diff --git a/tests/performance_tests/performance_test.py b/tests/performance_tests/performance_test.py
index 8c4062849c..998b9588e9 100755
--- a/tests/performance_tests/performance_test.py
+++ b/tests/performance_tests/performance_test.py
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ def __init__(self, testHelperConfig: PerformanceTestBasic.TestHelperConfig=Perfo
                                                            logDirTimestamp=f"{self.testsStart.strftime('%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S')}")
 
     def performPtbBinarySearch(self, clusterConfig: PerformanceTestBasic.ClusterConfig, logDirRoot: Path, delReport: bool, quiet: bool, delPerfLogs: bool) -> TpsTestResult.PerfTestSearchResults:
-        floor = 0
+        floor = 1
         ceiling = self.ptConfig.maxTpsToTest
         binSearchTarget = self.ptConfig.maxTpsToTest
         minStep = self.ptConfig.testIterationMinStep
@@ -141,8 +141,8 @@ def performPtbBinarySearch(self, clusterConfig: PerformanceTestBasic.ClusterConf
 
     def performPtbReverseLinearSearch(self, tpsInitial: int) -> TpsTestResult.PerfTestSearchResults:
 
-        # Default - Decrementing Max TPS in range [0, tpsInitial]
-        absFloor = 0
+        # Default - Decrementing Max TPS in range [1, tpsInitial]
+        absFloor = 1
         absCeiling = tpsInitial
 
         step = self.ptConfig.testIterationMinStep
@@ -170,7 +170,10 @@ def performPtbReverseLinearSearch(self, tpsInitial: int) -> TpsTestResult.PerfTe
                 scenarioResult.success = True
                 maxFound = True
             else:
-                searchTarget = searchTarget - step
+                if searchTarget == absFloor:
+                    # This means it has already run a search at absFloor, and failed, so exit.
+                    maxFound = True
+                searchTarget = max(searchTarget - step, absFloor)
 
             scenarioResult.basicTestResult = ptbResult
             searchResults.append(scenarioResult)
@@ -503,30 +506,38 @@ def main():
                                                              dumpErrorDetails=args.dump_error_details, delay=args.d, nodesFile=args.nodes_file,
                                                              verbose=args.v)
 
-    ENA = PerformanceTestBasic.ClusterConfig.ExtraNodeosArgs
     chainPluginArgs = ChainPluginArgs(signatureCpuBillablePct=args.signature_cpu_billable_pct,
                                       chainThreads=args.chain_threads, databaseMapMode=args.database_map_mode,
                                       wasmRuntime=args.wasm_runtime, contractsConsole=args.contracts_console,
                                       eosVmOcCacheSizeMb=args.eos_vm_oc_cache_size_mb, eosVmOcCompileThreads=args.eos_vm_oc_compile_threads,
                                       blockLogRetainBlocks=args.block_log_retain_blocks,
-                                      abiSerializerMaxTimeMs=990000, chainStateDbSizeMb=256000)
+                                      chainStateDbSizeMb=args.chain_state_db_size_mb, abiSerializerMaxTimeMs=990000)
+
+    lbto = args.last_block_time_offset_us
+    lbcep = args.last_block_cpu_effort_percent
+    if args.p > 1 and lbto == 0 and lbcep == 100:
+        print("Overriding defaults for last_block_time_offset_us and last_block_cpu_effort_percent to ensure proper production windows.")
+        lbto = -200000
+        lbcep = 80
     producerPluginArgs = ProducerPluginArgs(disableSubjectiveBilling=args.disable_subjective_billing,
-                                            lastBlockTimeOffsetUs=args.last_block_time_offset_us, produceTimeOffsetUs=args.produce_time_offset_us,
-                                            cpuEffortPercent=args.cpu_effort_percent, lastBlockCpuEffortPercent=args.last_block_cpu_effort_percent,
+                                            lastBlockTimeOffsetUs=lbto, produceTimeOffsetUs=args.produce_time_offset_us,
+                                            cpuEffortPercent=args.cpu_effort_percent, lastBlockCpuEffortPercent=lbcep,
                                             producerThreads=args.producer_threads, maxTransactionTime=-1)
     httpPluginArgs = HttpPluginArgs(httpMaxResponseTimeMs=args.http_max_response_time_ms, httpMaxBytesInFlightMb=args.http_max_bytes_in_flight_mb,
                                     httpThreads=args.http_threads)
     netPluginArgs = NetPluginArgs(netThreads=args.net_threads, maxClients=0)
     nodeosVers=Utils.getNodeosVersion().split('.')[0]
     resourceMonitorPluginArgs = ResourceMonitorPluginArgs(resourceMonitorNotShutdownOnThresholdExceeded=not nodeosVers == "v2")
+    ENA = PerformanceTestBasic.ClusterConfig.ExtraNodeosArgs
     extraNodeosArgs = ENA(chainPluginArgs=chainPluginArgs, httpPluginArgs=httpPluginArgs, producerPluginArgs=producerPluginArgs, netPluginArgs=netPluginArgs,
                           resourceMonitorPluginArgs=resourceMonitorPluginArgs)
     SC = PerformanceTestBasic.ClusterConfig.SpecifiedContract
     specifiedContract=SC(contractDir=args.contract_dir, wasmFile=args.wasm_file, abiFile=args.abi_file, account=Account(args.account_name))
     testClusterConfig = PerformanceTestBasic.ClusterConfig(pnodes=args.p, totalNodes=args.n, topo=args.s, genesisPath=args.genesis,
                                                            prodsEnableTraceApi=args.prods_enable_trace_api, extraNodeosArgs=extraNodeosArgs,
-                                                           specifiedContract=specifiedContract,
-                                                           nodeosVers=nodeosVers)
+                                                           specifiedContract=specifiedContract, loggingLevel=args.cluster_log_lvl,
+                                                           nodeosVers=nodeosVers, nonProdsEosVmOcEnable=args.non_prods_eos_vm_oc_enable)
+
 
     ptConfig = PerformanceTest.PtConfig(testDurationSec=args.test_iteration_duration_sec,
                                         finalDurationSec=args.final_iterations_duration_sec,