diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index a5ca27789aec..f3a1c176fd3a 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ jobs:
           command: cond_spot_run_test barretenberg-x86_64-linux-clang-assert 32 ./scripts/run_tests 1 proof_system_tests
           aztec_manifest_key: barretenberg-x86_64-linux-clang-assert
 
-  barretenberg-stdlib-recursion-ultra-tests:
+  barretenberg-stdlib-plonk-recursion-ultra-tests:
     docker:
       - image: aztecprotocol/alpine-build-image
     resource_class: small
@@ -259,6 +259,18 @@ jobs:
           command: cond_spot_run_test barretenberg-x86_64-linux-clang-assert 32 ./scripts/run_tests 3 stdlib_plonk_recursion_tests --gtest_filter=-*turbo*
           aztec_manifest_key: barretenberg-x86_64-linux-clang-assert
 
+  barretenberg-stdlib-honk-recursion-ultra-tests:
+    docker:
+      - image: aztecprotocol/alpine-build-image
+    resource_class: small
+    steps:
+      - *checkout
+      - *setup_env
+      - run:
+          name: "Test"
+          command: cond_spot_run_test barretenberg-x86_64-linux-clang-assert 32 ./scripts/run_tests 3 stdlib_honk_recursion_tests
+          aztec_manifest_key: barretenberg-x86_64-linux-clang-assert
+
   bb-js:
     machine:
       image: default
@@ -1304,7 +1316,8 @@ workflows:
       - barretenberg-dsl-tests: *bb_test
       - barretenberg-tests: *bb_test
       - barretenberg-stdlib-tests: *bb_test
-      - barretenberg-stdlib-recursion-ultra-tests: *bb_test
+      - barretenberg-stdlib-plonk-recursion-ultra-tests: *bb_test
+      - barretenberg-stdlib-honk-recursion-ultra-tests: *bb_test
       - barretenberg-acir-tests-bb: *bb_acir_tests
       - barretenberg-acir-tests-bb-sol:
           requires:
@@ -1443,7 +1456,8 @@ workflows:
             - barretenberg-dsl-tests
             - barretenberg-tests
             - barretenberg-stdlib-tests
-            - barretenberg-stdlib-recursion-ultra-tests
+            - barretenberg-stdlib-plonk-recursion-ultra-tests
+            - barretenberg-stdlib-honk-recursion-ultra-tests
             - barretenberg-acir-tests-bb
             - barretenberg-acir-tests-bb-sol
             - barretenberg-docs
diff --git a/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/commitment_schemes/zeromorph/zeromorph.hpp b/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/commitment_schemes/zeromorph/zeromorph.hpp
index 5f444c877920..f7f6089020f1 100644
--- a/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/commitment_schemes/zeromorph/zeromorph.hpp
+++ b/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/commitment_schemes/zeromorph/zeromorph.hpp
@@ -704,8 +704,16 @@ template <typename PCS> class ZeroMorphVerifier_ {
             C_zeta_Z = C_zeta_x + C_Z_x * z_challenge;
         }
 
+        // Define the evaluation (always zero by construction in this case) for the PCS opening
+        FF evaluation{ 0 };
+        if constexpr (Curve::is_stdlib_type) { // add builder if in circuit context
+            auto builder = z_challenge.get_context();
+            evaluation = FF(builder, 0);
+        }
+
         return PCS::reduce_verify(
-            { .opening_pair = { .challenge = x_challenge, .evaluation = FF(0) }, .commitment = C_zeta_Z }, transcript);
+            { .opening_pair = { .challenge = x_challenge, .evaluation = evaluation }, .commitment = C_zeta_Z },
+            transcript);
     }
 };