diff --git a/.github/workflows/checks.yaml b/.github/workflows/checks.yaml
index 20a449e03..adede078c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/checks.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/checks.yaml
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Download builder playground
         uses: flashbots/flashbots-toolchain@v0.1
         with:
-          builder-playground: v0.1.3-reth-1.4.8
+          builder-playground: v0.3.1
 
       # https://github.com/swatinem/rust-cache
       - name: Run Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
@@ -111,7 +111,28 @@ jobs:
         run: cargo build --features="${{ matrix.features }}"
 
       - name: Run the playground
-        run: builder-playground &
+        run: |
+          builder-playground start l1 --use-native-reth > /tmp/playground.log 2>&1 &
+          PLAYGROUND_PID=$!
+          echo "Waiting for all services to be healthy..."
+          timeout=60  # 1 minutes timeout
+          elapsed=0
+          while [ $elapsed -lt $timeout ]; do
+            if grep -q "All services are healthy" /tmp/playground.log 2>/dev/null; then
+              echo "All services are healthy!"
+              break
+            fi
+            sleep 2
+            elapsed=$((elapsed + 2))
+          done
+          if [ $elapsed -ge $timeout ]; then
+            echo "Timeout waiting for services to be healthy"
+            echo "Last 50 lines of playground output:"
+            tail -n 50 /tmp/playground.log || true
+            kill $PLAYGROUND_PID 2>/dev/null || true
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "Playground is running (PID: $PLAYGROUND_PID)"
 
       - name: Run integration tests with flags
         run: cargo test --features="${{ matrix.features }}" --package rbuilder --lib -- integration --test-threads=1
@@ -123,7 +144,7 @@ jobs:
         if: ${{ failure() }}
         run: |
           mkdir /tmp/playground-logs
-          mv $HOME/.playground/devnet/logs /tmp/playground-logs
+          mv $HOME/.local/state/builder-playground/devnet/logs /tmp/playground-logs
           mv integration_logs /tmp/playground-logs
 
       - name: Archive playground logs
diff --git a/crates/rbuilder/src/integration/test_data/config-playground-http-blocklist.toml b/crates/rbuilder/src/integration/test_data/config-playground-http-blocklist.toml
index 979d99371..3e6b7d997 100644
--- a/crates/rbuilder/src/integration/test_data/config-playground-http-blocklist.toml
+++ b/crates/rbuilder/src/integration/test_data/config-playground-http-blocklist.toml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 
-chain = "$HOME/.playground/devnet/genesis.json"
-reth_datadir = "$HOME/.playground/devnet/data_reth"
+chain = "$HOME/.local/state/builder-playground/devnet/genesis.json"
+reth_datadir = "$HOME/.local/state/builder-playground/devnet/volume-el-data"
 relay_secret_key = "5eae315483f028b5cdd5d1090ff0c7618b18737ea9bf3c35047189db22835c48"
-el_node_ipc_path = "$HOME/.playground/devnet/reth.ipc"
+el_node_ipc_path = "$HOME/.local/state/builder-playground/devnet/volume-el-data/reth.ipc"
 live_builders = ["mgp-ordering"]
 enabled_relays = ["playground"]
 log_level = "info,rbuilder=debug"
diff --git a/crates/rbuilder/src/integration/test_data/config-playground.toml b/crates/rbuilder/src/integration/test_data/config-playground.toml
index 43fb5bb61..fefb233d5 100644
--- a/crates/rbuilder/src/integration/test_data/config-playground.toml
+++ b/crates/rbuilder/src/integration/test_data/config-playground.toml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 
-chain = "$HOME/.playground/devnet/genesis.json"
-reth_datadir = "$HOME/.playground/devnet/data_reth"
+chain = "$HOME/.local/state/builder-playground/devnet/genesis.json"
+reth_datadir = "$HOME/.local/state/builder-playground/devnet/volume-el-data"
 relay_secret_key = "5eae315483f028b5cdd5d1090ff0c7618b18737ea9bf3c35047189db22835c48"
-el_node_ipc_path = "$HOME/.playground/devnet/reth.ipc"
+el_node_ipc_path = "$HOME/.local/state/builder-playground/devnet/volume-el-data/reth.ipc"
 live_builders = ["mgp-ordering"]
 enabled_relays = ["playground"]
 log_level = "info,rbuilder=debug"