diff --git a/common/src/buttercup/common/challenge_task.py b/common/src/buttercup/common/challenge_task.py
index 5606851a..7a4ae5d1 100644
--- a/common/src/buttercup/common/challenge_task.py
+++ b/common/src/buttercup/common/challenge_task.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ from buttercup.common.task_meta import TaskMeta
 from buttercup.common.utils import copyanything, get_diffs
 from typing import Iterator
 import buttercup.common.node_local as node_local
+from packaging.version import Version
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -376,6 +377,28 @@ class ChallengeTask:
     def _run_helper_cmd(self, cmd: list[str], env_helper: Dict[str, str] | None = None) -> CommandResult:
         return self._run_cmd(cmd, cwd=self.task_dir / self.get_oss_fuzz_subpath(), env_helper=env_helper)
 
+    def _get_base_runner_version(self) -> Version | None:
+        """The base-runner image tag is hardcoded in infra/helper.py."""
+        grep_cmd = ["grep", "BASE_IMAGE_TAG =", str(self._helper_path)]
+        try:
+            result = self._run_helper_cmd(grep_cmd)
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.exception(f"[task {self.task_dir}] Error grep'ing for base-runner version: {str(e)}")
+            return None
+        if not result.success:
+            return None
+
+        m = re.search(r"BASE_IMAGE_TAG = '([^']+)'", result.output.decode("utf-8"))
+        if not m:
+            return None
+
+        try:
+            base_runner_str = m.group(1).strip(":v")
+            return Version(base_runner_str)
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.exception(f"[task {self.task_dir}] Error parsing base-runner version: {str(e)}")
+            return None
+
     def container_image(self) -> str:
         return f"{self.OSS_FUZZ_CONTAINER_ORG}/{self.project_name}"
 
@@ -611,6 +634,15 @@ class ChallengeTask:
             kwargs["propagate_exit_code"] = True
             kwargs["err_result"] = FAILURE_ERR_RESULT
 
+            # Get base-runner version
+            base_runner_version = self._get_base_runner_version()
+
+            # NOTE: This feature was added in v1.2.0 of infra/helper.py
+            if base_runner_version and base_runner_version >= Version("1.2.0"):
+                # Set timeout (in seconds) in the case it hangs
+                # We use 120 seconds, which is larger than the suggested 65 seconds in the FAQ
+                kwargs["timeout"] = 120
+
         cmd = self._get_helper_cmd(
             "reproduce",
             self.project_name,
diff --git a/deployment/k8s/charts/coverage-bot/templates/deployment.yaml b/deployment/k8s/charts/coverage-bot/templates/deployment.yaml
index f3c5ff2a..2c84aaee 100644
--- a/deployment/k8s/charts/coverage-bot/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/deployment/k8s/charts/coverage-bot/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ spec:
         env:
         - name: BUTTERCUP_FUZZER_SAMPLE_SIZE
           value: "{{ .Values.global.coverageBot.sampleSize }}"
+        {{- include "buttercup.commonEnv" . | nindent 8 }}
         {{- include "buttercup.env.nodeData" . | nindent 8 }}
         {{- include "buttercup.env.dockerSocket" . | nindent 8 }}
         {{- include "buttercup.env.telemetry" . | nindent 8 }}
diff --git a/deployment/k8s/charts/fuzzer-bot/templates/deployment.yaml b/deployment/k8s/charts/fuzzer-bot/templates/deployment.yaml
index d1f09c2c..6b1f331e 100644
--- a/deployment/k8s/charts/fuzzer-bot/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/deployment/k8s/charts/fuzzer-bot/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ spec:
           timeoutSeconds: {{ .Values.healthCheck.timeoutSeconds | default 10 }}
           failureThreshold: {{ .Values.healthCheck.failureThreshold | default 2 }}
         env: 
+        {{- include "buttercup.commonEnv" . | nindent 8 }}
         {{- include "buttercup.env.nodeData" . | nindent 8 }}
         {{- include "buttercup.fuzzerBotEnv" . | nindent 8 }}
         {{- include "buttercup.env.telemetry" . | nindent 8 }}
diff --git a/deployment/k8s/charts/tracer-bot/templates/deployment.yaml b/deployment/k8s/charts/tracer-bot/templates/deployment.yaml
index 41efa117..eef25605 100644
--- a/deployment/k8s/charts/tracer-bot/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/deployment/k8s/charts/tracer-bot/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ spec:
         {{- include "buttercup.nodeLocalVolumeMount" . | nindent 8 }}
         {{- include "buttercup.dockerSocketVolumeMount" . | nindent 8 }}
         env:
+        {{- include "buttercup.commonEnv" . | nindent 8 }}
         {{- include "buttercup.env.dockerSocket" . | nindent 8 }}
         {{- include "buttercup.env.nodeData" . | nindent 8 }}
         {{- include "buttercup.env.telemetry" . | nindent 8 }}
diff --git a/orchestrator/scripts/round_2_sim.sh b/orchestrator/scripts/round_2_sim.sh
index 1a629a81..d9f519f0 100755
--- a/orchestrator/scripts/round_2_sim.sh
+++ b/orchestrator/scripts/round_2_sim.sh
@@ -25,6 +25,15 @@ declare -A libxml2_full=(
     ["duration"]=$full_set_duration
 )
 
+declare -A libxml2_full_updated=(
+    ["challenge_repo_url"]="git@github.com:aixcc-finals/afc-libxml2.git"
+    ["challenge_repo_head_ref"]="challenges/lx-full-01"
+    ["fuzz_tooling_url"]="git@github.com:aixcc-finals/oss-fuzz-aixcc.git"
+    ["fuzz_tooling_ref"]="aixcc-afc"
+    ["fuzz_tooling_project_name"]="libxml2"
+    ["duration"]=$full_set_duration
+)
+
 declare -A sqlite_full=(
     ["challenge_repo_url"]="git@github.com:aixcc-finals/afc-sqlite3.git"
     ["challenge_repo_head_ref"]="challenges/sq-full-01"
@@ -247,6 +256,8 @@ usage() {
     echo "  libxml2_full | libxml2_delta_1 | libxml2_delta_2"
     echo "  sqlite_full | sqlite_delta_1"
     echo "  zookeeper_full | zookeeper_delta_1"
+    echo ""
+    echo "  libxml2_full_updated -> using the most recent version of helper.py"
 }
 
 main() {