diff --git a/yarn-project/aztec-node/src/aztec-node/server.ts b/yarn-project/aztec-node/src/aztec-node/server.ts
index 2940f8d55d3d..f77bb26a27ca 100644
--- a/yarn-project/aztec-node/src/aztec-node/server.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/aztec-node/src/aztec-node/server.ts
@@ -552,9 +552,10 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode {
     this.log.info(`Simulating tx ${await tx.getTxHash()}`);
     const blockNumber = (await this.blockSource.getBlockNumber()) + 1;
 
-    // TODO(benesjan): populate these values from config.
-    const coinbase = EthAddress.ZERO;
-    const feeRecipient = AztecAddress.ZERO;
+    // If sequencer is not initialized, we just set these values to zero for simulation.
+    const coinbase = this.sequencer?.coinbase || EthAddress.ZERO;
+    const feeRecipient = this.sequencer?.feeRecipient || AztecAddress.ZERO;
+
     const newGlobalVariables = await this.globalVariableBuilder.buildGlobalVariables(
       new Fr(blockNumber),
       coinbase,
diff --git a/yarn-project/sequencer-client/src/client/sequencer-client.ts b/yarn-project/sequencer-client/src/client/sequencer-client.ts
index 90a3003f5b79..242221f3f5e2 100644
--- a/yarn-project/sequencer-client/src/client/sequencer-client.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/sequencer-client/src/client/sequencer-client.ts
@@ -86,4 +86,12 @@ export class SequencerClient {
   public restart() {
     this.sequencer.restart();
   }
+
+  get coinbase() {
+    return this.sequencer.coinbase;
+  }
+
+  get feeRecipient() {
+    return this.sequencer.feeRecipient;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/yarn-project/sequencer-client/src/sequencer/sequencer.ts b/yarn-project/sequencer-client/src/sequencer/sequencer.ts
index 7bde40fc098f..da7df333d2d3 100644
--- a/yarn-project/sequencer-client/src/sequencer/sequencer.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/sequencer-client/src/sequencer/sequencer.ts
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ export class Sequencer {
   private maxTxsPerBlock = 32;
   private minTxsPerBLock = 1;
   // TODO: zero values should not be allowed for the following 2 values in PROD
-  private coinbase = EthAddress.ZERO;
-  private feeRecipient = AztecAddress.ZERO;
+  private _coinbase = EthAddress.ZERO;
+  private _feeRecipient = AztecAddress.ZERO;
   private lastPublishedBlock = 0;
   private state = SequencerState.STOPPED;
 
@@ -68,10 +68,10 @@ export class Sequencer {
       this.minTxsPerBLock = config.minTxsPerBlock;
     }
     if (config.coinbase) {
-      this.coinbase = config.coinbase;
+      this._coinbase = config.coinbase;
     }
     if (config.feeRecipient) {
-      this.feeRecipient = config.feeRecipient;
+      this._feeRecipient = config.feeRecipient;
     }
   }
 
@@ -166,8 +166,8 @@ export class Sequencer {
 
       const newGlobalVariables = await this.globalsBuilder.buildGlobalVariables(
         new Fr(newBlockNumber),
-        this.coinbase,
-        this.feeRecipient,
+        this._coinbase,
+        this._feeRecipient,
       );
 
       // Filter out invalid txs
@@ -421,6 +421,14 @@ export class Sequencer {
     }
     return false;
   }
+
+  get coinbase(): EthAddress {
+    return this._coinbase;
+  }
+
+  get feeRecipient(): AztecAddress {
+    return this._feeRecipient;
+  }
 }
 
 /**