diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index fbc92f8..817d1d9 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -8,13 +8,15 @@ parameters:
     type: boolean
 defaults: &defaults
     docker:
-      - image: circleci/python:2.7-stretch-browsers
+      - image: cimg/python:3.11.0-browsers
 install_dependency: &install_dependency
   name: Installation of build and deployment dependencies.
   command: |
+    sudo apt update
     sudo apt install jq python3-pip
-    sudo pip3 install awscli --upgrade
     # sudo pip install docker-compose
+    sudo pip3 install awscli --upgrade
+    sudo pip3 install docker-compose
 install_deploysuite: &install_deploysuite
   name: Installation of install_deploysuite.
   command: |
@@ -23,10 +25,10 @@ install_deploysuite: &install_deploysuite
     cp ./../buildscript/buildenv.sh .
     cp ./../buildscript/awsconfiguration.sh .
 restore_cache_settings_for_build: &restore_cache_settings_for_build
-  key: docker-node-modules-{{ checksum "package-lock.json" }}
+  key: docker-node-modules-{{ checksum "yarn.lock" }}
 
 save_cache_settings: &save_cache_settings
-  key: docker-node-modules-{{ checksum "package-lock.json" }}
+  key: docker-node-modules-{{ checksum "yarn.lock" }}
   paths:
     - node_modules
 
@@ -95,12 +97,13 @@ jobs:
       - run: *install_deploysuite      
       - run:
           name: 'newman test'
+          no_output_timeout: 30m
           command: |
             ./awsconfiguration.sh $DEPLOY_ENV
             source awsenvconf
             ./buildenv.sh -e $DEPLOY_ENV -b ${LOGICAL_ENV}-global-appvar,${LOGICAL_ENV}-${APPNAME}-qa-appvar
             source buildenvvar
-            npm i
+            npm install --loglevel verbose
             cd mock
             (npm run mock-challenge-api&)
             (NODE_ENV=test npm start&)
diff --git a/Verification.md b/Verification.md
index cffa15d..03ae304 100644
--- a/Verification.md
+++ b/Verification.md
@@ -94,4 +94,5 @@ Iteration 4/4
 
 Then you can run `npm run test:newman:clear` to delete all testing data by above postman tests.  
 If 'socket hang up' appears while running the `npm run test:newman`. You can increase the `WAIT_TIME` from the `default/test.js`.
- Then run `npm run test:newman:clear` before calling `npm run test:newman` again.
\ No newline at end of file
+ Then run `npm run test:newman:clear` before calling `npm run test:newman` again.
+ 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app-constants.js b/app-constants.js
index 3db24e1..9dc4d3b 100644
--- a/app-constants.js
+++ b/app-constants.js
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ const UserRoles = {
 }
 
 const ChallengeStatuses = {
-  Completed: 'Completed'
+  Completed: 'Completed',
+  Active: 'Active'
 }
 
 module.exports = {
diff --git a/config/test.js b/config/test.js
index 81cb802..0d5f18d 100644
--- a/config/test.js
+++ b/config/test.js
@@ -17,5 +17,7 @@ module.exports = {
   COPILOT_CREDENTIALS_PASSWORD: process.env.COPILOT_CREDENTIALS_PASSWORD || '',
   USER_CREDENTIALS_USERNAME: process.env.USER_CREDENTIALS_USERNAME || '',
   USER_CREDENTIALS_PASSWORD: process.env.USER_CREDENTIALS_PASSWORD || '',
+  MANAGER_CREDENTIALS_USERNAME: process.env.MANAGER_CREDENTIALS_USERNAME || '',
+  MANAGER_CREDENTIALS_PASSWORD: process.env.MANAGER_CREDENTIALS_PASSWORD || '',
   AUTOMATED_TESTING_REPORTERS_FORMAT: process.env.AUTOMATED_TESTING_REPORTERS_FORMAT || ['cli', 'html']
 }
diff --git a/src/services/ResourceService.js b/src/services/ResourceService.js
index 199fde7..42de677 100644
--- a/src/services/ResourceService.js
+++ b/src/services/ResourceService.js
@@ -231,6 +231,10 @@ async function init (currentUser, challengeId, resource, isCreated) {
     throw new errors.BadRequestError('Cannot delete resources of a completed challenge!')
   }
 
+  if (_.get(challenge, 'status') !== constants.ChallengeStatuses.Active && isCreated && resource.roleId === config.SUBMITTER_RESOURCE_ROLE_ID) {
+    throw new errors.BadRequestError(`Cannot create submitter resource on challenge with status ${_.get(challenge, 'status')}`)
+  }
+
   // Prevent from creating more than 1 submitter resources on tasks
   if (_.get(challenge, 'task.isTask', false) && isCreated && resource.roleId === config.SUBMITTER_RESOURCE_ROLE_ID) {
     const existing = await getResources(currentUser, challengeId, config.SUBMITTER_RESOURCE_ROLE_ID, null, null, 1, 1)
diff --git a/test/postman/newman.js b/test/postman/newman.js
index 7f029d5..bd7881e 100644
--- a/test/postman/newman.js
+++ b/test/postman/newman.js
@@ -183,15 +183,17 @@ async function clearTestData () {
 /**
  * Run the postman tests.
  */
-apiTestLib.runTests(requests, require.resolve('./resource-api.postman_collection.json'),
-  require.resolve('./resource-api.postman_environment.json')).then(async () => {
-  logger.info('newman test completed!')
-  await clearTestData()
-}).catch(async (err) => {
-  logger.logFullError(err)
-
-  // Only calling the clean up function when it is not validation error.
-  if (err.name !== 'ValidationError') {
+clearTestData().then(() => {
+  apiTestLib.runTests(requests, require.resolve('./resource-api.postman_collection.json'),
+    require.resolve('./resource-api.postman_environment.json')).then(async () => {
+    logger.info('newman test completed!')
     await clearTestData()
-  }
+  }).catch(async (err) => {
+    logger.logFullError(err)
+
+    // Only calling the clean up function when it is not validation error.
+    if (err.name !== 'ValidationError') {
+      await clearTestData()
+    }
+  })
 })