+
 connect_with_retries() {
     local max_retries=10
     local addr_file="$1"
@@ -127,4 +141,4 @@ done
 
 echo "lotus${node_number}: completed startup"
 
-sleep infinity
+wait $LOTUS_PID