diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 1c9dac499..17c3d9ef9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python-version: ['3.8', '3.9', '3.10' ]
+        python-version: ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13']
 
     name: Base (${{ matrix.python-version }})
 
diff --git a/bench/app.py b/bench/app.py
index e99eca95c..b86ba8fc8 100755
--- a/bench/app.py
+++ b/bench/app.py
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 
 # imports - module imports
 import bench
-from bench.exceptions import NotInBenchDirectoryError
 from bench.utils import (
 	UNSET_ARG,
 	fetch_details_from_tag,
@@ -706,10 +705,12 @@ def get_app(
 
 	if not is_bench_directory(bench_path):
 		if not init_bench:
-			raise NotInBenchDirectoryError(
+			click.secho(
 				f"{os.path.realpath(bench_path)} is not a valid bench directory. "
-				"Run with --init-bench if you'd like to create a Bench too."
+				"Run with --init-bench if you'd like to create a Bench too.",
+				fg="red",
 			)
+			sys.exit(1)
 
 		from bench.utils.system import init
 
@@ -851,9 +852,11 @@ def install_resolved_deps(
 
 def new_app(app, no_git=None, bench_path="."):
 	if bench.FRAPPE_VERSION in (0, None):
-		raise NotInBenchDirectoryError(
-			f"{os.path.realpath(bench_path)} is not a valid bench directory."
+		click.secho(
+			f"{os.path.realpath(bench_path)} is not a valid bench directory.",
+			fg="red",
 		)
+		sys.exit(1)
 
 	# For backwards compatibility
 	app = app.lower().replace(" ", "_").replace("-", "_")
diff --git a/bench/bench.py b/bench/bench.py
index dd2afc982..1b2ca261e 100644
--- a/bench/bench.py
+++ b/bench/bench.py
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ def initialize_apps(self):
 			]
 			self.apps.remove("frappe")
 			self.apps.insert(0, "frappe")
-		except FileNotFoundError:
+		except (FileNotFoundError, ValueError):
 			self.apps = []
 
 	def __getitem__(self, key):
diff --git a/bench/config/procfile.py b/bench/config/procfile.py
index 7feaab722..5b881a3e4 100755
--- a/bench/config/procfile.py
+++ b/bench/config/procfile.py
@@ -4,12 +4,14 @@
 import click
 
 import bench
-from bench.app import use_rq
 from bench.bench import Bench
 from bench.utils import which
 
 
-def setup_procfile(bench_path, yes=False, skip_redis=False):
+def setup_procfile(bench_path, yes=False, skip_redis=False, skip_web=False, skip_watch=None, skip_socketio=False, skip_schedule=False, with_coverage=False):
+	if skip_watch is None:
+		# backwards compatibilty; may be eventually removed
+		skip_watch = os.environ.get("CI")
 	config = Bench(bench_path).conf
 	procfile_path = os.path.join(bench_path, "Procfile")
 
@@ -25,10 +27,13 @@ def setup_procfile(bench_path, yes=False, skip_redis=False):
 		.get_template("Procfile")
 		.render(
 			node=which("node") or which("nodejs"),
-			use_rq=use_rq(bench_path),
 			webserver_port=config.get("webserver_port"),
-			CI=os.environ.get("CI"),
 			skip_redis=skip_redis,
+			skip_web=skip_web,
+			skip_watch=skip_watch,
+			skip_socketio=skip_socketio,
+			skip_schedule=skip_schedule,
+			with_coverage=with_coverage,
 			workers=config.get("workers", {}),
 			is_mac=is_mac,
 		)
diff --git a/bench/config/templates/Procfile b/bench/config/templates/Procfile
index 1f2440fb5..199b8b2bd 100644
--- a/bench/config/templates/Procfile
+++ b/bench/config/templates/Procfile
@@ -2,15 +2,18 @@
 redis_cache: redis-server config/redis_cache.conf
 redis_queue: redis-server config/redis_queue.conf
 {% endif %}
-web: bench serve {% if webserver_port -%} --port {{ webserver_port }} {%- endif %}
-
+{% if not skip_web %}
+web: bench serve {% if with_coverage -%} --with-coverage  {%- endif %} {% if webserver_port -%} --port {{ webserver_port }} {%- endif %}
+{% endif %}
+{% if not skip_socketio %}
 socketio: {{ node }} apps/frappe/socketio.js
-
-{% if not CI %}
+{% endif %}
+{% if not skip_watch %}
 watch: bench watch
 {% endif %}
-
+{% if not skip_schedule %}
 schedule: bench schedule
+{% endif %}
 worker: {{ 'OBJC_DISABLE_INITIALIZE_FORK_SAFETY=YES NO_PROXY=*' if is_mac else '' }} bench worker 1>> logs/worker.log 2>> logs/worker.error.log
 {% for worker_name, worker_details in workers.items() %}
 worker_{{ worker_name }}: {{ 'OBJC_DISABLE_INITIALIZE_FORK_SAFETY=YES NO_PROXY=*' if is_mac else '' }} bench worker --queue {{ worker_name }} 1>> logs/worker.log 2>> logs/worker.error.log
diff --git a/bench/exceptions.py b/bench/exceptions.py
index 0465167c2..ad8d7f3ea 100644
--- a/bench/exceptions.py
+++ b/bench/exceptions.py
@@ -33,10 +33,5 @@ class CannotUpdateReleaseBench(ValidationError):
 class FeatureDoesNotExistError(CommandFailedError):
 	pass
 
-
-class NotInBenchDirectoryError(Exception):
-	pass
-
-
 class VersionNotFound(Exception):
 	pass
diff --git a/bench/utils/__init__.py b/bench/utils/__init__.py
index aee8f4e89..595db9942 100644
--- a/bench/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/bench/utils/__init__.py
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ def is_bench_directory(directory=os.path.curdir):
 	for folder in paths_in_bench:
 		path = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(directory, folder))
 		is_bench = is_bench and os.path.exists(path)
+		# Once is_bench becomes false, it will always be false, even if other path exists.
+		if not is_bench:
+			break
 
 	return is_bench
 
diff --git a/bench/utils/bench.py b/bench/utils/bench.py
index 8a455d5fb..b96417f88 100644
--- a/bench/utils/bench.py
+++ b/bench/utils/bench.py
@@ -114,10 +114,11 @@ def _generate_dev_deps_pattern(pyproject_path):
 		from tomllib import loads
 
 	requirements_pattern = ""
-	pyroject_config = loads(open(pyproject_path).read())
+	with open(pyproject_path) as f:
+		pyproject_config = loads(f.read())
 
 	with contextlib.suppress(KeyError):
-		for pkg, version in pyroject_config["tool"]["bench"]["dev-dependencies"].items():
+		for pkg, version in pyproject_config["tool"]["bench"]["dev-dependencies"].items():
 			op = "==" if "=" not in version else ""
 			requirements_pattern += f"{pkg}{op}{version} "
 	return requirements_pattern