diff --git a/docker/finn_entrypoint.sh b/docker/finn_entrypoint.sh
index 225bf6fe367663d3355f4693091be43ef7efd753..857b062d1bbc931c1b51845b9e1d5e5fccfdb89b 100644
--- a/docker/finn_entrypoint.sh
+++ b/docker/finn_entrypoint.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ gecho () {
 # checkout the correct dependency repo commits
 # the repos themselves are cloned in the Dockerfile
 FINN_BASE_COMMIT=8908c6a3f6674c4fa790954bd41c23ee5bf053df
-FINN_EXP_COMMIT=6e64238bc13c493f4454893c635b4c13ed59e158
+FINN_EXP_COMMIT=e9f97dcdb4db2f889b0f36af079a6a1792b7d4de
 BREVITAS_COMMIT=aff49758ec445d77c75721c7de3091a2a1797ca8
 CNPY_COMMIT=4e8810b1a8637695171ed346ce68f6984e585ef4
 HLSLIB_COMMIT=2e49322d1bbc4969ca293843bda1f3f9c05456fc
diff --git a/src/finn/transformation/fpgadataflow/floorplan.py b/src/finn/transformation/fpgadataflow/floorplan.py
index c6bedd466e31efb622640cbd203d344ff9b3d88f..3434183b1480eb38ee267328042aec33e87e0446 100644
--- a/src/finn/transformation/fpgadataflow/floorplan.py
+++ b/src/finn/transformation/fpgadataflow/floorplan.py
@@ -58,16 +58,21 @@ class Floorplan(Transformation):
 
         # read in a user-specified floorplan or generate a default one
         if self.user_floorplan is None:
-            floorplan = model.analysis(floorplan_params)
+            self.user_floorplan = model.analysis(floorplan_params)
             json_dir = make_build_dir(prefix="vitis_floorplan_")
             json_file = json_dir + "/floorplan.json"
             model.set_metadata_prop("floorplan_json", json_file)
             with open(json_file, "w") as f:
-                json.dump(floorplan, f, indent=4)
+                json.dump(self.user_floorplan, f, indent=4)
         else:
             model.set_metadata_prop("floorplan_json", self.user_floorplan)
             model = model.transform(ApplyConfig(self.user_floorplan))
 
+        try:
+            default_slr = self.user_floorplan["Defaults"]["slr"][0]
+        except:
+            default_slr = -1
+
         # perform DWC and FIFO specific adjustments
         unassigned_nodes = 0
         for node in model.graph.node:
@@ -75,6 +80,7 @@ class Floorplan(Transformation):
             node_slr = node_inst.get_nodeattr("slr")
             if node_slr == -1:
                 unassigned_nodes += 1
+                node_inst.set_nodeattr("slr", default_slr)
             if node.op_type == "StreamingDataWidthConverter_Batch":
                 # if we have SLR assignment already. use that
                 if node_slr != -1:
@@ -100,8 +106,8 @@ class Floorplan(Transformation):
         if unassigned_nodes > 0:
             warnings.warn(
                 str(unassigned_nodes)
-                + " nodes have no entry in the provided floorplan "
-                + "and no default value was set"
+                + " nodes have no entry in the provided floorplan,"
+                + " SLR was set to " + str(default_slr)
             )
 
         # partition id generation
diff --git a/src/finn/transformation/fpgadataflow/vitis_build.py b/src/finn/transformation/fpgadataflow/vitis_build.py
index 7766b4adfe22a5b77dd05213565606d3a635333f..83e83d38963a93700a16583e6661574c95192b76 100644
--- a/src/finn/transformation/fpgadataflow/vitis_build.py
+++ b/src/finn/transformation/fpgadataflow/vitis_build.py
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ class VitisLink(Transformation):
                         mem_type = "DDR"
                         mem_idx = 1
                     node_mem_port = "%s[%d]" % (mem_type, mem_idx)
-                config.append("sp=%s.m_axi_gmem0:%s" % node_mem_port)
+                config.append("sp=%s.m_axi_gmem0:%s" % (instance_names[node.name], node_mem_port))
             # connect streams
             if producer is not None:
                 for i in range(len(node.input)):