diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index 15cae16..3b82483 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -617,17 +617,17 @@
     "cardano-configurations-8.1.1": {
       "flake": false,
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1688088573,
-        "narHash": "sha256-NmuZhfS8Jgba3pl9j43D3mrsp6vArN84nmOt5H0BpIg=",
+        "lastModified": 1692193634,
+        "narHash": "sha256-cKw+iXKoMNrfN8M34/CtUelUZVLktVtzNzOYHI20dC0=",
         "owner": "input-output-hk",
         "repo": "cardano-configurations",
-        "rev": "cc75f41fcd854e2088d3792c46eb7033b445489b",
+        "rev": "9b69b59ef2fb2838855017f19af57b38c5d4abe4",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
         "owner": "input-output-hk",
         "repo": "cardano-configurations",
-        "rev": "cc75f41fcd854e2088d3792c46eb7033b445489b",
+        "rev": "9b69b59ef2fb2838855017f19af57b38c5d4abe4",
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index ddcf5c4..aab361d 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
       url = "github:intersectmbo/cardano-node?ref=8.1.1";
     };
     "cardano-configurations-8.1.1" = {
-      url = "github:input-output-hk/cardano-configurations/cc75f41fcd854e2088d3792c46eb7033b445489b";
+      url = "github:input-output-hk/cardano-configurations/9b69b59ef2fb2838855017f19af57b38c5d4abe4";
       flake = false;
     };
 
diff --git a/modules/node.nix b/modules/node.nix
index ebd7d2d..11a7303 100644
--- a/modules/node.nix
+++ b/modules/node.nix
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ in {
     services.cardano-node = {
       enable = true;
 
+      package = lib.mkDefault pkgs.cardano-node;
       inherit (cfg) socketPath;
       nodeConfigFile = cfg.configPath;
       environment = config.cardano.network;
diff --git a/packages/default.nix b/packages/default.nix
index a7cc06a..aad3e6f 100644
--- a/packages/default.nix
+++ b/packages/default.nix
@@ -10,10 +10,11 @@
   };
   flake.overlays = {
     default = config.flake.overlays."cardano-node-8.7.3";
+    "ctl-8" = config.flake.overlays."cardano-node-8.1.1";
     "cardano-node-8.7.3" = final: _prev:
     # overlay for recent packages
     let
-      inherit ((config.perSystem final.system)) packages;
+      inherit (config.perSystem final.system) packages;
     in {
       cardano-cli = packages."cardano-cli-8.7.3";
       cardano-node = packages."cardano-node-8.7.3";
@@ -21,16 +22,16 @@
       ogmios = packages."ogmios-6.1.0";
       kupo = packages."kupo-2.8.0";
     };
-    "ctl-8" = final: _prev:
+    "cardano-node-8.1.1" = final: _prev:
     # overlay for packages compatible with cardano-transaction-lib 8.0.0
     let
-      inherit ((config.perSystem final.system)) packages;
+      inherit (config.perSystem final.system) packages;
     in {
       cardano-cli = packages."cardano-cli-8.1.1";
       cardano-node = packages."cardano-node-8.1.1";
       cardano-configurations = packages."cardano-configurations-8.1.1";
       ogmios = packages."ogmios-6.0.3";
-      kupo = packages."kupo-2.2.0";
+      kupo = packages."kupo-2.6.1";
     };
   };
 }
diff --git a/tests/ctl-8.nix b/tests/ctl-8.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e114490
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ctl-8.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+{self, ...}: {
+  perSystem.vmTests.tests.ctl-8 = {
+    impure = true;
+    module = {
+      nodes .machine = {pkgs, ...}: {
+        # use packages compatible with cardano-transaction-lib 8.0.0
+        nixpkgs.overlays = [self.overlays.ctl-8];
+
+        cardano = {
+          network = "preview";
+          cli.enable = true;
+          node.enable = true;
+          ogmios.enable = true;
+          kupo.enable = true;
+        };
+
+        environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [jq bc curl];
+      };
+
+      testScript = {nodes, ...}: let
+        magic = toString nodes.machine.config.cardano.networkNumber;
+      in ''
+        machine.wait_for_unit("cardano-node")
+        machine.wait_for_unit("cardano-node-socket")
+        machine.wait_until_succeeds("""[[ $(echo "$(cardano-cli query tip --testnet-magic ${magic} | jq '.syncProgress' --raw-output) > 0.001" | bc) == "1" ]]""")
+        machine.wait_for_unit("ogmios")
+        machine.succeed("curl --silent --fail http://localhost:1337/health")
+        machine.wait_for_unit("kupo")
+        machine.succeed("curl --silent --fail http://localhost:1442/health")
+        machine.wait_until_succeeds("""[[ $(echo "$(curl --silent --fail http://localhost:1337/health | jq '.networkSynchronization' --raw-output) > 0.00001" | bc) == "1" ]]""")
+      '';
+    };
+  };
+}
diff --git a/tests/default.nix b/tests/default.nix
index 6161d79..061b353 100644
--- a/tests/default.nix
+++ b/tests/default.nix
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@
     ./kupo.nix
     ./http.nix
     ./db-sync.nix
+    ./ctl-8.nix
   ];
 }