diff --git a/ansible/roles/config/templates/config.toml.j2 b/ansible/roles/config/templates/config.toml.j2
index 38b4df2a6..eb7f5d35e 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/config/templates/config.toml.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/config/templates/config.toml.j2
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ laddr = "tcp://0.0.0.0:46657"
 [mempool]
 recheck = false
 
+[consensus]
+max_block_size_txs = 1000
+create_empty_blocks = false
+#timeout_propose = 10000
+
 [p2p]
 laddr = "tcp://0.0.0.0:46656"
 {% if validators == true or validators == 'true' %}
diff --git a/ansible/roles/generic-service/templates/systemd.service.j2 b/ansible/roles/generic-service/templates/systemd.service.j2
index 5f46e0582..201b7942d 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/generic-service/templates/systemd.service.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/generic-service/templates/systemd.service.j2
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Restart=on-failure
 User={{service}}
 Group={{service}}
 PermissionsStartOnly=true
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/tendermint node{{(service=='tendermint')|ternary(' --proxy_app=dummy','')}} --consensus.create_empty_blocks=false
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/tendermint node{{(service=='tendermint')|ternary(' --proxy_app=dummy','')}}
 ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
 KillSignal=SIGTERM