diff --git a/notebooks/api/0.8/11-container-images-k8s.ipynb b/notebooks/api/0.8/11-container-images-k8s.ipynb
index c28b0187567..68bc6982f8c 100644
--- a/notebooks/api/0.8/11-container-images-k8s.ipynb
+++ b/notebooks/api/0.8/11-container-images-k8s.ipynb
@@ -163,11 +163,11 @@
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
-    "default_worker_pool = domain_client.api.services.worker_pool.scale(\n",
+    "default_pool_scale_res = domain_client.api.services.worker_pool.scale(\n",
     "    number=1, pool_name=\"default-pool\"\n",
     ")\n",
-    "assert not isinstance(result, sy.SyftError), str(result)\n",
-    "default_worker_pool"
+    "assert not isinstance(default_pool_scale_res, sy.SyftError), str(default_pool_scale_res)\n",
+    "default_pool_scale_res"
    ]
   },
   {
@@ -850,6 +850,31 @@
     "assert result_matches.all()"
    ]
   },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "id": "6b5f63c2-028a-4b48-a5f9-392ac89440ed",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": [
+    "# Scale Down the workers\n",
+    "custom_pool_scale_res = domain_client.api.services.worker_pool.scale(\n",
+    "    number=1, pool_name=worker_pool_name\n",
+    ")\n",
+    "assert not isinstance(custom_pool_scale_res, sy.SyftError), str(custom_pool_scale_res)\n",
+    "custom_pool_scale_res"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "id": "3325165b-525f-4ffd-add5-e0c93d235723",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": [
+    "assert len(domain_client.worker_pools[worker_pool_name].worker_list) == 1"
+   ]
+  },
   {
    "cell_type": "markdown",
    "id": "f20a29df-2e63-484f-8b67-d6a397722e66",
@@ -1080,6 +1105,31 @@
     "assert len(worker_pool_list) == 3"
    ]
   },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "id": "18ddb1e7-8d8b-480c-b6a4-e4c79d27bcf1",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": [
+    "# Scale Down the workers\n",
+    "opendp_pool_scale_res = domain_client.api.services.worker_pool.scale(\n",
+    "    number=1, pool_name=pool_name_opendp\n",
+    ")\n",
+    "assert not isinstance(opendp_pool_scale_res, sy.SyftError), str(opendp_pool_scale_res)\n",
+    "opendp_pool_scale_res"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "id": "83b3ec7b-3fbe-429d-bd1e-5e9afa223c3c",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": [
+    "assert len(domain_client.worker_pools[pool_name_opendp].worker_list) == 1"
+   ]
+  },
   {
    "cell_type": "markdown",
    "id": "6e671e1e",
@@ -1238,6 +1288,33 @@
     "assert domain_client.worker_pools[pool_name_recordlinkage]\n",
     "assert len(domain_client.worker_pools[pool_name_recordlinkage].worker_list) == 2"
    ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "id": "0cec28e8-784e-4a8d-91f9-f2481a967008",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": [
+    "# Scale down the workers\n",
+    "recordlinkage_pool_scale_res = domain_client.api.services.worker_pool.scale(\n",
+    "    number=1, pool_name=pool_name_recordlinkage\n",
+    ")\n",
+    "assert not isinstance(recordlinkage_pool_scale_res, sy.SyftError), str(\n",
+    "    recordlinkage_pool_scale_res\n",
+    ")\n",
+    "recordlinkage_pool_scale_res"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "id": "a43cf8cf-b8ca-4df4-aec9-6651d0a2fcda",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": [
+    "assert len(domain_client.worker_pools[pool_name_recordlinkage].worker_list) == 1"
+   ]
   }
  ],
  "metadata": {
@@ -1256,7 +1333,7 @@
    "name": "python",
    "nbconvert_exporter": "python",
    "pygments_lexer": "ipython3",
-   "version": "3.11.7"
+   "version": "3.11.5"
   }
  },
  "nbformat": 4,
diff --git a/packages/hagrid/hagrid/orchestra.py b/packages/hagrid/hagrid/orchestra.py
index eecb5ca51bd..8576b8fef7c 100644
--- a/packages/hagrid/hagrid/orchestra.py
+++ b/packages/hagrid/hagrid/orchestra.py
@@ -17,27 +17,13 @@
 
 # relative
 from .cli import str_to_bool
-from .dummynum import DummyNum
 from .grammar import find_available_port
 from .names import random_name
+from .util import ImportFromSyft
+from .util import NodeSideType
+from .util import NodeType
 from .util import shell
 
-try:
-    # syft absolute
-    from syft.abstract_node import NodeSideType
-    from syft.abstract_node import NodeType
-    from syft.protocol.data_protocol import stage_protocol_changes
-    from syft.service.response import SyftError
-except Exception:  # nosec
-    NodeSideType = DummyNum
-    NodeType = DummyNum
-
-    def stage_protocol_changes(*args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
-        pass
-
-    SyftError = DummyNum
-    # print("Please install syft with `pip install syft`")
-
 DEFAULT_PORT = 8080
 DEFAULT_URL = "http://localhost"
 # Gevent used instead of threading module ,as we monkey patch gevent in syft
@@ -203,6 +189,7 @@ def register(
         institution: Optional[str] = None,
         website: Optional[str] = None,
     ) -> Any:
+        SyftError = ImportFromSyft.import_syft_error()
         if not email:
             email = input("Email: ")
         if not password:
@@ -248,6 +235,7 @@ def deploy_to_python(
     create_producer: bool = False,
     queue_port: Optional[int] = None,
 ) -> Optional[NodeHandle]:
+    stage_protocol_changes = ImportFromSyft.import_stage_protocol_changes()
     sy = get_syft_client()
     if sy is None:
         return sy
@@ -271,7 +259,7 @@ def deploy_to_python(
         "processes": processes,
         "dev_mode": dev_mode,
         "tail": tail,
-        "node_type": node_type_enum,
+        "node_type": str(node_type_enum),
         "node_side_type": node_side_type,
         "enable_warnings": enable_warnings,
         # new kwargs
diff --git a/packages/hagrid/hagrid/util.py b/packages/hagrid/hagrid/util.py
index 58bcdebf724..a43a25e9689 100644
--- a/packages/hagrid/hagrid/util.py
+++ b/packages/hagrid/hagrid/util.py
@@ -1,12 +1,61 @@
 # stdlib
+from enum import Enum
 import os
 import subprocess  # nosec
 import sys
 from typing import Any
+from typing import Callable
 from typing import Tuple
 from typing import Union
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
 
+# relative
+from .dummynum import DummyNum
+
+
+class NodeSideType(str, Enum):
+    LOW_SIDE = "low"
+    HIGH_SIDE = "high"
+
+    def __str__(self) -> str:
+        # Use values when transforming NodeType to str
+        return self.value
+
+
+class NodeType(str, Enum):
+    DOMAIN = "domain"
+    NETWORK = "network"
+    ENCLAVE = "enclave"
+    GATEWAY = "gateway"
+
+    def __str__(self) -> str:
+        # Use values when transforming NodeType to str
+        return self.value
+
+
+class ImportFromSyft:
+    @staticmethod
+    def import_syft_error() -> Callable:
+        try:
+            # syft absolute
+            from syft.service.response import SyftError
+        except Exception:
+            SyftError = DummyNum
+
+        return SyftError
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def import_stage_protocol_changes() -> Callable:
+        try:
+            # syft absolute
+            from syft.protocol.data_protocol import stage_protocol_changes
+        except Exception:
+
+            def stage_protocol_changes(*args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
+                pass
+
+        return stage_protocol_changes
+
 
 def from_url(url: str) -> Tuple[str, str, int, str, Union[Any, str]]:
     try:
diff --git a/packages/syft/src/syft/__init__.py b/packages/syft/src/syft/__init__.py
index 67b416ccb96..20f85685130 100644
--- a/packages/syft/src/syft/__init__.py
+++ b/packages/syft/src/syft/__init__.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 # relative
 from . import gevent_patch  # noqa: F401
+from .abstract_node import NodeSideType  # noqa: F401
 from .abstract_node import NodeType  # noqa: F401
 from .client.client import connect  # noqa: F401
 from .client.client import login  # noqa: F401
diff --git a/packages/syft/src/syft/abstract_node.py b/packages/syft/src/syft/abstract_node.py
index 69c670ded90..f162b8a4201 100644
--- a/packages/syft/src/syft/abstract_node.py
+++ b/packages/syft/src/syft/abstract_node.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 
 @serializable()
-class NodeType(Enum):
+class NodeType(str, Enum):
     DOMAIN = "domain"
     NETWORK = "network"
     ENCLAVE = "enclave"
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ class NodeSideType(str, Enum):
     LOW_SIDE = "low"
     HIGH_SIDE = "high"
 
+    def __str__(self) -> str:
+        return self.value
+
 
 class AbstractNode:
     id: Optional[UID]
diff --git a/packages/syft/src/syft/node/node.py b/packages/syft/src/syft/node/node.py
index 681033fc46d..45f5bbce5ad 100644
--- a/packages/syft/src/syft/node/node.py
+++ b/packages/syft/src/syft/node/node.py
@@ -474,6 +474,8 @@ def create_queue_config(
         if queue_config:
             queue_config_ = queue_config
         elif queue_port is not None or n_consumers > 0 or create_producer:
+            if not create_producer and queue_port is None:
+                print("No queue port defined to bind consumers.")
             queue_config_ = ZMQQueueConfig(
                 client_config=ZMQClientConfig(
                     create_producer=create_producer,
@@ -631,6 +633,9 @@ def named(
                 client_config=blob_client_config
             )
 
+        node_type = NodeType(node_type)
+        node_side_type = NodeSideType(node_side_type)
+
         return cls(
             name=name,
             id=uid,
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 0362e12bfcb..cb254f79ffc 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -766,6 +766,17 @@ commands =
         exit $return; \
     fi'
 
+    #Integration + Gateway Connection Tests
+    # Gateway tests are not run in kuberetes, as currently,it does not have a way to configure
+    # high/low side warning flag.
+    bash -c " source ./scripts/get_k8s_secret_ci.sh; \
+    pytest tests/integration/network -k 'not test_domain_gateway_user_code' -p no:randomly -vvvv"
+
+    # Shutting down the gateway cluster to free up space, as the
+    # below code does not require gateway cluster
+    bash -c "k3d cluster delete testgateway1 || true"
+    bash -c "docker volume rm k3d-testgateway1-images --force || true"
+
     ; ; container workload
     ; bash -c 'if [[ "$PYTEST_MODULES" == *"container_workload"* ]]; then \
     ;     echo "Starting Container Workload test"; date; \
@@ -786,11 +797,6 @@ commands =
     bash -c " source ./scripts/get_k8s_secret_ci.sh; \
      pytest --nbmake notebooks/api/0.8 -p no:randomly -k 'not 10-container-images.ipynb' -vvvv --nbmake-timeout=1000"
 
-    #Integration + Gateway Connection Tests
-    # Gateway tests are not run in kuberetes, as currently,it does not have a way to configure
-    # high/low side warning flag.
-    bash -c " source ./scripts/get_k8s_secret_ci.sh; \
-    pytest tests/integration/network -k 'not test_domain_gateway_user_code' -p no:randomly -vvvv"
 
     # deleting clusters created
     bash -c "k3d cluster delete testgateway1 || true"