diff --git a/ansible/roles/config/templates/config.toml.j2 b/ansible/roles/config/templates/config.toml.j2
index 41aa2fb23..38b4df2a6 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/config/templates/config.toml.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/config/templates/config.toml.j2
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ log_level = "debug"
 [rpc]
 laddr = "tcp://0.0.0.0:46657"
 
+[mempool]
+recheck = false
+
 [p2p]
 laddr = "tcp://0.0.0.0:46656"
 {% if validators == true or validators == 'true' %}