diff --git a/sphinx/source/quickstart/index.rst b/sphinx/source/quickstart/index.rst
index 6f87cb30a4..6f895873b5 100644
--- a/sphinx/source/quickstart/index.rst
+++ b/sphinx/source/quickstart/index.rst
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Once this is done, you can quickly spin up a CCF network and start :ref:`issuing
 .. code-block:: bash
 
     $ cd CCF/build
-    $ ../start_test_network.sh ./liblogging.enclave.so.signed
+    $ ../start_test_network.sh --package ./liblogging.enclave.so.signed
     Setting up Python environment...
     Python environment successfully setup
     [2019-10-29 14:47:41.562] Starting 3 CCF nodes...
diff --git a/sphinx/source/users/deploy_app.rst b/sphinx/source/users/deploy_app.rst
index 35520d3600..dffd81fe2e 100644
--- a/sphinx/source/users/deploy_app.rst
+++ b/sphinx/source/users/deploy_app.rst
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ For example, deploying the ``liblogging`` example application:
 .. code-block:: bash
 
     $ cd CCF/build
-    $ ../start_test_network.sh ./liblogging.enclave.so.signed
+    $ ../start_test_network.sh --package ./liblogging.enclave.so.signed
     Setting up Python environment...
     Python environment successfully setup
     [2019-10-29 14:47:41.562] Starting 3 CCF nodes...
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ For example, deploying the ``liblogging`` example application:
     [2019-10-29 14:48:12.138] See https://microsoft.github.io/CCF/users/issue_commands.html for more information.
     [2019-10-29 14:48:12.138] Press Ctrl+C to shutdown the network.
 
-.. note:: To use CCF `virtual` mode, the same command can be run with ``TEST_ENCLAVE=virtual`` set as environment variable and the virtual version of the enclave application passed to the script. For example ``$ TEST_ENCLAVE=virtual ../start_test_network.sh ./liblogging.virtual.so``.
+.. note:: To use CCF `virtual` mode, the same command can be run with ``TEST_ENCLAVE=virtual`` set as environment variable and the virtual version of the enclave application passed to the script. For example ``$ TEST_ENCLAVE=virtual ../start_test_network.sh --package ./liblogging.virtual.so``.
 
 The log files (``out`` and ``err``) and ledger (``<node_id>.ledger``) for each CCF node can be found under ``CCF/build/workspace/test_network_<node_id>``.
 
diff --git a/start_test_network.sh b/start_test_network.sh
index 375cb6ba99..a09425cfe8 100755
--- a/start_test_network.sh
+++ b/start_test_network.sh
@@ -4,14 +4,6 @@
 
 set -e
 
-if [ -z "$1" ]; then
-    echo "The application enclave file should be specified (e.g. liblogging)"
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-PACKAGE="$1"
-shift
-
 echo "Setting up Python environment..."
 if [ ! -f "env/bin/activate" ]
     then
@@ -24,4 +16,8 @@ PATH_HERE=$(dirname "$(realpath -s "$0")")
 pip install -q -U -r "${PATH_HERE}"/tests/requirements.txt
 echo "Python environment successfully setup"
 
-CURL_CLIENT=ON python "${PATH_HERE}"/tests/start_network.py --package "${PACKAGE}" --label test_network "$@"
\ No newline at end of file
+CURL_CLIENT=ON \
+    python "${PATH_HERE}"/tests/start_network.py \
+    --gov-script "${PATH_HERE}"/src/runtime_config/gov.lua \
+    --label test_network \
+    "$@"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/K6.md b/tests/K6.md
index 9d52544c2f..ab08e052a0 100644
--- a/tests/K6.md
+++ b/tests/K6.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Running K6 against CCF
 1. Start CCF, eg.
 
 ```
-$ ../start_test_network.sh liblogging.enclave.so.signed
+$ ../start_test_network.sh --package ./liblogging.enclave.so.signed
 ...
 [2020-02-14 11:26:46.525] Started CCF network with the following nodes:
 [2020-02-14 11:26:46.525]   Node [ 0] = 127.37.160.46:40523
diff --git a/tests/infra/ccf.py b/tests/infra/ccf.py
index d43b024d15..ffd73f5044 100644
--- a/tests/infra/ccf.py
+++ b/tests/infra/ccf.py
@@ -210,21 +210,26 @@ class Network:
 
         return primary
 
-    def _setup_common_folder(self):
+    def _setup_common_folder(self, gov_script):
         LOG.info(f"Creating common folder: {self.common_dir}")
         cmd = ["rm", "-rf", self.common_dir]
-        infra.proc.ccall(*cmd)
+        assert (
+            infra.proc.ccall(*cmd).returncode == 0
+        ), f"Could not remove {self.common_dir} directory"
         cmd = ["mkdir", "-p", self.common_dir]
-        infra.proc.ccall(*cmd)
+        assert (
+            infra.proc.ccall(*cmd).returncode == 0
+        ), f"Could not create {self.common_dir} directory"
+        cmd = ["cp", gov_script, self.common_dir]
+        assert (
+            infra.proc.ccall(*cmd).returncode == 0
+        ), f"Could not copy governance {gov_script} to {self.common_dir}"
         # It is more convenient to create a symlink in the common directory than generate
         # certs and keys in the top directory and move them across
-        cmd = [
-            "ln",
-            "-s",
-            os.path.join(os.getcwd(), self.KEY_GEN),
-            os.path.join(self.common_dir, self.KEY_GEN),
-        ]
-        infra.proc.ccall(*cmd)
+        cmd = ["ln", "-s", os.path.join(os.getcwd(), self.KEY_GEN), self.common_dir]
+        assert (
+            infra.proc.ccall(*cmd).returncode == 0
+        ), f"Could not symlink {self.KEY_GEN} to {self.common_dir}"
 
     def start_and_join(self, args):
         """
@@ -233,7 +238,7 @@ class Network:
         :param open_network: If false, only the nodes are started.
         """
         self.common_dir = get_common_folder_name(args.workspace, args.label)
-        self._setup_common_folder()
+        self._setup_common_folder(args.gov_script)
 
         initial_members = list(range(max(1, args.initial_member_count)))
         self.consortium = infra.consortium.Consortium(
diff --git a/tests/infra/remote.py b/tests/infra/remote.py
index f8aa4ccc00..0f7c893605 100644
--- a/tests/infra/remote.py
+++ b/tests/infra/remote.py
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ class CCFRemote(object):
                 cmd += [f"--member-info={mc},{mk}"]
                 data_files.append(mc)
                 data_files.append(mk)
-            data_files += [gov_script]
+            data_files += [os.path.basename(gov_script)]
         elif start_type == StartType.join:
             cmd += [
                 "join",