diff --git a/misc/deployments/staging.gno.land/overlay/config.toml b/misc/deployments/staging.gno.land/overlay/config.toml
index 465e39b474f..6b5c4282760 100644
--- a/misc/deployments/staging.gno.land/overlay/config.toml
+++ b/misc/deployments/staging.gno.land/overlay/config.toml
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ timeout_commit = "1s"
 skip_timeout_commit = false
 
 # EmptyBlocks mode and possible interval between empty blocks
-create_empty_blocks = false
+create_empty_blocks = true
 create_empty_blocks_interval = "1m0s"
 
 # Reactor sleep duration parameters