diff --git a/receiver/challenges/Phew.py b/receiver/challenges/Phew.py
index a56de5a..c77ab42 100644
--- a/receiver/challenges/Phew.py
+++ b/receiver/challenges/Phew.py
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ class Phew(Challenge):
                     if proc.poll() is None:
                         proc.kill()
 
-            ct1 = run_encrypt_once("414243444546")  # "ABCDEF"
+            ct1 = run_encrypt_once("414243444546")  
             assert ct1 and self._HEX_RE.match(ct1), "encrypt(1) did not return hex"
             self.logger.info("[ok] encrypt produced hex")
 
diff --git a/receiver/challenges/Sheesh.py b/receiver/challenges/Sheesh.py
index 107e2dd..d6b1544 100644
--- a/receiver/challenges/Sheesh.py
+++ b/receiver/challenges/Sheesh.py
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ class Sheesh(Challenge):
 
             self._send_line(proc, "1")
             self._read_until(proc, "pt: ", timeout=3.0)
-            pt_hex = "414243444546"  # "ABCDEF"
+            pt_hex = "414243444546"
             self._send_line(proc, pt_hex)
             out = self._read_until(proc, "\n\n", timeout=3.0)
             ct_hex = self._expect_hex_field(out, "ct")
@@ -174,16 +174,6 @@ class Sheesh(Challenge):
                 raise AssertionError("Program did not exit after option 4")
             self.logger.info("[ok] service exit on 4")
 
-            # Skip alarm test during SLA checks (takes 180+ seconds)
-            # proc_alarm = self._spawn()
-            # self._read_until(proc_alarm, "zzz", timeout=190.0)  # 180s + slack
-            # try:
-            #     proc_alarm.wait(timeout=5.0)
-            # except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
-            #     proc_alarm.kill()
-            #     raise AssertionError("Alarm fired but process did not exit")
-            # self.logger.info("[ok] alarm fired ('zzz') and process self-terminated")
-
             self.logger.info('Check passed for sheesh')
             return True
 
diff --git a/receiver/pyvenv.cfg b/receiver/pyvenv.cfg
index a30fa8d..dd70484 100644
--- a/receiver/pyvenv.cfg
+++ b/receiver/pyvenv.cfg
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 home = /usr/bin
 include-system-site-packages = false
-version = 3.9.23
\ No newline at end of file
+version = 3.11.6
+executable = /usr/bin/python3.11
+command = /usr/bin/python3 -m venv /media/sf_Gemastik2025/root/gemastik18-final/receiver
diff --git a/services/phew/dist/chall.py b/services/phew/dist/chall.py
index cb18014..6fb1507 100644
--- a/services/phew/dist/chall.py
+++ b/services/phew/dist/chall.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import signal
 from Pailier import *
 from Crypto.Util.number import *
-signal.alarm(10)
+signal.alarm(20)
 with open("/flag.txt", "rb") as f:
     flag = f.read()
 flag = bytes_to_long(flag)
diff --git a/services/phew/src/chall.py b/services/phew/src/chall.py
index cb18014..6fb1507 100644
--- a/services/phew/src/chall.py
+++ b/services/phew/src/chall.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import signal
 from Pailier import *
 from Crypto.Util.number import *
-signal.alarm(10)
+signal.alarm(20)
 with open("/flag.txt", "rb") as f:
     flag = f.read()
 flag = bytes_to_long(flag)