diff --git a/bootstrap.sh b/bootstrap.sh
index 80c8d4919b5..b4290e83b0f 100755
--- a/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/bootstrap.sh
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ case "$cmd" in
     ;;
   "test-boxes")
     github_group "test-boxes"
-    bootstrap_local "CI=1 SKIP_BB_CRS=1 ./bootstrap.sh fast && ./boxes/bootstrap.sh test";
+    bootstrap_local_noninteractive "CI=1 SKIP_BB_CRS=1 ./bootstrap.sh fast && ./boxes/bootstrap.sh test";
     exit
   ;;
   "image-aztec")
diff --git a/ci3/bootstrap_local_noninteractive b/ci3/bootstrap_local_noninteractive
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..c2f6cc9ecd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci3/bootstrap_local_noninteractive
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Launches our CI image locally and runs the bootstrap.
+# This is used interim while we have CI runners that are not launched with bootstrap_ec2.
+# It uses docker-in-docker as some test flows require it (e.g. e2e).
+# We use a volume on /var/lib/docker as overlayfs trashes performance (in fact it just breaks).
+# We mount in aws credentials to leverage the s3 cache.
+# The host repository is mounted in read-only, and a clone is taken to ensure a clean start.
+# If anything goes wrong during the run, the container will drop into a shell.
+
+root=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)
+source $root/ci3/source
+current_commit=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
+cmd=${1:-"CI=1 ./bootstrap.sh fast"}
+
+docker run --rm \
+  --privileged \
+  -v bootstrap_ci_local_docker:/var/lib/docker \
+  -v $root:/aztec-packages-host:ro \
+  -v $HOME/.aws:/root/.aws \
+  aztecprotocol/ci:2.0 bash -c "
+  /usr/local/share/docker-init.sh &> /dev/null
+  git config --global --add safe.directory /aztec-packages-host/.git
+  mkdir -p /root/aztec-packages && cd /root/aztec-packages
+  # Ensure we get a clean clone of the repo.
+  git init &>/dev/null
+  git remote add origin https://github.com/aztecprotocol/aztec-packages
+  git fetch --depth 1 origin $current_commit 2>/dev/null || (echo 'The commit was not pushed, run aborted.' && exit 1)
+  git checkout FETCH_HEAD &>/dev/null
+  $cmd
+"