diff --git a/src/test/archive/archive_node_tests/archive_node_tests.ml b/src/test/archive/archive_node_tests/archive_node_tests.ml
index 3ac5928746ce..d7ef263e03ce 100644
--- a/src/test/archive/archive_node_tests/archive_node_tests.ml
+++ b/src/test/archive/archive_node_tests/archive_node_tests.ml
@@ -1,9 +1,17 @@
 open Core
 open Mina_automation_runner
 
+let logger = Logger.create ()
+
 let () =
   Backtrace.elide := false ;
-  Async.Scheduler.set_record_backtraces true
+  Async.Scheduler.set_record_backtraces true ;
+  let random_seed =
+    Time.(now () |> to_span_since_epoch |> Span.to_ms) |> Int.of_float
+  in
+  [%log info] "Initializing random with seed"
+    ~metadata:[ ("seed", `Int random_seed) ] ;
+  Random.init random_seed
 
 let () =
   let open Alcotest in
@@ -32,4 +40,13 @@ let () =
                ( module Mina_automation_fixture.Archive.Make_FixtureWithBootstrap
                           (Upgrade_archive) ) )
         ] )
+    ; ( "live_upgrade_archive"
+      , [ test_case
+            "Recreate database from precomputed blocks. Meanwhile run upgrade \
+             script randomly at some time"
+            `Quick
+            (Runner.run_blocking
+               ( module Mina_automation_fixture.Archive.Make_FixtureWithBootstrap
+                          (Live_upgrade_archive) ) )
+        ] )
     ]
diff --git a/src/test/archive/archive_node_tests/live_upgrade_archive.ml b/src/test/archive/archive_node_tests/live_upgrade_archive.ml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2ddb0d47616f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/archive/archive_node_tests/live_upgrade_archive.ml
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+open Async
+open Core
+open Mina_automation
+open Mina_automation_fixture.Archive
+open Common
+
+(* NOTE:
+   To run this test, several preparation is needed
+   - ensure we have this test, replayer & archive node build with devnet profile
+   - ensure we have a data base instance up
+   - Run the following:
+     ```
+     MINA_TEST_POSTGRES_URI=postgres://postgres:xxxx@localhost:5432 \
+     MINA_TEST_NETWORK_DATA=./src/test/archive/sample_db \
+     ./_build/default/src/test/archive/archive_node_tests/archive_node_tests.exe \
+     test live_upgrade_archive
+     ```
+*)
+
+type t = Mina_automation_fixture.Archive.after_bootstrap
+
+let test_case (test_data : t) =
+  let open Deferred.Let_syntax in
+  let daemon = Daemon.default () in
+  let archive_uri = test_data.archive.config.postgres_uri in
+  let temp_dir = test_data.temp_dir in
+  let%bind precomputed_blocks =
+    unpack_precomputed_blocks ~temp_dir test_data.network_data
+  in
+  let logger = Logger.create () in
+  let log_file = temp_dir ^ "/live_upgrade.log" in
+  let upgrade_path =
+    Archive.Scripts.filepath `Upgrade
+    |> Option.value_exn ~message:"Failed to find upgrade script"
+  in
+  let upgrade_script_finished = Ivar.create () in
+  (let%bind () = after (Time.Span.of_min (Random.float_range 0. 5.)) in
+   [%log info] "Starting upgrade script" ;
+   let%map result =
+     Psql.run_script ~connection:(Psql.Conn_str archive_uri) upgrade_path
+   in
+   [%log info] "Finished executing upgrade script"
+     ~metadata:[ ("result", `String result) ] ;
+   Ivar.fill upgrade_script_finished () )
+  |> Deferred.don't_wait_for ;
+  Archive.Process.start_logging test_data.archive ~log_file ;
+
+  let%bind () =
+    Daemon.archive_blocks_from_files daemon.executor
+      ~archive_address:test_data.archive.config.server_port ~format:`Precomputed
+      ~sleep:5 precomputed_blocks
+  in
+  [%log info] "Loaded all precomputed blocks" ;
+  let%bind () = Ivar.read upgrade_script_finished in
+  let%bind () =
+    assert_replayer_run_against_last_block
+      ~replayer_input_file_path:
+        (Network_data.replayer_input_file_path test_data.network_data)
+      archive_uri temp_dir
+  in
+
+  Deferred.Or_error.return Mina_automation_fixture.Intf.Passed
diff --git a/src/test/archive/archive_node_tests/upgrade_archive.ml b/src/test/archive/archive_node_tests/upgrade_archive.ml
index de8d4097f545..d6b53fe0061f 100644
--- a/src/test/archive/archive_node_tests/upgrade_archive.ml
+++ b/src/test/archive/archive_node_tests/upgrade_archive.ml
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ open Common
      ```
      MINA_TEST_POSTGRES_URI=postgres://postgres:xxxx@localhost:5432 \
      MINA_TEST_NETWORK_DATA=./src/test/archive/sample_db \
-     DUNE_PROFILE=devnet \
-     dune exec src/test/archive/archive_node_tests/archive_node_tests.exe -- \
+     ./_build/default/src/test/archive/archive_node_tests/archive_node_tests.exe \
      test upgrade_archive
      ```
 *)