diff --git a/.github/workflows/devnet-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/devnet-deploy.yml
index d5e3d7101d5..756ba9fde4e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/devnet-deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/devnet-deploy.yml
@@ -85,17 +85,13 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           set -eu -o pipefail
 
-          pxe_port_forward_pid=""
-          ethereum_port_forward_pid=""
+          port_forward_pids=()
 
           cleanup() {
-              echo "Cleaning up port-forward processes..."
-              if [ -n "$pxe_port_forward_pid" ]; then
-                  kill $pxe_port_forward_pid 2>/dev/null || true
-              fi
-              if [ -n "$ethereum_port_forward_pid" ]; then
-                  kill $ethereum_port_forward_pid 2>/dev/null || true
-              fi
+              echo "Cleaning up port-forwards..."
+              for pid in "${port_forward_pids[@]}"; do
+                  kill $pid 2>/dev/null
+              done
           }
 
           trap cleanup EXIT
@@ -109,6 +105,7 @@ jobs:
           helm get values $NAMESPACE -n $NAMESPACE -o json --all > helm_values.json
 
           PXE_PORT="$(jq -r .pxe.service.nodePort helm_values.json)"
+          FAUCET_PORT="$(jq -r .faucet.apiServerPort helm_values.json)"
           ETHEREUM_PORT="$(jq -r .ethereum.service.port helm_values.json)"
           L1_CHAIN_ID="$(jq -r .ethereum.chainId helm_values.json)"
 
@@ -117,13 +114,16 @@ jobs:
 
           rm helm_values.json
 
-          kubectl port-forward -n $NAMESPACE svc/$NAMESPACE-aztec-network-pxe $PXE_PORT &
-          pxe_port_forward_pid=$!
+          kubectl port-forward -n $NAMESPACE svc/$NAMESPACE-aztec-network-pxe $PXE_PORT &>/dev/null &
+          port_forward_pids+=($!)
+
+          kubectl port-forward -n $NAMESPACE svc/$NAMESPACE-aztec-network-faucet-api $FAUCET_PORT &>/dev/null &
+          port_forward_pids+=($!)
 
           # port-forward directly to the pod because the Eth node does not have a service definition
           ETH_POD_NAME=$(kubectl get pods -n $NAMESPACE -l app=ethereum -o jsonpath='{.items[0].metadata.name}')
-          kubectl port-forward -n $NAMESPACE pod/$ETH_POD_NAME $ETHEREUM_PORT &
-          ethereum_port_forward_pid=$!
+          kubectl port-forward -n $NAMESPACE pod/$ETH_POD_NAME $ETHEREUM_PORT &>/dev/null &
+          port_forward_pids+=($!)
 
           # wait for port-forwards to establish
           sleep 5
@@ -136,3 +136,8 @@ jobs:
             --json | tee ./basic_contracts.json
 
           aws s3 cp ./basic_contracts.json ${{ env.CONTRACT_S3_BUCKET }}/devnet/basic_contracts.json
+
+          DEVCOIN_L1_ADDRESS=$(jq -r .devCoinL1 ./basic_contracts.json)
+          DEVCOIN_DRIP_AMOUNT=1000000000
+          curl -X POST -d address=$DEVCOIN_L1_ADDRESS -d amount=$DEVCOIN_DRIP_AMOUNT \
+            http://127.0.0.1:$FAUCET_PORT/l1-asset